What do you use your bike for?

[Esceptico]

Hopefully if I’ve done this correctly you will be able to vote for more than one category.

I have done all of the above but 99% of my riding has been ride outs when the sun shines so I’m a bit of a lightweight.

Poll will probably give better results if you only vote for a category if you have done a fair amount ie I’ve done motor cross a couple of times but I don’t think that counts enough.

[Zarco]

Ride outs and track days for me.

I have done a bit of touring 10yrs ago and would love to again.

Never considered trying Motocross on it.

[Donbot]

You need to add a category as 'something to clean'

Edit: Use mine as transport mostly.

[Esceptico]

Zarco said:

Ride outs and track days for me.

I have done a bit of touring 10yrs ago and would love to again.

Never considered trying Motocross on it.

Not sure it still exists but there was a motor cross course on the A11 going towards Norwich. They had a motor cross school where you could try it out for the day: morning on a small course to get your bearings then on the full track after lunch. Geoff Mayes (or something similar). At the time it was pretty good value. Got some (different) mates on together on two occasions. It was great fun and highly recommended.

[pip t]

80% transport (Commuting in and out of London mainly) 20% pleasure riding - roughly anyway. Though you could argue the commute is more pleasurable on the bike than it would be by any other means...

[Tribal Chestnut]

Probably something like 90% commuting etc, 7.5% TDs and 2.5% touring. That’s how it feels anyway.

[Tribal Chestnut]

A better poll might be ‘what sort of riding do you do’ as plenty on here have multiple bikes.

[bogie]

2 bikes riding about 6k miles a year total, 4k miles weekend ride outs and 2k miles touring

[wa16]

2 bikes used for business travel and the occasional bike rally instead of a company car

[snagzie]

Used to be 80/20 commuting/pleasure but now its 5/95 thanks to WFH. Been in the office thrice in 18 months

Changed the bike because of it (long term max I'll be in is once a week)

[Dog Star]

Donbot said:

You need to add a category as 'something to clean'

Edit: Use mine as transport mostly.

Yep; mine all sit there all shiny and polished (even my enduro bike) under dust sheets.

[srob]

I mainly use mine for stopping the garage floor going rusty.

[lukeyman]

srob said:

I mainly use mine for stopping the garage floor going rusty.

My doubles as the stand for it’s battery charger.

If I had a job I’d commute on it occasionally. But generally it’s just for pleasure or if my wife needs the car. Did my back in at the weekend though so can’t go anywhere at the moment!

[V1nce Fox]

Allowing for n+1, most of the above.

[Pothole]

Commuting and pleasure. I'm going out in the sun in a minute, actually!

[Freakuk]

I own a couple of bikes which are pretty much dedicated to their purpose - Weekend hoons and trackdays.

I could use the weekend bike to tour but not done one since owning, would love to do another Euro tour, and used to do some MX/Enduro but don't have a bike anymore.

[crofty1984]

Mostly my "bike time" has been fixing/restoration.

[Pete-mojsh]

Evening and weekend use mainly, one commute this year but that's because I've been working from home almost exclusively for the last 18 months. My daughter started school last week and occasional office days are likely to return next year so will likely commute when the weather is acceptable.

I am considering a little fleet reshuffle next summer so would potentially downsize the car as my days of 10-15k p/a seem to be over and either upgrade the current bike or get a second bike for more fun weekend blasts and find my feet with a few track days.

[nunpuncher]

I only got a license (c4 years ago) because it was cheaper and less hassle than getting a van to transport a dirt bike to the Moores/woods/trails around where I live.

I did think I might get bitten by the urge to indulge in the cheap performance available from sports bikes but I've just never enjoyed riding around on the roads.

[Bob_Defly]

Everything other than track days. Also it's my nice weather business delivery vehicle.