How far do you commute?
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- ddscooters
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How far do you commute?
Wanting to see how many brave souls use their Buddy to commute on a regular basis and how far is that commute?
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Re: How far do you commute?
Not too far. 5 miles each way.ddscooters wrote:Wanting to see how many brave souls use their Buddy to commute on a regular basis and how far is that commute?
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Over the summer, I was doing 32 miles round trip. Now I'm down to 20, but I do it daily.
Only driven my jeep once in the last four weeks, and that was mostly to make sure that it would still start up.
Only driven my jeep once in the last four weeks, and that was mostly to make sure that it would still start up.
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I think I'm only about 5 miles each way. But I do get to ride on the one and only crazy US1, where I get to hit 60BMPH every day and dodge the über rich and über old in their really big cars each time!!
I love my Buddy for commuting. Even though it's only a 10 minute ride or so it just makes the day better.
I love my Buddy for commuting. Even though it's only a 10 minute ride or so it just makes the day better.
- ScootingInTheRain
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Mine is 13mi each way, sometimes 10miRT lunch or appointment trip. I've got nearly 1400mi since July8, have commuted all but about 6 days.
Only complaint is that I'd like a little more power from 50-65. And I gotta look into that 0-5mph stutter/hesitation that came back...
Buddy is a great commuter overall, but I'm looking at a MC.
Only complaint is that I'd like a little more power from 50-65. And I gotta look into that 0-5mph stutter/hesitation that came back...
Buddy is a great commuter overall, but I'm looking at a MC.
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The Burgman is my commuter, about 70 miles a day. Every two weeks I round Boca Raton to Cape Coral ~330 mile and take the Burg as often as weather permits. Getting my my salayr and 58 cents a mile...well wouldn't you?
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22 miles RT
22 miles RT - I think I'll be switching to the cage come rainy season ...
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My house is just a 3.5 miles from work, but I go 6.5 miles each way to and from class four days a week as well. I look forward to my class days now because it's a great winding road to get to the west campus...and I always see tons of scooters and motorcycles (I wish I saw more Buddies!)
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My daily commute is around 4 miles each way. I could go another way and get there in 3 miles, but I prefer to take the longer scenic route.
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3.1 miles one way.
I ride when it's sunny, raining, cold and warm. I plan on riding throughout the winter when it's not snowing because the parking has gotten so bad on campus (and the scoot gets rockstar parking). Last year I stopped November 1st and resumed April 1st this year. I picked up a scooterskirt on eBay for 13 bucks this summer so I'm hoping that will aid in extending my riding season. New England sux sometimes.
I ride when it's sunny, raining, cold and warm. I plan on riding throughout the winter when it's not snowing because the parking has gotten so bad on campus (and the scoot gets rockstar parking). Last year I stopped November 1st and resumed April 1st this year. I picked up a scooterskirt on eBay for 13 bucks this summer so I'm hoping that will aid in extending my riding season. New England sux sometimes.
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Re: How far do you commute?
I've just had the Buddy for a couple of weeks now and have done the 20 mile round trip commute to work a few times. The last mile or so is always interesting as that takes me through a pretty active gang area. That would be the one mile of the commute that I basically forget about a graceful new Buddy break-in period and pretty much see how fast I can go.ddscooters wrote:Wanting to see how many brave souls use their Buddy to commute on a regular basis and how far is that commute?
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About 10 miles each way. Since it's been getting cooler in the morning I don't take the scoot if its raining in the morning, but going home in rain in the afternoon is not a problem so far. Hoping it doesn't turn into hail or high wind, but so far it's been great.
Hoping to ride at least once every week or two this winter on sunny days.
Hoping to ride at least once every week or two this winter on sunny days.
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LOL! Funny Guy.armacham wrote:if you don't ride in the rain, then how does your scooter get clean?sobo_buddy wrote:about 3.5 miles. I ride whenever it doesn't rain. We'll see about the winter months though
are you supposed to wash these things too?
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I ride 42 miles round trip daily, unless it's a 50% chance of rain. My partner has the short 16 mile jaunt. We live in Casa View, (east Dallas near Whiterock Lake), I work in Plano, he works Uptown.
Besides the commutes, we ride most everywhere that the cage or truck is not needed. Nightly we scoot over to Whiterock to walk. The Buddies run to Starbucks, the gym, grocery shopping, out to lunch on weekends and twice a week for dinner.
Since we have had the Bud's, (just over 2 months now), we have saved almost 1K in cage gas bills!
Besides the commutes, we ride most everywhere that the cage or truck is not needed. Nightly we scoot over to Whiterock to walk. The Buddies run to Starbucks, the gym, grocery shopping, out to lunch on weekends and twice a week for dinner.
Since we have had the Bud's, (just over 2 months now), we have saved almost 1K in cage gas bills!
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i go about 10 miles each way to go from home to my shop.
for some reason the ride there is usually about 15 miles. and the ride home is sometimes as much as 50 miles..... i like to just ride after i close up sometimes.
twice a week i take my daughter to school, which is a 20 mile trip across town.
i've only driven my cages twice in the past 6 weeks since i go the scoot.
and as of the ride home this morning after dropping asia off at scool, i'm now at 1900 miles in 6 weeks
for some reason the ride there is usually about 15 miles. and the ride home is sometimes as much as 50 miles..... i like to just ride after i close up sometimes.
twice a week i take my daughter to school, which is a 20 mile trip across town.
i've only driven my cages twice in the past 6 weeks since i go the scoot.
and as of the ride home this morning after dropping asia off at scool, i'm now at 1900 miles in 6 weeks
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When I worked in Mansfield, it was 44 miles RT. Now that I'm at the airport, it's about 20 miles RT. And there's a SWEET curvy road I take EVERY DAY that puts a permagrin on my face morning and afternoon! (For you DFWers: it's Mid-Cities between 360 and 121 in Euless)
Since I've been 'baptized' recently, I'm not as scared of the rain, but I still will opt out given the opportunity...otherwise, barring high winds, I'm on Bonheur.
And it's been FREEZING the past two mornings! My permagrin is frozen on my face when I pull into my parking lot!
Since I've been 'baptized' recently, I'm not as scared of the rain, but I still will opt out given the opportunity...otherwise, barring high winds, I'm on Bonheur.
And it's been FREEZING the past two mornings! My permagrin is frozen on my face when I pull into my parking lot!
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