Monday, June 15th, is Ride To Work Day!
The annual RTW Day moves to the ‘third Monday in June.’ The next Ride to Work Day is MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2009. It is the 18th annual Ride to Work Day. Reasons for an earlier annual Ride to Work Day include:
- The new day is not as hot in most northern hemisphere areas, and not as cold in most southern hemisphere areas. June weather is more favorable worldwide.
- The new day provides an increased opportunity for more riders to Ride to Work. Many workplaces close for summer holiday in July - especially in Europe.
- A Monday event encourages motorcycle and scooter commuting to continue during the entire week.
- Positive media exposure will increase. Sundays are slower ‘news days’ so there will be more coverage like this: “Look for more motorcycles on your commute tomorrow, as Monday is the annual Ride to Work day...”
- The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) has endorsed this day, and is promoting the ‘Third Monday in June’ worldwide as the annual Ride to Work Day.
I made the choice long ago to Ride instead of Drive at every opportunity for a couple of very good reasons:
- Motorcycles get better gas mileage and expel less Carbon Dioxide per CC of displacement than Automobiles, Busses, Trains and Airplanes.
- Motorcycles are Fun to Ride.
- I love Riding Motorcycles.
Between August 1999 and March 2002, I put 42,000 miles on a Honda V65 Magna and a VTX1800C.
Since March 2002, I have ridden 185,000 some odd miles on my BMW K1200LT and my BMW R1200GS Adventure.
Jan 17th of this year I secured a 2008 GL1800 and have amassed 15,000 some odd miles on it as well.
In the same time period I put less than 3000 miles on my 1998 Dodge Ram Pickup. 2100 miles of the 3000 were a trip to Grapevine Texas to deliver a Motorcycle Lift to my good Friend John. I now only use the truck to take yard debris to the landfill.
Since March 2002, I have ridden 185,000 some odd miles on my BMW K1200LT and my BMW R1200GS Adventure.
Jan 17th of this year I secured a 2008 GL1800 and have amassed 15,000 some odd miles on it as well.
In the same time period I put less than 3000 miles on my 1998 Dodge Ram Pickup. 2100 miles of the 3000 were a trip to Grapevine Texas to deliver a Motorcycle Lift to my good Friend John. I now only use the truck to take yard debris to the landfill.
There are Motorcyclist riding everyday with way more miles under their belts than I and a few with less than me. It all starts by deciding to Ride to Work!
That's where the Adventures Begin.
LATER
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