Dean Clewley – Kawasaki Regional Business Manager - Do not be
alarmed! Before I embarked on my early morning ride along the A3 bound for
London City, I was alerted to my error of machinery and soon mounted the mind
blowing bundle of technology which is my ZX-10R. The choice to use 2 wheels
rather than 4 is one of logic that cannot be questioned! I leave my home later,
I'll return home sooner, my drain fuel stocks is less as even the power house
ZX-10R performs at 40+ MPG. Also those extortionate parking charges need not
apply to me as this morning, I am a commuting VIP! But I have not earned these
special treatments, oh no, these are simply standard issue to all those who
choose to ride to work.
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| Dean has a choice of Two-Wheelers |
Lawrence Griffin – Kawasaki Branch
Support - The feeling of freedom you get on a bike is one I feel
everyone must experience at some point in life. I rode from Farnborough for the
first time today. 36 miles in the car takes me 1 hour 45 minutes to make it to
work on time.. On the bike, a grand total of 40 minutes. For some reason you also seem to get a very
smug feeling when you see the faces of all the car drivers queuing while you
breeze past the miles of stationary traffic.
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| Lawrence and his beloved Ninja |
Steve Haswell –
Kawasaki Technical Trainer -
Commuting daily from Watford can be a joy or a
chore.
Stuck in traffic is
definitely a bore.
When I take the bike
I'm stationary no more.
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| Steve - the Urban Poet |
Colin Macdonald –
Regional Business Manager - As a Regional Manager for
Kawasaki, I cover a lot of miles. From
my home in Cheshire, getting onto the M6 in the morning can be time consuming
because of several miles of single-file queuing traffic. City centre congestion can also make arriving
on time for business appointments challenging.
To get round this I take my bike whenever I can. My Z1000SX cuts through the traffic and
carries my Tablet and folio for that day’s business meetings. Less time in traffic also means that I have
more time to take the long way home at the end of the day!
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| Colin's bike saves him time |
Andrew
Squires – Kawasaki Europe Engine Department – I live in Aylesbury which might
look close to Kawasaki in Bourne End but the traffic is quite often horrendous.
Riding to work and back cutting through
the traffic is a perfect way to start and finish your day.
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| Andrew's Ayelsbury commute time is shaved with a bike |
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| Ross doesn't waste time in stationary traffic |
Howard Dale – General Manager, Kawasaki Motors UK - It’s
time for work – today is different I’m leaving the car at home and going to
work on my Versys 1000, I bike I love but don’t get enough time to ride. The
sun’s out as I roll through the countryside of Surrey Heath on towards Ascot
and then Maidenhead where the jams begin for car drivers. But today IS
different instead of a 30 minute crawl through the town, I’m though and out along
the side of the Thames and into work at KMUK in just under 40 minutes compared
to the hour plus my journey often takes – and – I’m smiling when I arrive!
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| Howard has a passion for two wheels |
Matthew Callaway – Technical Service Advisor - My journey
consists of a 180 mile round trip into KMUK from the sunny seaside town of
Bournemouth. The majority of the route
is motorway, which includes the dreaded M4 which seems to be the biggest ‘car
park’ and the bug bear of my journey. Without the use of a motorcycle I would
be considerably late for work every single day unless I leave at stupid o’clock
in the morning. When I’m filtering
through all the stationary cars on the M4 with the majority of them just
containing one increasingly frustrated and late to work driver it is clear what
the best form of transport is, a MOTORCYCLE……..
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| Matt does not have to leave home at "stupid o'clock" |
Alan Lunn – Technical Service
Advisor - Either a 25 minute ride from Reading to work or a 50 minute
ride from Wimbledon. This is in comparison to a 35 minute or 80 minute car
journey respectively. The main differences are obvious in the journey time and
economy, but maybe the biggest difference is that I can leave a lot later and
not be concerned with the ‘golden window’ of traffic opportunity. The time when
everyone rolls out of their houses to join the ever increasing queue of cars
that form our congestion ridden world. It is really nice to turn up for work
bright eyed and bushy tailed.
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| Alan has the "choice" of two commutes |
Richard Worth - My
ride in starts at Yeading, Middlesex and heads out to Bourne End, Bucks. The
commute is 19 miles each way and takes on average around 25 minutes on the
bike. Traffic black spots tend to be all the small roads and roundabouts till I
reach the M40 and then getting past the M25. Doing this trip in a car has taken
1.5 hours so the bike is the most sensible option and also the most fun
regardless of the weather.
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| Richard's commute involves two grid-locked motorways |
Ahsan Nabi – Sales
& Market Analyst - I often am asked, "Why don't you ride your bike to
work every day, it must save you so much time'. In truth I do not because I
sometimes have to use the car for varying reasons, however when I do use the
bike I can certainly notice the difference in journey times, fuel cost and my
general mood for the day. I travel from West London to South Buckinghamshire
utilising some main roads such as the A312 and A40 and the M40 motorway. The
journey that would normally take me an hour by car is almost halved when using
the bike. Also, on two wheels, I am able to filter through the traffic
hot-spots that I would normally encounter on these roads meaning I have a
stress free journey. Best of all is the cost saving; to travel to and from work
each day by car for a week would costs me £85 in fuel whereas on the bike it
only cost £25 a week.
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| Ahsan chooses a bike to save on fuel and time |
Martin Lambert – PR & Communications Manager - Commuting
– a word that conjures up images of traffic jams, people having to stand up for
their whole train journey, crowded smelly buses and bad tempers; and that’s
before work even starts ! For me the journey to and from Kawasaki’s offices is
always more enjoyable on a motorcycle… but riding is only half the joy. Being
able to leave for work later and still get in on time, to predict when you will
arrive almost to the minute and enjoy the thrill that motorcycles deliver is
what makes such a contrast to the drudgery that others endure each and every
working day.
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| For Martin enjoying the commute is essential |
Richard Metcalfe - Technical Service Manager - Getting in to work early means I can miss the traffic when I'm driving
but being in a car means I'm still sat in traffic on the way home after the
office closes. On a bike I know both journeys will take the same time and the
journey to and from work is a lot more fun as well.
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| Richard can predict his journey time |
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| Ross takes 50% off his journey time with a bike |
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| All on bikes - All on time @ Kawasaki Motors UK |
