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@Airhead
Any kind of commuting by motorbike increases the risk of an accident. You spend more time on the bike, do it in all types of conditions and you are half awake in the morning and tired at night.
How many accidents are you prepared for. I've had quite a few over many years, mostly small and just inconvenient but it's a rare biker who doesn't have any.
I would bite the bullet and get on 2 wheels. You don't need the extra power for that journey, a 125 would get you started with 1 days training and see how much of the year you feel like doing it.
This time of year is terrible, dark on the home leg of the journey with plenty of peds and poor visibility especially in the rain, you can get very cold without the right gear and that reduces your concentration.
Having said all that I've stuck at it for 20 years, not commuting to a regular place of work but travelling to work all over London in all weathers and it works for me. It's just that commuting times are the worst to be on the road.