Reigniting the biking buzz again

[Marcg868]

How do i rediscover it again? 7 years ago i lived soley for motorbikes and used to go out on it at every oppurtunity. Used to visit Rivington barn every weekend and remember doing 10,000 miles every year.
Now i commute every day roughly 20 miles there and back and thats it for my bike riding,i think the last time i rode just for pleasure was a may bank holiday last year.

Now im wondering how to ignite that passion again, i nearly give up bikes this year and got a car.

Wondering if there is some exciting roads i could try in the north west to get the excitement back etc.
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[doggone]

[tomh]

There may be some better routes further from Bolton but these are some of the routes I go on my CG. If I can enjoy them on my 125 then i'm sure they must be better on a bigger bike!

Route 1: This route ends up going to rivi, for some reason It feels better going up there after doing a big ride.

https://goo.gl/edxMT

Route 2: Once you turn off Rochdale Rd it's a bit boring heading back home but the first parts are mainly 50/National speed limit roads.

https://goo.gl/lS7qX

[Flemy]

[DrDonnyBrago]

[Marcg868]

[DrDonnyBrago]

[Dean-J]

Shitty winter? really? i have been out on my bike at least 3 times a week since November. Weather has never been an issue. Its been a bit chilly, but nothing serious!

7 years on a 125?shit, no wonder your bored! buy something with some performance and the buzz will be there all over again!

[Paulington]

As Donny said, the reason you are bored is highly evident.

Get rid of your 125 and get something more flickable/agile/faster like a 600 naked/sports or even better get a big single supermoto/dirt bike which you can commute on and take over into the fields to have a laugh on.

I know for a fact that around 80% of the time I have oodles more fun on my KDX200 dirt bike over the fields on ramps/humps/jumps, doing wheelies and getting dirty than I do on the roads riding my GSX-R.

Just think about what appeals to you about biking. Going fast on a supersports on the road that you could take to a track and commute on OR some kind of supermoto/dirt bike you could commute on and take off road/greenlaning and have much more legal fun without the worry of losing your licence like you have on a supersports.

Best of luck!
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[Marcg868]

Bike I'm supposed to be buying is a Naked 600, Can't really do a Sportsbike posture anymore as it kills my back and feels really on the wrists through Traffic (My 125 does Hyosung GT125R) So a nice sit up and beg will do.

I'm excited by the acceleration of bikes mainly and being able to sit at 80 mph comfortably is what i want for commutes.

And something i can enjoy on tight and twisty roads.

Just need to find some nice twisty roads.

I think alot does stem from boredom on a slow bike now. I could probably lean further on the 125 but i can't get any quicker on it now, i seem to have hit the wall and need to learn something new.

And work my way up the power levels.
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[Flemy]

[N cee thirty]

watching tt3d got me itching to get out on teh bike for pleasure again
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[DXB]

Had lost my interest, hence why the Busa has taken nearly 2 years to get sorted, that and the fact that i have got a few more toys now and riding just seemed less interesting, but got a call from the shop a few hours ago telling me that it's all sorted and ready for collection.

So flying home, i hope tomorrow, pick the bike up on Monday and i am really looking forward to swinging my leg over it.
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[junglejim]

20 years ago, the average rider seemed to be 30/40 something and if you asked them how long they'd been riding, they'd more often than not say about 2/3 years.
It's the same now.
Very few people stay the distance.
For most it seems to be a passing phase, that very quickly get's replaced by some other pursuit.
It seems to me that only a very few actually stay the distance.
Recently, when renewing my insurance I got asked how many years continuous riding experience I had.
When I said, 30 years, the girl said gosh, you are a rare breed.
Really, I said, why is that.
Oh, she said, most of our customers have been riding about 3 - 5 years.
She went on to say that I am in the typical age group for the more exotic bikes.
For some, biking is in the blood and the thought of not having at least one bike is beyond their comprehension, but for most it seems, it's just one of a series of hobbies that middle age men will indulge in for a few years before getting bored and moving on to something else.

[P.addy]

I got bored of riding when I started commuting, so I just changed bikes

Grab a beasty bike for the weekend

[G]

Do a trackday?

I don't expect to get much of a 'buzz' from road motorcycling really - it's a pleasant day out, like taking the dogs for a walk in the local country side.
Off-roading is also good fun and generally cheaper, though needs a new bike really.

[P.addy]

[Vincent]

Best thing I did was to stop buying litre plus bikes and picked up a CB-1 and 350 YPVS. They turned out to be much more fun, esp around town.
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[P.addy]

[Fizzer Thou]

Did this on Saturday

https://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv23/WiNot_Rhencullen/Dirt%20bikes/Picture055.jpg

and this on Sunday

https://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv23/WiNot_Rhencullen/Bikes/George01.jpg

What a weekend of fun.
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Always have a 'Plan B'

[jrolph94]

Get a new bike, book 2 weeks off, ride to italy and back. If you budget can stretch to it.

[P.addy]

[Amreet]

Exactly -- start thinking about the travelling itself, the places you are travelling through rather than just 'riding the bike' find different routes to work, go get yourself lost in a national park somewhere, and enjoy seeing places, almost take your mind away from the enjoyment, or lack thereof, that you are getting from the bike itself. Get happy trundling along slow roads in amazing places, and green laning sounds like just thing for weekend blasts.

A bigger bike will probably entertain you for a bit, but it will never last, as we become accustomed to what we have and you will always want more, and one day you might find yourself with an R1 in the garage, having more fun riding about on a Cub!

[killa]

I came off the TLR in October...it’s taken me a wedge of money and time to get back on the road but I’m so happy I’m back.
I must admit, the TLR is everything i want in a bike. It is the best bike I’ve owned. But the things i miss have been ragging around on a smaller bike not giving a shit about the condition of it and putting some serious miles down.
I’m going to book some time off to go off the TLR soon. If and when i have some spare cash I’m going to get something smaller to go out and do something different on.
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