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Some great responses guys, I've had a good laugh.
| AshWebster wrote: | two miles in diameter... literally no need for any vehicle |
You're right, but my experience with motorcycles has never developed from a 'need', though I appreciate yours may be different.
| Rogerborg wrote: | | sprocketsite wrote: | you're tired of them almost being run over by crazy island drivers who've little to no driving experience. |
You think that'll be any better on a motorcycle? Or that they'll be happy riding bitch?
How's the law enforcement on said island? Where's the nearest garage? Do they deal with motorcycles? Would they refuse to work on Chinesium bikes, or scooters? |
They'd love riding bitch. Crazy is unfair, they're not really. Roads are often unlit narrow/single lane affairs and like many on the mainland they just aren't very aware of appropriate speeds for the road conditions. Nothing extraordinary, really.
Crime isn't an issue at all, and I've honestly no idea where the nearest repair garage is, but it would be a not insignificant (both in terms of time and money) boat ride away back to the mainland.
| stinkwheel wrote: | Is there a theft problem on this island and are particular types of motorcycle disproportionately targetted? Do you have to pay to park? Are there regulations about the emissions this bike can put out?
Maybe you could get a major international corporation, like a bank or something, to sponsor a series of bicycles that are left about the place that people can use for a small fee. |
No theft/vandalism whatsoever, no restrictions on the bike allowed other than being road legal. No parking charges anywhere. Pushbikes can be left in the street overnight and will almost certainly still be there in the morning, though they are very occasionally 'borrowed', and used by someone to get home from the pub a bit quicker.
To clarify my position though, my particular use case is a means of shuttling young dependants about, preferably in a not utterly joyless fashion. Those with kids will almost certainly know what I mean - swimming lessons, clubs, dad taxi, etc. If you're not, then keep using the condoms, pill or chocolate bar wrapper and continue to enjoy a selfish life without such nonsense, as I fondly remember doing. I walk or cycle everywhere and it's mostly fine, but my kids are too young and/or stupid to be trusted on a pushbike here. A car would be a sensible (boring) option. Tandems are another.
My motorcycle knowledge doesn't extend far beyond being able to ride one safely, and just a pinch of spanner know how. As far as models/prices/specs etc, I'm lost, and very much interested in the views of you guys. Keep the suggestions coming  |
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| Kawasaki Jimbo wrote: | | sprocketsite wrote: | a circular island within the UK, 2 miles in diameter, with well surfaced, slow, roads.... my kids are too young and/or stupid to be trusted on a pushbike here. |
Modern parenting.
Never mind, for day to day use I'd use a bicycle on your island (where is it?) but I was going to say that I lived on Guernsey for a short while and surprisingly they have some very cool, road-based sprints and hill climbs, as does Alderney (3 miles long x 1.5 miles wide). Race bike! |
Modern parenting indeed. I'm on St Mary's, but no such fortune with the sprints here, sadly.
The amount of vehicles here, in my opinion, is ridiculously unnecessary. People who haven't lived on the mainland often behave as if the other side of the island is the other side of the world. The roads are often barely wide enough for a car, nevermind a car and bicycle. It's a shame, but hey, that's why I'm here, exploring the potential benefits their thinking might bring.
RTV's are popular, but as with many of the suggestions here, the more expensive the toy, the more difficult it is to justify, especially given the lack of care that will likely be afforded it. |
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| mentalboy wrote: | | sprocketsite wrote: |
RTV's are popular, but as with many of the suggestions here, the more expensive the toy, the more difficult it is to justify, especially given the lack of care that will likely be afforded it. |
That Kubota is the mutts nuts and perfect for your situation. Lack of care is a crap excuse, unless you're one of those types that hasn't sussed that regular washing will prevent knob cheese. |
Why would I want to prevent it? To deny the dog a treat?
...I don't have a pet by the way, thats what I call the wife.
Literally, anything with a motor and the ability to transport 2 people would do. Those RTV/ATV's certainly look fun, but they're not really. Plus, for the cost of a used one you could get 5 MX5's, which stands a chance of actually being a bit of fun. Or, a motorbike. One which is old, simple and dependable.
I'd love that boatercycle. It would make getting back and forth the mainland a bit easier. |
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Cobbled streets aside, I've never seen a more cycle orientated country. Multi storey car parks for bikes, huge cycle lanes, and very flat. What am I missing? Can't imagine it could have changed that much since the last time I was there. |
Amsterdam was a cycling nightmare when I looked at it. Yes cycle lanes everywhere but they are pretty narrow, often cobbled and with many humpback bridges. You run a gauntlet of stoned English people, trams, inattentive pedestrians and roadside herring shops. And all the other cyclists.
The Dutch rock along through all this on WW2 vintage cargo bikes with wonky wheels and no brakes without a single fuck given.
Last time I went, the wife (who is a keen cyclist) wanted to hire bikes. I said to walk to the hotel from the station then make that decision. She decided to stick with walking.
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Amsterdam was a cycling nightmare when I looked at it. Yes cycle lanes everywhere but they are pretty narrow, often cobbled and with many humpback bridges. You run a gauntlet of stoned English people, trams, inattentive pedestrians and roadside herring shops. And all the other cyclists.
The Dutch rock along through all this on WW2 vintage cargo bikes with wonky wheels and no brakes without a single fuck given.
Last time I went, the wife (who is a keen cyclist) wanted to hire bikes. I said to walk to the hotel from the station then make that decision. She decided to stick with walking. |
Yeah, I never explored cycling in Amsterdam, and can't recall how well the centre specifically lends itself to cycling, perhaps due to the time that's elapsed since I was there, or perhaps the, ummm... air pollution at the time, but other parts of the country certainly does. Got some great memories from Holland. I remember those bikes well enough, and seeing car parks full of them in Amsterdam in particular. Didn't realise when I first went there how the scheme worked, and was amazed that anyone would be able to find their bike in the sea of identical bikes.  |
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