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G The Voice of Reason
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Posted: 09:39 - 30 Oct 2018 Post subject: |
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Trackdays.
Also; enduros.
(And trials, pit bike supermoto, minimoto, speedway, etc ). |
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Tierbirdy Spanner Monkey
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Depends where you are,
I'm bored as fuck of commuting on bike in London, its an absolute chore. Dodging between Sanjeeb the murderous minicab drivers fiddling with the 17 different phones stuck to their windscreen, Vlad and his Polski Lorry who's currently deep into his 4th bottle of Wodka of the morning, Chantelle and Tyrone driving their sole kid the 0.2 miles to school in their BMW X5, the roaming gangs of feral acid chuckers and stabber bike nickers, Ronnie Pickering wannabes, and doddery old Doris whos been driving since 1934 and isnt going to give up now damn what the doctor says! And then on top of all that theres about 1.7 million sets of traffic lights, speed bumps, traffic calming measures and speed cameras per square foot of road here.
Its an absolute misery and sucks the joy out of riding.
However its a 10 minute commute on bike, vs 45+ minutes by car.
Hate it, absolutely hate it and hate this shittiest part of a shit country for riding.
However as soon as I leave London, nice big wide open country roads going back down south, on a hot summer day, glorious. Or going on a Euro-jolly with a bunch of mates, its brilliant. |
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Robby wrote: | Another vote for wrong choice of bike.
I get bored when I have a very capable bike with good wind protection. Even more so when it's a blandly efficient Japanese 4-cylinder bike. Might as well take the car.
So I stick to unusual naked bikes which take a bit of effort, and are wholly unsuited to some kinds of riding. Means I have some trips (any kind of long motorway run) where I take the car, and others where I take the bike. |
I think my approach to the UJM IL4 is what you do with it, changing things from stock. Not all of them appeal to me, but some I can see potential with, which is why I have one now. I've usually done something to pep them up a bit when I've owned them, but out of the crate, yes, they can be a bit dull I think, especially modern ones - I think the MT10 is the only one that currently appeals to me. But to me, reliable doesn't mean dull. I want to ride the thing whenever the mood takes me, not be forever fiddling with it to get it running right, or worried I'll be needing breakdown cover when I am out on it. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Robby wrote: | I agree with you on reliability. The bit I find boring is when a bike is so capable that I never have to work it hard, and I'll rarely get anywhere near the limits of its potential. |
Well, mine is no sports bike and you do need to put some physical effort in to get it to corner fast, so you come away feeling like you had something to do with it, which I like.
But I think you're talking about modern sports bikes, in which case I think I would agree entirely. But I can't ride em anyway.
What it shows I think, is that you can't lump all Jap 4s into the same box. It's part of the appeal of the MT10 for me - sounds a bit looney, and without a fairing you're going to know about it too. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Like I, and a few have said, it is almost certainly the bike, and, over time that feeling will likely change, you might think you want another of a bike you've had in the past, but when you get it, it may not quite float your boat as you expect, or, as it used to. ____________________ Beware what photos you upload, or link to on here, especially if you have family members on them |
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stevo as b4 wrote: |
I guess the difference between me and Chicken strip is that he has after many many bikes found a nice place to call home and an ideal machine for his needs.
We're all different folk, but I hope I never settle on one type of bike or engine configuration and say that's it I'm done. |
I'm realistic. I'm not made of money, can only afford to own one bike (and not even that lately ), so I have settled on what covers most bases for what I like, which is road riding.
Don't get me wrong - if I had unlimited funds, I'd have unlimited bikes, different configurations - note that the last time I had two bikes (which wasn't long ago), one was a triple, which I liked. I've had various configurations of two strokes in the past, and miss those. I've yet to try a good V2 (the SV doesn't really count, although I even enjoyed that for a short while).
Since I can only have one bike now, I want it to be reliable. Jap 4s tend to fit that bill rather well. And they're generally cheaper to maintain, less demanding on the wallet.
But also, my dodgy shoulder limits what I can ride. The shoulder wouldn't take the pounding of off-roading. Can't comfortably reach the bars for sports bikes. So I've lost interest in those things. It would be pointless, me trying to maintain that interest. So I've had to adapt, and find other ways of keeping the interest in bikes, and thus far been successful at that
If you are in a position to, I highly recommend trying different things. It used to be what kept my interest going, or a big part of it anyway. There's even a part of me that still agrees with GSTEEL's recommendation of having a bike that scares the pants off you when you ride it. Been there, done that, would do again! (but not for too long ). ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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In answer to the original question...
NO, never.
I'm surrounded by stunning roads, hate driving my car, have no interest in hanging around airports and calling it a holiday. Kids are grown up and gone, mortgage paid and a multitude of other reasons that make sense only to me |
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thx1138 wrote: | I don't drive, so I sometimes have no choice but to get somewhere by motorcycle. These days, any local journey under say 15 miles, i'd probably always take a bicycle.
I play on my 2T trail bike a couple of times a month, but weeks, sometimes months can go by before I ride anywhere on the Suzuki.
So, I am a little bored of road bikes I guess. |
Took the dirt bike out for a spin the other day, to make sure it was fueled up for Friday's trail ride.
It does put a smile on my face, chugging 2T smoke everywhere, no mirrors or indicators, barely legal knobblys, headlamp weaker than a box of matches, trying to ride in rush hour traffic. Would be a total pain in the arse to ride it every day mind. |
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If you look at the odometer on my FZ6 S2, it'll tell you that...no... I never get bored. Not even in the cold winter months |
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Only reason I can really see of anyone getting bored of riding bikes is if it's just simply commuting, and that you live in a traffic free world with access to a nice quiet refined car that gets you to work as quick as the bike in much more comfort.
Or say if you own a Chav magnet bike like an Orange supermoto that's loud, attention grabbing and easy to steal. Now if said bike is locked in the house or a bike shed in your back garden with 3chains, locks, Alarms and loads of locks on your doors/gates etc. Say it takes 10minutes or more to get the bike out and secure everything after, then it could get tiring if you were a daily rider.
Now add to that if the bike was a race tuned two stroke or a competition four stroke that was a fussy starter and needed lots of careful warming up before riding or normally, well that could be enough for someone to say fuck this, where are the Audi keys? |
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Do I get bored of motorcycling?
Not in the 43 years that I have been riding.Much prefer to be on the bike than in the car
A friend recently hit the nail on the head.He said that when everything else is said and done,he most looks forward to riding out somewhere,just to get away from the normal hubbub of life. ____________________ Just talk bikes.What else is there?
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my bike is my only means of transport, i've thought a lot about getting an older car or like a sedan cruiser but when i tally up all the costs of licence, the car itself, insurance etc id rather buy a bunch of parts or another project bike or hell another bike or two! its SHIT riding in the rain at this time of year, cold doesnt really bother me i just wear more layers and i never wear gear so thats not an issue putting it on and off. its mainly just the rain and having to sit in wet pants and socks all day really sucks.
in a world where money wasnt an obstacle yeh i wouldnt ride in the rain and snow, but id have 10 bikes, projects and so on and i would live somewhere it doesnt rain so riding is nicer all through the year. so its kinda redundant ____________________ 98' RZ50, 92' H100S2, 03' VT125, 59' Jubilee 250, 05' varadero chop, |
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I wasn't really bored of it, I just changed jobs and never got a chance to get the bike out.
Now I am done with that job, I am champing at the bit to get back on the bike/s even as a daily commute across London - despite the weather
Much happier on the bike, even in London traffic.
(I say that now ... ask me again in 6 months time, LOL) ____________________ Not nearly as interesting in real life. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 154 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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