View Full Version : Why did you decide to get a bike?
Itchy_Kiwis
9th October 2009, 21:29
I'm interested to know what was the deciding factor
that made you go out and get a bike licence
and how old you were at the time.
I'm 40,For me it was the price of petrol and the toll on the tunnel especially when it is free for bikes!:clap:
Mom
9th October 2009, 21:31
I was 16 and broke :yes: Needed transport, and went halves in a cutie little ya-maha with my boyfriend. Think it cost me $125 for half. Was a cool little bike.
huff3r
9th October 2009, 21:35
I was 15 and had just failed my restricted car licence. Decided stuff this, i wanna bike. Then did my BHS and left my learners test for another 8 months before i got my learners lol. In which time i'd easily re-sat and passed my restricted car licence.
Insanity_rules
9th October 2009, 21:38
I got a bike cause I looked stupid riding a sheep in a leather jacket.
Itchy_Kiwis
9th October 2009, 21:43
I got a bike cause I looked stupid riding a sheep in a leather jacket.
you should have worn the leather jacket yourself !! that would look less stupid ..
voting is now ON!
Thanks guys for your input. You must know this is going onto your permanent record!
please i need more for my project to work.
NDORFN
9th October 2009, 21:44
I was having relationship issues and a mate told me to get a bike. It worked.
YellowDog
9th October 2009, 21:45
I got a bike cause I looked stupid riding a sheep in a leather jacket.
Can't agree with that.
Riding a sheep in a leather jacket is 'cool as'.
First biking experience was a do up, when I was a teenager in the 1970s.
Then it was for commuting to work in the 1980s.
In the 1990s it was for pleasure.
Now it is for work and also for pleasure.
Forget the cost of fuel thing. You don't ride a bike in the same way that you drive a car (well I don't).
Bikes are far more fun and make the journey a real pleasure.
Skunk
9th October 2009, 21:50
My (now) wife taught me to ride. Decided I liked it. Gave up racing cars.
TOTO
9th October 2009, 21:52
I'm 40,For me it was the price of petrol and the toll on the tunnel especially when it is free for bikes!:clap:
dont lie, you are like 68
I wanted a reason to be able to post on KB.
Itchy_Kiwis
9th October 2009, 21:56
Can't agree with that.
Riding a sheep in a leather jacket is 'cool as'.
First biking experience was a do up, when I was a teenager in the 1970s.
Then it was for commuting to work in the 1980s.
In the 1990s it was for pleasure.
Now it is for work and also for pleasure.
Forget the cost of fuel thing. You don't ride a bike in the same way that you drive a car (well I don't).
Bikes are far more fun and make the journey a real pleasure.
dont get me wrong ! the deciding factor for me to start riding a bike was indeed the weekly fuel bill and the bike is saving me gas money . But i love everyday i get to ride.:banana:
Jules13
9th October 2009, 21:57
I got back into riding because I had 4 young children and needed something in my life that made me feel free and alive.
p.dath
9th October 2009, 21:58
I was maybe 25. I did it on impulse. Just decided that I wanted to do it.
McJim
9th October 2009, 21:58
To commute.
Lived in Auckland and it used to take me 45 minutes to get to work and an hour to get home. Bought a bike and it was 20 minutes each way.:clap:
Simple
ecko_nzed
9th October 2009, 21:59
You know that feeling when you enter a corner fast enough that your sphincter starts to pucker just a little because it may be too fast? But you nail the apex and get on the gas nice and early. You feel the suspension and tires working hard to obey the twist of your wrist. As you launch towards the next bend, that’s the moment you know you got the corner right. :ride:
That’s why I got a bike :niceone:
McJim
9th October 2009, 22:01
You know that feeling when you enter a corner fast enough that your sphincter starts to pucker just a little because it may be too fast? But you nail the apex and get on the gas nice and early. You feel the suspension and tires working hard to obey the twist of your wrist. As you launch towards the next bend, that’s the moment you know you got the corner right. :ride:
That’s why I got a bike :niceone:
And when it fucks up and you end up under the log truck coming the other way? How does that feel?
Itchy_Kiwis
9th October 2009, 22:04
You know that feeling when you enter a corner fast enough that your sphincter starts to pucker just a little because it may be too fast? But you nail the apex and get on the gas nice and early. You feel the suspension and tires working hard to obey the twist of your wrist. As you launch towards the next bend, that’s the moment you know you got the corner right. :ride:
That’s why I got a bike :niceone:
so your vote would be a: or b: ?:rolleyes:
Edz1
9th October 2009, 22:04
I got a bike cos it was only when I moved to NZ that I learned that it was gonna be at least 9 months before I could drive a car on my own- and I need wheels like yesterday!
Now I have the bike I realize just how much this same reason has landed me on my feet!
chef
9th October 2009, 22:09
somehow i couldnt be botherd waiting around 6 months for a car learners to get to ristricted so i did bhs and learners and was on the road straight away now im in love with bikes just after 6months of riding never getting a car
tribsanor
9th October 2009, 22:13
And when it fucks up and you end up under the log truck coming the other way? How does that feel?
It usually becomes unpuckered and a wee bit sticky:pinch::shit:
trailblazer
9th October 2009, 22:18
i have always wanted one and last year i did my bhs and 6 weeks ago i finally went and got my licence and got a bike and love every second i spend on the bike. And if i only use the bike for commuting it only cost me $20 a fortnight. :niceone:
ecko_nzed
9th October 2009, 22:23
And when it fucks up and you end up under the log truck coming the other way? How does that feel?
don't know how you run track days down in the south island, but in the north we make the logging trucks circulate the track in the same direction as the bikes. :laugh:
hear what you're saying though, I save pushing myself for track days. I always tone it down the road. Plus I'm not a fast rider by any stretch, so a perfect 'fast' corner for me, would prob be slow for someoone else
so your vote would be a: or b: ?:rolleyes:
prob more like G: all of the above
Itchy_Kiwis
9th October 2009, 22:30
don't know how you run track days down in the south island, but in the north we make the logging trucks circulate the track in the same direction as the bikes. :laugh:
PMSL !!!!!!!!!:first:
NewRob
9th October 2009, 22:45
:devil2:Cause I always like bikes, rode one when I was 13 :nono:and bought one when I was 20:clap:..and still enjoy riding a bike.:niceone::banana:
R1madness
9th October 2009, 22:46
saw my first bike when i was 5. rode my first 1 at age 8. brought my first 1 at age 15. never been without at least 1 since then. ownly owned 3 cars tho... ok a ute and 2 vans... I have been hooked on bikes because of the individual freedom and excitement they give. Selfish pleasures for sure but i am just a guy after all.
NighthawkNZ
9th October 2009, 22:56
Why did you decide to get a bike?
My parents said I couldn't, and we weren't going to get another horse... so with this knowledge the next I went and bought my own bike and they couldn't stop me... that was ummmm well and truly before I got me license... I was like 8 and on the farm...
okay okay... it was my mum that said no, and dad bought the bike for the farm but was kind of mine... beacuse the other ones I couldn't touch the ground when I was riding it and would up to and along a bank and fall into it or up to a log or something, to get off the damn thing... was funny to watch... (BTW the new bike was no better for a year or two and tippy toes was established)
I never have really stopped and that was 33 odd years ago
centaurus
9th October 2009, 23:07
Got taken as a passenger on a bike when I was 7 or 8 by a friend of my dad and since then I dreamed all my childhood to have motorbike.
Only later on, growing up, I discovered that I was kind of a speed freak and even later I discovered that I liked leather also, so getting to wear leather was an additional bonus of motorcycle riding :rolleyes:
Had my first bike way after getting the car license (about 22 or 23) and it ended up being a disaster (I spent more time trying to repair it than riding it). I had to give it away for free just to get rid of it (it was costing me to garage it).
After that experience it took another 4 years or so until I was able to buy another one, but the dream of riding a motorbike never left me. Even though nobody in my family has ever owned a motorcycle until recently (my brother bought one) I've always wanted one - it's one of those things in life that you know it's you, the first time you see it (kinda' like love of first sight :innocent: ). It might sound cheesy but it's true.
tri boy
9th October 2009, 23:13
Females would only root me if I had a bag over my head, so helmeted transport was the logical choice.:sunny:
Milts
9th October 2009, 23:14
Well, there's no free carparks at uni, but plenty of space for bikes, so it makes sense.... at least, that was my excuse. I've been driving since I was 15 (5 years now) and I loved it, my father rode a lot up until he had kids, and from talking to him it sounded fun and cool and like something I would enjoy. I figured since I loved driving fast-ish, surely it would be even more fun on a bike... took a BHS course and decided then and there to buy one. That was only 5 months ago but if winter in Wellington hasn't put me off, I'm hoping not much will....
Anyone else start out driving cars and pick up a bike purely to 'feel' closer to the road... I don't know how to put this. Riding takes more concentration and input than driving, and that's what draws me to it. Well that and passing all those cars.
Nibblet
9th October 2009, 23:16
For the thrill and joy of the journey and not the care of the destination. And you can't beat the smell of the 2 smoke.
Laxi
9th October 2009, 23:19
I got a bike cause I looked stupid riding a sheep in a leather jacket.
and he spends a lot of time trying to ride sheep :buggerd:
cs363
9th October 2009, 23:20
Was always fascinated by bikes and had them even before getting my licence at 15 years old +1day...then it was straight out and bought a Kawasaki 250 triple (almost new then...) and had loads of bikes ever since, and have spent most of my life working around them.
Nibblet
9th October 2009, 23:22
and he spends a lot of time trying to ride sheep :buggerd:
He own a good loose pair of gumboots and some velcro gloves?:puke:
Ghost_Bullet
9th October 2009, 23:25
The wifes car broke, a cheap option presented itself, $300.00 for a bike, and I quietly slipped onto the machine got me license, with so many brick walls till then, it was perfect oprtunity to get waht I always wanted. that was back in 1995
Indiana_Jones
10th October 2009, 00:11
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That's why.
-Indy
sinfull
10th October 2009, 00:12
I'm interested to know what was the deciding factor
that made you go out and get a bike licence
and how old you were at the time.
I'm 40,For me it was the price of petrol and the toll on the tunnel especially when it is free for bikes!:clap:
Forgive me, for i have sinned ! thou shalt not defend me from more evil ! Thou shalt not take me further than i have been before ! I may yet ride through the shadow of the valley of death, I shall speak no evil, i have seen your evil, thou shalt not condemn me, you are but one, i feel i have seen all you are/can be !
Give it fuckin shit !
No one else will !
Without reading the thread
Speed - Yes
bugs - No
Leather- Yes
Car - No
Babes - Does looking count ?
Mid Life -- What ?
Other ----- No fuck's going near that !!!
So we got this shit sorted ? Or should i Zumba ?
howdamnhard
10th October 2009, 00:45
And when it fucks up and you end up under the log truck coming the other way? How does that feel?
Depressing !:laugh:
Sorry couldn't resist but I agree partly with your sentiment.
sinfull
10th October 2009, 00:50
Depressing !:laugh:
Sorry couldn't resist but I agree partly with your sentiment.
Then there is no helping you nomatterhowhard
sinfull
10th October 2009, 00:56
And when it fucks up and you end up under the log truck coming the other way? How does that feel?
Hurts ! If thats you on the day !
sinfull
10th October 2009, 01:03
2 .03 by me ! let me know if i'm wrong by all means !!! I will be quoting ME
sinfull
10th October 2009, 01:04
2 .03 by me ! let me know if i'm wrong by all means !!! I will be quoting ME
By crikey !!!
slofox
10th October 2009, 05:59
Several reasons...
1. I need transport to get between the then two university sites in Christchurch and the buses were too awkward with timing etc. Could only afford a bike. (Actually couldn't afford that either but got one anyway...$100.00). I was nineteen.
2. I had pillioned on the back of me mate's bike and just loved the smell of that engine (Triumph 500 speed twin of unknown vintage)
3. I was a hoon anyway...
4. I love toys.
Kiwi Graham
10th October 2009, 06:04
Got into them at the tender young age of 12-13. The old man took me to a motocross meet and that was it (cue Bart Simpson sketch.........dad Iwana....) Hit the road on my 16th birthday (Yam FS1E) and proud to say have owned a bike ever since.
Kwaka14
10th October 2009, 06:07
I got my first road bike to piss off my parents. It didn't work. My Father got one for himself and Mum spent lots of time as pillion. The only childhood (well almost at least) attempt at being a rebel and its one of the best things I've ever done.
CookMySock
10th October 2009, 06:15
My wife and I kinda needed something new to do, maybe something to distract and cheer us up a bit. Bikes did it.
Steve
Owl
10th October 2009, 06:36
I always loved bikes, but couldn't afford to own one and skydive at the same time.
I did however have good mates and had access to a YZ490 and an 85 GSXR750 which I'd helped restore. Got hooked, started saving money and bought a not so healthy 88 FZR750 for fix up.
Then got my license:whistle: and eventually gave away the skydiving.
The skydiving was far safer than riding though:yes:
Elysium
10th October 2009, 06:40
Well in my case I put it down to a sudden liking for bikes when I was young. I think it may be in the genes or something because I felt a natural compulsion to own a bike.
And I ticked because I thought it would be cheaper, wel it was back then!!
kevfromcoro
10th October 2009, 06:41
Been riding for many years.
sort of leave it alone for a while ,, but allways come back to it.
i have never bought a bike to save on gas..
i enjoy working on my bike.. as much as do riding
and i found the older a person gets .. its good to meet a lot of others .
rides,, pubs,, the social thing is importantant to me
we are are different breed.. can stop at a cafe and curse and swear
bikers just laugh
Motoracer
10th October 2009, 06:53
I wanted a high end Ferrari or a Porsche or a Lambo.. Some thing fast anyway. Then I also wanted to race cars. Basically, this is a dream that can't be realised by most. Then I got realistic when I was 16 and bought my first bike. My reasioning? Best bang (performance) for the buck!
Now after nearly 10 years. I'm still hooked on the buz and it's become more of a way of life or religion.
davereid
10th October 2009, 06:58
I was just a young fella, and Mum got a new job that she needed transport for. She couldn't afford a car, so got a scooter.
Us kids spent all weekend riding it up and down the section.
So when I was 15, I just got a bike too.
Sort of got used to having virtually free transport, as always had small bikes that got 100mpg, so when I left home, I just kept riding.
Still have a scooter, and do more many miles on the scooter than on my 650, as it gets almost daily use.
Maha
10th October 2009, 07:20
I had to get my licence because I had ordered a brand new bike.
Conquiztador
10th October 2009, 07:55
Was always gonna happen. Rode moped from 10 and got my first bike at 12. (A 125 BSA that we never managed to get running properly so we deposited it in a lake by rolling it down a hill. That was so cool we dived in and dragged the thing up and did it again). Then there was Jawas. And at 16 I had saved enough for my Royal Enfield Minior Meteor Sport 500. I was king!
Ther reason I do it is that as a antisocial bastard it gives me the opportunity not to talk to anyone. And I like the buzz from riding. I do it for my self. It is something totally selfish.
naphazoline
10th October 2009, 07:56
Wasn't intending to get a bike,but mate had one for sale sooooo cheap,i just couldn't say no.(March 08)
(Have always liked speed and acceleration,but to build up a V8 to do the job i wanted,was gonna cost a fucking fortune,and still wouldn't match my bikes performance.)
Then after owning it for a while,i realised i was going to need an upgrade,as the poor old thing was in need of a LOT of TLC.
Got my full license at the start of this year,cause i thought that would be one less tax to pay the Fuckerment.
The rest ,(as they say), was history.:headbang:
Best thing i've ever done.Forgot what an enjoyable experience motorcycling is,after 20 odd years of not riding.:niceone:
DJSin
10th October 2009, 07:56
I hated being pillion (sp???)
Wednesday I sit my full licence test and the big bike is waiting :)
Ms Piggy
10th October 2009, 09:08
I'm interested to know what was the deciding factor
that made you go out and get a bike licence
and how old you were at the time.
At least 12 years ago I saw a documentary on a group of women in America who rode together across the States together - the women came from different walks of life and rode various types of bikes. Anyhoo - I thought to myself: "Man, I'd love to ride a motorcycle and do something like that!". I didn't know anyone that rode motorbikes so just kept that tucked in the back of my mind.
Then in 2003, age 32, I ended up flatting with a woman who rode a 1983, CB250RS and she decided she wanted to sell it. So she offered to sell it to me and teach me how to ride. The rest is history - I've been hooked since then!
Sidewinder
10th October 2009, 09:24
it gives me a hard on!!!
swbarnett
10th October 2009, 10:13
Back in 1982 it was because of the lack of parking for cars at Auckalnd Uni.
Stopped riding after living overseas for about thirteen years. Three years ago the urge came back (mid life crisis maybe?). Now I'll never be with out a bike again. I'll probably ride right in to the furnace when it comes time for cremation.
oldrider
10th October 2009, 13:29
In 1949-50, I saw my first 1949 Ford V8 (single spinner) car and two new Triumph bikes, a "Thunderbird" 650cc and a "Speed twin" 500cc!
I fell in love with motor bikes forever! :ride: :love:
Of course I had seen and ridden bikes (grotty old bikes) before (in the farm paddocks) but nothing as beautiful as these two bikes!
Strangely, our current Tiger is the only Triumph that I have ever "owned" but I have owned and ridden a multitude of bikes ever since!
I sat and passed my bike licence in 1954 and here we are 55 years later!
It still feels just as good, if not even better! :niceone: (I am gonna vote, other, on your poll)
Headbanger
10th October 2009, 13:31
Was put on a dirt bike as a kid, natural progression to continue out of the paddock and off down the street, quite a few years before I was eligible for a license.
McWild
10th October 2009, 17:29
Because I couldn't afford a car that would do 0-100 in less than 5 seconds.
Little Smurf
10th October 2009, 17:36
Well I got a bike cause I needed some Time out, then we seperated :lol: and thought dam this thing can pick up blokes :lol: wasn't my intention - a brand new 06 R6 was my partner in crime :lol: now 3 years later 4 motorbikes in the shed all Kawasaki's apparently was turned to the dark side :lol: fark life is good :headbang:
DJSin
10th October 2009, 17:43
At least 12 years ago I saw a documentary on a group of women in America who rode together across the States together - the women came from different walks of life and rode various types of bikes. Anyhoo - I thought to myself: "Man, I'd love to ride a motorcycle and do something like that!". I didn't know anyone that rode motorbikes so just kept that tucked in the back of my mind.
Then in 2003, age 32, I ended up flatting with a woman who rode a 1983, CB250RS and she decided she wanted to sell it. So she offered to sell it to me and teach me how to ride. The rest is history - I've been hooked since then!
cool :cool:
Pedrostt500
10th October 2009, 17:52
I was a farm kid, enjoyed it and its hooked me for life, best fun ya can have with ya pants on.
jafar
10th October 2009, 17:58
I always wanted a bike from the time I first sat on one, my dad's mate had a Matchless 350 :drool: & it fasinated me. I was about 6 then. Some things are just ment to be. :ride:
nothingflash
10th October 2009, 18:02
I got sick of a mate 'Dakar' ranting on about bikes. Bikes this, bikes that. he was right... I've never looked back since I got on one!
Laxi
10th October 2009, 18:12
By crikey !!!
dude!! how was your head this morning??? :rofl:
Mekk
10th October 2009, 18:14
Always been attracted to minimalist forms of transport. The freedom, thrill and connection with the journey is what does it for me.
Bicycles, motorcycles, moon-hoppers...
sinfull
10th October 2009, 18:16
dude!! how was your head this morning??? :rofl:
Hahaha yep i had a humdinger thumper going on ! Bloody Jack Daniels !
Lol Zumba, was thinking WTF was i on, at 2 am it must have been a Zumba infomercial
Laxi
10th October 2009, 20:42
Hahaha yep i had a humdinger thumper going on ! Bloody Jack Daniels !
Lol Zumba, was thinking WTF was i on, at 2 am it must have been a Zumba infomercial
was you dancing along? thats the sign of a true bender
Insanity_rules
11th October 2009, 09:37
and he spends a lot of time trying to ride sheep :buggerd:
I'd also be worried that Laxi knows this, therefore must be watching or participating!
was you dancing along? thats the sign of a true bender
No my avatar is a true bender, go bender!
Ixion
11th October 2009, 10:56
I never decided to. The bastards just sneaked up on me.
GOONR
11th October 2009, 12:46
It's all my uncles doing. He always had bikes when I was a kid and when we went to see him he used to take me out on the back. I could only just reach the pegs and the lid was to big but I loved it.
I got my learners and a bike in the UK as soon as I could but had quite a nasty off. The missus of the day said no way to another one... Several missus' later and the current one said I could get a bike when I hit 40 cause I would have grown up by then (little did she know :baby: ) Well I'm 40 and riding again, bloody love it :clap:
retro asian
11th October 2009, 17:01
Because my scooter was kind of gay...
RavenR44
11th October 2009, 17:17
As God is my witness, it's all of 'em. I am soooo shallow.
I think I'll go sit in what's left of the sun and repent over a glass of Sav.
:blink:
Danae
11th October 2009, 17:30
Got a scooter for uni (cheaper than the bus) and fell in with the SMC crowd :lol: Got a bike in may/june. :D And that sweet, sweet sense of freedom.
spookytooth
11th October 2009, 18:26
to pick up the babes but the missus wont let me
gatch
11th October 2009, 18:45
Other - because bikes are fuckin awesome.
That and when I was at high school I thought all the older kids boi racer cars were gay and that the drivers were bum loving cock jockeys, and I didn't want a bar of it, so I buyed my brothers rg50 for a bag of pascalls milkshakes and have never looked back.
Maki
12th October 2009, 02:51
I have a number of excuses for why I got a bike. If you want the honest truth I am a thrill addict and a petrolhead. My parents never put me on a bike when I was little, they never had bikes. I never got a bike just to commute. I got my bike as a toy, pure and simple. Oh, I also used to be a car boy racer and downhill skier in another life. I find my bike more than makes up for the loss of those hobbies.
Somehow things like hi octane fuel, variable length intake trumpets, dual fuel injection, titanium valves, etc... turn me on. Don't know why...
ital916
12th October 2009, 21:00
I got bikes for the freedom. The feeling of speed, the feeling of being open and because human beings generally suck. You treat a bike well and it loves ya back. It doesnt whine or bitch, it looks good, is fun and reliable. It will get you from a to b and then to c in style, comfort and with a grin on your dial. Oh and did I mention it doesnt whine or bitch or backstab or betray or change, and they can be low maintenance.
Yeah...I love bikes....mmmmmmm motorsickles.
Itchy_Kiwis
13th October 2009, 18:52
I got bikes for the freedom. The feeling of speed, the feeling of being open and because human beings generally suck. You treat a bike well and it loves ya back. It doesnt whine or bitch, it looks good, is fun and reliable. It will get you from a to b and then to c in style, comfort and with a grin on your dial. Oh and did I mention it doesnt whine or bitch or backstab or betray or change, and they can be low maintenance.
Yeah...I love bikes....mmmmmmm motorsickles.
sounds like yo got some issues! lucky you turned to the god of bikes :rockon:
got some great feed back so far thanks everyone ! keep it comming :woohoo:
ital916
14th October 2009, 06:31
sounds like yo got some issues! lucky you turned to the god of bikes :rockon:
got some great feed back so far thanks everyone ! keep it comming :woohoo:
Haha, everyone in this world has issues, its just not everyone cottons on to the solutions; bikes!
Mandy
14th October 2009, 07:52
I moved to one of the most boring places in the country and got a boring job working for the Government :violin:
I needed something fun to do so I bought a bike! :2thumbsup
Its good because its cheap on gas, especially now that I am a poor student. Its also pretty amusing watching peoples reactions when I take of my helmet and they realise it's a chick!
One of the best decisions I ever made.
Edit: Maybe not so good for cost cutting if this ACC thing goes through...
vifferman
14th October 2009, 08:13
Phark, howdoIknow?
I just had to have one.
Then I broke that one, so I needed a replacement.
Then I ran outta money, so I didn't have one any more.
Then my brother-in-law gave me one.
Then my grandma died, left me a modest sum (like, 2+2=4.4142356) of money, and it was a bike or new bedroom suite. :rolleyes: I settled for a month or three of marital disfavour.
Then I needed moarpower.
Then I broke that one (slow learner or leaner or looner or summat).
Then it was better'n an Alfa. Or alfalfa sprouts.
Then my wife made me. Probably so she could bitch at me about spending money "ruining it" (i.e., putting better suspension and other ruinous things on it).
It's a compulsion, innit? I'm obsessive-compulsive. Like spending so much time on this farkinforum.
true-to-life
14th October 2009, 08:40
Other. A little experience with farm bikes - Great! Pillion on big bikes - Loving that sound!!! Then my baby girl left home and I would hear the roar of damn sexy machines and I just HAD to have one. I want to race, I love speed on my machine (my lil machine) and need to keep it (the speed issue) on the track. I love the freedom, leather and the comradeship I've found to be amazing. When I don't ride for a while I miss it - it's in my blood, always has been.
Cheshire Cat
14th October 2009, 08:54
I was sick of mum and paul going away to rallys on their bikes while a sat at home babysitting :weep: and I was sick of mum saying no when I asked to go on the back on rides she went on.
So I decided to get my own!
Leather FTW!!!!:headbang: lol
h211
14th October 2009, 23:55
Grew up around them and its a natural progression from off road bikes to road bikes. Nothing better than ripping it up on a nice day!
Highsider
15th October 2009, 16:04
Other - One day a ducati with cans roared past:drool: while I sitting in my cage. I thought to myself thats got to be fun. Got a bike and turns out its the best decision I have ever made. :2thumbsup
ready4whatever
15th October 2009, 17:32
I got a bike cause I looked stupid riding a sheep in a leather jacket.
na, its gotta be a goat motherfucker i ride a motherfuckin goat
Zuki lover
15th October 2009, 17:35
Not cause of the cost of rego
BMWST?
15th October 2009, 18:17
cos when i was a boy cars were too expensive.....and a honda 175 was gonna be a cheap way to commute to varsity
somehow it turned into much more n that
neels
15th October 2009, 18:24
Had bikes from when I was a teenager and had no car.
Had no bikes because I had a wife/house/kids
Bought another bike so I can fit some fun into an otherwise boringly functional life before I'm too old to remember what fun is.
Insanity_rules
15th October 2009, 21:35
Had bikes from when I was a teenager and had no car.
Had no bikes because I had a wife/house/kids
Bought another bike so I can fit some fun into an otherwise boringly functional life before I'm too old to remember what fun is.
That is both profound and kinda sand.
bikejam2
15th October 2009, 21:53
i've always liked bikes since childhood, me'n'the missus bought a house further away from my workplace so, naturally a bike seemed to be the only logical choice of transport :whistle: . Beats sittin in traffic cues. But i me thinx the feeling of freedom's gotta be the winner
Ypawa
17th October 2009, 20:10
Why? kids all grownup n moved out - more pingas in the wallet now :blip: - AND ... had me license since i was 16yr...nahhh aint gonna give out my age :scratch: so why waste it-USE it!
EJK
17th October 2009, 20:11
Speed Freak!
PrincessBandit
17th October 2009, 22:19
Can't agree with that.
Riding a sheep in a leather jacket is 'cool as'....
...Bikes are far more fun and make the journey a real pleasure.
I wanna see a sheep in a leather jacket!!
Bikes make the journey a real pleasure (most of the time).
FJRider
17th October 2009, 22:35
My parents made me ride a motorbike. It wasn't 'till years later I found out about the large LIFE insurance policy they took out on me. :rolleyes:
Itchy_Kiwis
18th October 2009, 11:39
My parents made me ride a motorbike. It wasn't 'till years later I found out about the large LIFE insurance policy they took out on me. :rolleyes:
i bet it must be really pissing them off that you're a good rider! :jerry:
dogsnbikes
18th October 2009, 12:16
other
had bike,got wife,got rid of bike ,got rid of wife
RETAIL THEROPY
after getting rid of wife now I have 6
ITS FREEDOM:2thumbsup
FJRider
18th October 2009, 15:55
i bet it must be really pissing them off that you're a good rider! :jerry:
Nahhhh ... just got lucky .... :apint:
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