Why I love my bike

[jrandom]

As you're probably aware, Auckland's NW motorway has been pretty much standing still all morning, backed up to Massey, due to the Grafton and S motorway links being closed due to an accident. NZ Herald reports a hitchhiker run over, or something. Perhaps they were wearing a turban and carrying a backpack full of Semtex.

Anyway, I still got from Te Atatu to Takapuna in 25 minutes. The trip in a car would have been a solid 2 hours today, I think.

And this weather is just gorgeous. The bike was just purring on all that lovely thick, cold air.

Also, respect to the guy on the CBR250 filtering ahead of me. I had to hustle to catch up :niceone:

[FROSTY]

ohh and great north road is full too -friggin cages

[White trash]

Cause it does good wheelies. In controlled circumstances of course. :o

[vifferman]

It's a bastid.

[Badcat]

the vanvan
because it's like a cartoon version of a motorcycle
no-one takes it seriously - it's like a scooter that doesn't suck.

the gs1200
because it's big and dumb
and i had GSXR1100s when i was a young hoon
and the motor is sooooo smooooth.

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[pete376403]

Cos at 22 years old it STILL gets me there and gets me back, in relative comfort and not that far behind the others on their brand-new-last-week bikes.

[Dr Bob]

Ditto the North Western this morning
Ditto the 20 odd years old (although I don't actually know when it was built, it is still a mystery)
But also because of the parking!!!

[Motu]

The Northwestern was typical car drivers this morning when I went down - real slow down to the causeway where they had this huge eletronic sign giving directions - at the sign we sped up again,doing 100kph for the first time yet! Going over the Mt Albert rd bridge I saw hardly any cars on the motorway,normaly it's thick as - like,do we live in different Aucklands?

Why I like my bike,any of my bikes? - cause no one pulls up next to me on a lookalike.

[erik]

As you're probably aware, Auckland's NW motorway has been pretty much standing still all morning, backed up to Massey, due to the Grafton and S motorway links being closed due to an accident. NZ Herald reports a hitchhiker run over, or something. Perhaps they were wearing a turban and carrying a backpack full of Semtex...

I didn't know about that. I had an exam this morning at 9:30, it was the first time I've filtered all the way from the Waterview on-ramp to the end of the motorway in the city, the traffic was that bad.
Thinking about it, I'm damn lucky I've got the bike, or I would've probably missed the exam!

[Zed]

As you're probably aware, Auckland's NW motorway has been pretty much standing still all morning, backed up to Massey, due to the Grafton and S motorway links being closed due to an accident. NZ Herald reports a hitchhiker run over, or something.
I love mine for exactly the same reason - I had to get off the Nth Western at Newton, ride along K'Rd and get on to the Southern M'way through to Mt Wellington...took about 10mins longer than normal. If I was in a cage I might as well have slept in and come into work mid morning!

I also love my bike because I can park it in view right outside my window at work - the cages have to park about 400m away!! :bleh:


Zed

[Paul in NZ]

I love mine for a ton of reasons..

I love my Triumph because it just such a nice all around bike and it looks like sex on wheels with it's high pipes... Cor. A school boys dream..

the Guzzi because it does not care about convention and it needs me to look after it. It has loud pipes and a straight cut C/R gear box. Belting into a corner too fast and whacking it down through the 3 top gears produces a noise that strafing victims may have heard in their last minutes of WW2 and whacking in a double handful of gas on the exit would put a horn on a jellyfish... MAGIC!


Paul in NZ

[Wenier]

i love my bike but i still wanna sell the damn thing. :laugh:

[Ms Piggy]

I love my bike b/c it can take me almost anywhere and when I'm on it I don't have to worry about anyone else bugging me.

Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeedom! :Punk:

[750Y]

why i like my bike???
goes/stops/handles awesome 8-)

[tuscan]

Try getting to and from auckland uni everyday without one :brick:

Whereas I can leave 15 minutes before lectures start, pull up in the free parking spaces right outside the front door and be ready to go, having saved over 30 minutes than had I caught the bus. :cool: Driving the car isn't much of an option either, with parking starting at about $6. :bash:

Gotta love cruising past the losers sitting in the traffic in their cars...even if it is pissing with rain. :kick: Every journey is enjoyable, even in rush-hour :niceone:

And with the FXR, 10 bucks petrol lasts around 200 km no worries. :bleh:

Finally...it's not a scooter! Not that there's anything wrong with scooters mind you ( http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=3406 ) :whistle:

[duckman]

it goes Rrrrrooooooooaaaarrrrrrrrrrrr bup bup bup Rrrrooooaaaaaaarrrrrrrr!!!!
:ride: :ride: :ride:

[tuscan]

...cos it's the first step on the road to a MV Agusta! :Punk: :ride: :Punk:

[Big Dog]

Cos it is not a F%^ken cage.

I can't hit my head on the roof.

The wind can't shut the door on my fingers.

Kid's are excited by its very present.

Women walk differently when they think I am watching from the bike, but not from the cage.

I can set of all the car alarms in my building by staying in first.

I don't have to take a F%^ken umbrella when it is raining.

I don't have to spend $600 a month on the commute that cost $600 on the bike. difference being on a bike that includes HP, servicing, reg, wof, gear. In a cage that is the gas.

I can deal up most cages that try to drag me (especialy like scoobies / skylines), because I run out of balls before I run out of ponies.

Every day brings me more love for my bike.

[Shafted]

The anticipation of going for a big ride..

and the sound when we are out there

wherever it is

and stopping, after riding hardout for the a couple of hours and the bike is slowly ticking over as i take a piss ... opps too much information

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