A 'For Sale', and a general goodbye

[vifferman]

If this is not a wind-up, then I suggest you don't do anything for a while. Two hours considering it is NOT long enough. If this is a wind-up, then hardy-har-har. But what I am about to say may help someone else.

Either way, STOP BEING A DICK!!

When I trowelled my VFR the year before last, and I was lying on my back on the road in pain, I thought. "Fuggit! This HURTS! I've had enough of this!" (and it got worse...)
And I seriously considered chucking biking in, due to the danger, the ongoing degradation of my riding enjoyment from commuting on the bike every day, the ongoing costs associated with it as far as insurance, gear, maintenance, etc. etc. I even very nearly bought an Alfa Romeo, after test-driving a series of cars that weren't too boring to replace the bike. In the end, I decided I wasn't quite ready to give riding up just yet. It's just too cool, putting on the bike gear and riding. It's just too nice when you get a corner "just right". It's just too much of a buzz riding something with a higher power-to-weight ratio than any car you or I could afford.

And what about that Buell you were going to buy, and haven't even test-ridden yet? :spudwhat:

You'll kick yourself if you revert to being nothing more than another boring Camry-driving commuter.
More than you're now kicking yourself (or not) for riding like a twat.

[bugjuice]

check my siggy............then read this...........

lmao.. sick bastard, but funny

[White trash]

Come back Dan.

I can't control the red mist, haven't been able to since I was 6 years old. I'm still alive.

Even Chicken_one's come back to us after posting a very similar message.

Don't do it, I'll kick your arse.......


Edit: I'm a fuckwit, what's the date people?

[Mr Skid]

(assuming that this isn't a windup..)

I don't know why I did that

I just don't think I can control myself as well as I should.

Dan, I don't think selling the bike will fix what ails you.

If you've exibiting a lack of self control I expect it does or will surface in other areas of your life. I think you'd be best dealing with the cause of your problem, rather than the symptoms i.e. crazy riding.

In the meantime get a photo of your wife and kids and attach it to your top triple clamp. Have a look at that when you start to ride beyond your limits. I think it'll slow you down.

[bugjuice]

Edit: I'm a fuckwit, what's the date people?

yesterday.....

[speedpro]

Stop riding if you MUST, but don't sell the bike. For a moment in my life I'd had a gutsful of bikes and sold a few which I really regret now. Still have one I'm going to the grave with though.

Just wait till you've spent a month crawling to work in the traffic, and the sun's shining, and there's nothing on the radio worth listening to, or it's drizzling and the traffic is REALLY crawling, and then some fuckwit prangs, and the traffic is backed up to Manakau, and . . . . . . .

Of course there's more fun to be had on a bike than in traffic. It does sound like good skills for the other guy and a bit of luck maybe.

A moments brain-fade is something to learn from.

[Paul in NZ]

Argh - fuggit.... 1st April...

[Big Dave]

That's brilliant - I've just used it on the Triumph list.

[Sniper]

Bye bye,or not? Just think of the FXR wheelie

[Gixxer 4 ever]

April what?
Nice fishing.

[Funkyfly]

good riddance, the less ning nongs giving riders a bad name the better.

Oh and I have reported your little race to the cops.

[wari]

WHat you need mate ... issa good kick inda pants ... ... call 0800 kickindapantsdeliverries™ ... orr pm me ... I do de-liverries

[Lou Girardin]

(assuming that this isn't a windup..)

In the meantime get a photo of your wife and kids and attach it to your top triple clamp. Have a look at that when you start to ride beyond your limits. I think it'll slow you down.

Then he'll run up the arse of a car.

[Biff]

Scary as hell Dan, and I know exactly what you're going through. I've been through it a couple of times over the years, and it's one of those moments/periods in your life where you do the, "Are the inherent risks associated with riding a bike combined with the arseholes on the road worth it? Particularly when you have a family' type equations.

I went through it for 24 hours, possibly more, after my recent (and thankfully only ever) high speed off. But I believe I've now put the 'off' behind me and learnt from the error of my ways. I've made the rational decision to carry on biking. Although I have promised Ms Biff that should I ever have a major off, and either live through it or come away reasonably intact, then I will seriously consider whether the risks of biking outweigh the pleasures.

My advice is as has already been said here. Take you time before making such a decision. Give it a few days, weeks or even weeks if need be. But I’d most definitely put off making the decision until such a time as you over the shock of this incident.

As for being sucked into the ‘racing vacuum’, I think it’s fair to say we’re all guilty of this sometime.

If this is indeed a wind up....I'm glad to see another dangerious biker off the road, you're a menace to all cage driver.

[Wolf]

It's after noon - April Fool's "Day" is over - now he'll have to come clean and admit he's suckered (some of) us and do the "bwaahahahahahahaha!" thing.