What kind of biker are you?

[PirateJafa]

I like to ride slowly and with only one knee on the deck at a time.

fkn speed lmits and cars and trees and...

...and cliffs?

[vifferman]

I ride my bike when ever my budjet allows me to ride it,
When my health allows it,
When the weather is such that I would enjoy the ride..
That may mean that it is weekends, when I am not working,
Summer when there is no snow, ice or rain

You should try stepping out of your comfort zone occasionally. Having ridden multiple times in very heavy rain, and twice when it was snowing, and once in a very heavy hailstorm, I must say I don't regret the experience. Like you, I'd rather be warm and dry, but there is satisfaction to be had in braving adverse conditions.
Part of being a motorcyclist means you're not divorced from the 'real world' as much as a car driver. I absolutely love riding along in summer, smelling the honeysuckle in the hedgerows ("don't be alarmed, man!"), the smell of farms, and riding through a cool pool of air in the shadow on a grove of trees. I also love the feel of a crisp, cold, early morning, rather than the comfort of an air-conditioned car.

While I'd rather not ride in the rain, due to poor visibility and slippery roads, having water trickle down past your waterproofs, or fill up your boots or gloves all adds to the rich experience motorcycling should be.

[gijoe1313]

Different strokes for different folks, as for me, I just go out and ride whenever, whereever and however as much as I can Long as you enjoy it, then whos to say otherwise?

[Headbanger]

I enjoy riding in bad weather (though I don't actively seek out bad weather), Makes ya feel alive.

Ridden for hours in killer storms, Puts hair on your chest (works for you ladies as well)

[slofox]

T Would someone who rides 20 km a day in city traffic for 50 days (1000km total) not gain a lot more valuable experience than someone who takes a 1000km road trip along highways?

Different skill sets. Apples and oranges, innit?. You can't really say someone with lots of apples is "better" than someone with lots of oranges can ya?

I did my first d'Auckland motorway run in some 20 years yesterday...and no, I didn't have any apples at all...very stressful. Very pleased I don't do that every day.
But coming back, there were a few apples in the basket - it's amazing how quickly you learn to work the spaces...

But I soon got bored and cut off to SH22...and found the orange bin was still full....

[T.W.R]

10yrs of having a bike as the only form of transport and riding every day rain/hail/snow/shine. Now 13+ yrs on the bike is used at least 4 times a week and clocking up in excess of 1000kms a month.

doesn't matter how often people ride it's the experiences we endure whilst we ride that make us the riders we are and each of our experiences depend on how we percieve each situation we encounter......and everyones perception is different

[slofox]

I enjoy riding in bad weather (though I don't actively seek out bad weather), Makes ya feel alive.

Ridden for hours in killer storms, Puts hair on your chest (works for you ladies as well)

Yep. Agreed...still no chest hairs though, buggrit...

[ManDownUnder]

I enjoy taking my bike out for the ocassional strop and have nothing to prove to anyone except myself. I know that my ego will kill me. I tend to leave it at home.

I don't care too much for what other bikers think and enjoy the company of good likeminded people. I'm aware of others with less skill that just don't know it yet, who still do have something to prove and the chip on their shoulder is leading them unfailingly toward an early death.

I respect riders that do know their limitations and ride accordingly, to push the limits in order prove themselves on the track, improve themselves, or ride within their limits and just enjoy the experience.

I envy those that love riding and somehow get paid to do it (Big Dave being a prime example). It doesn't matter a damn if I ride daily or if I once rode and am now unable to due to age, illness or anything else.

I am who I am.

[usa-vtwin]

I've just got back into biking after a long spell. I rode through winter and often rode winter nights at 10pm and 0 degrees just to get out.(as Rosie can confirm) I ride pretty much every weekend, and whilst I have to take a car to work as my job requires such, if I can I do take my bike if its an admin day in the office....or like yesterday I finished at 1.30pm, went home and rode the bike for 3 hours. I ride as often as I can work permitting. Once I upgrade to a bigger beast I'm super keen to ride both passes in a day or weekend etc...

[Big Dave]

Cool.

[p.dath]

Nothing replaces experience, and you get that only by spending hours on the seat riding.

[Headbanger]

Nothing replaces experience, and you get that only by spending hours on the seat riding.

A wise man once told me competence is a combination of training and experience.One without the other is only a half measure.

You can spend years in the saddle and still be a danger to yourself and everyone else if no one points out what your doing wrong. And I'm not referring to the bizarre system of taxing people for poor driving.

[imdying]

However I will mock mercilessly any fag with a clean bike.

Cleanliness if the most basic step in any maintenance regime. Physically touching every part of your bike on a regular basis is the easiest way to spot little problems before they become big ones.

[Big Dave]

He's already got big problems.

[hospitalfood]

real bikers don't use the internet because they are to busy riding.

However I will mock mercilessly any fag with a clean bike.

both my bikes are super clean. spotless, very well looked after and maintained. they both got ridden yesterday ( and the day before ), so far today I have only rode the old one.

so mock away, but if you start flirting with me and calling me a fag I WILL ROOT YOU SWEETHEART !