Interesting thoughts on "My Bike"

**rocketman1** · 28th February 2016, 12:12

Thinking about a friend calling his bike " My Bike "
Got me thinking, that his bike, will be on this Earth alot longer than he will.
In fact all going well could be part of this planet for hundreds of years to come. All things being equal.
"My Bike" as he calls it is only his bike for as long as he exists or until he sells it. The bike will go on.
He paid for it, but that only gives him the right to be its keeper for relatively a short period of time.

So the bikes in my garage will go on and on. My bike, No.
The bikes that I have been blessed to look after for a short time, and give me enjoyment yes.
Look after your bike, and some owner in 600 years time, may track you down as a previous owner.

Bit deep but thought I would share.

**haydes55** · 28th February 2016, 12:24

I heard everyone was struggling to find weed at the moment.

**Tazz** · 28th February 2016, 12:30

More brapping, less 'thinking'

**Berries** · 28th February 2016, 12:56

Originally Posted by haydes55

I heard everyone was struggling to find weed at the moment.

3:32, rocketman1 starting 'his' bike.

**sidecar bob** · 28th February 2016, 15:01

It's a kind of thinking more associated with heritage listed buildings, but yeah, awesome shit bro.

**Gremlin** · 28th February 2016, 15:09

Originally Posted by sidecar bob

It's a kind of thinking more associated with heritage listed buildings, but yeah, awesome shit bro.

Yeah, ours was built 1860 so on the house front yes.

On the bike front, I don't expect anyone to get anything after I'm finished with the BMW

**Voltaire** · 28th February 2016, 15:56

They all end up at the scrappies.

**AllanB** · 28th February 2016, 16:23

Meh. Mine is my bike. Got the rego to prove it. No other arse paid for it.

M I N E

**AllanB** · 28th February 2016, 16:25

PS - you'd be shit if you got a job with any of the tribes - they would fire you with that attitude as they could not claim anything ........

**ellipsis** · 28th February 2016, 16:26

...all of mine have been someone else's, generally someone else that took better care of them than me...apart from that the op is just a little deep for such a shallow world we inhabit...

**neels** · 28th February 2016, 16:32

I paid for it, at the moment it is my bike, when I sell it then it will no longer be my bike.

My implies ownership, which is entirely correct.

I don't see my bike carrying on for anything like 600 years after I've finished with it, or any other mechanical device for that matter, I can't see the necessary replacement parts being available for that long.

**ellipsis** · 28th February 2016, 16:51

Originally Posted by neels

I can't see the necessary replacement parts being available for that long.

...yeah, how many new hips, knees and shoulder rebuilds can a bloke go through before he realises that the Honda will still be around when he's gone...if it all goes tits up and the USA gets destroyed by other naughty people with different ideas, then there goes our supply of second hand , never been used brains, too...

**caspernz** · 28th February 2016, 18:55

On this note, had an interesting chat with my brother this afternoon. He's got a few titanium bits in him. Apparently the service life of his bionic ankle is around 325 years, to mention just one item. His wife reckons she'll be able to pay for the funeral and a holiday in Hawaii after she sells off his "spare parts" should he pass before her...

**Old Steve** · 29th February 2016, 08:37

I just want some of the pills rocketman1 is taking ....

As for the bike. One considers the quote,

"Life is not a journey to the Pearly Gates with intentions of arriving safely in a pretty well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming ... WOW! What a ride!"

Same for the bike!