Help - I'm thinking of chucking in biking

**ScumKiller2** · 17th November 2005, 14:56

Speed limits on open roads being reduced.
Bikes being impounded under the boy racer act.
Road conditions worse than ever.
Saturation of roads by swarms of revenue-generating police.
More useless / blind / incompetent drivers out to kill bikers.
30kph over = suspended licence (ie safe passing manoeuvre)
Talk of transponder chips to track vehicle movement (what????)
Getting through grid-lock subject to policeman’s mood at the time.
Front licence plates for motorcycles.

The above are reasons why I’ve suddenly felt like abandoning my plans to buy another bike. It’s been three years since I’ve ridden, and things look so much worse now than they did when I last had my leg over the old stead.

I’ve been looking forward to a new bike, but all of a sudden I don’t know if its worth it. Maybe I just need to take a pill, but I need some words of wisdom KB’ers!!!!!

.

**Bartman10** · 17th November 2005, 15:02

You do need help -

This is what I suggest. Take a late model bike for a demo ride - come back smiling. All your problems forgoten in an instant.

**bungbung** · 17th November 2005, 15:03

It's hardly chucking it in if you haven't ridden for three years is it?

In fact, that's three years you've missed out on.

Ignore the fiction in your list and go for a ride.

Or don't

**VasalineWarrior** · 17th November 2005, 15:03

Here's some advice mate-dont give up riding! We all realise that the law is draconian concerning bikers but the only alternative is a cage, which is basicaly a slow death by suffocation, senility and old age. Maybe you should try something along the lines of a supermoto/naked bike so you dont have to go that fast to get a thrill or spend a bit more time going to track days?

**heavenly.talker** · 17th November 2005, 15:03

Ride because you love it and don't worry what they are trying to do.
Some of it is scare tactics and others will just prove to be an inconvience, just to seperate the real from the pretenders.

Bikers do because they don't want it any other way! :-)

Keep the faith!

**Dadpole** · 17th November 2005, 15:04

Snap out of it man!!
You need to reach down inside yourself, pull yourself up by the bootstraps and lay it on the line while putting your best foot forward.

Remember: Worse things happen at sea (running out of Vaseline for example)

**Colapop** · 17th November 2005, 15:08

Don't get down on yourself (get someone else to do that) AFTER you've been for a ride somewhere ... anywhere .... on a good bike, on a good day (sunshining etc)

**RantyDave** · 17th November 2005, 15:08

Buy a small bike. Use it to get into work and home again. It'll pay for itself in parking fees alone.

Then see if you want to get a bigger one.

Remember: 250's are a gateway drug.

Dave

**Macktheknife** · 17th November 2005, 15:13

Harden up is my advice... throw a leg over a nice looking bike and take it out for a spin, if you come back loving every second you should buy one. If you dont then you should go back to your cage and never become one of those people who says "I used to ride a bike...." or ignores them while driving.
Basically, you will never know if you dont give it a go. You already know all the reasons you shouldnt, what about the ones why you should?

**Motu** · 17th November 2005, 16:34

Do us all a favour and stick to public transport,we don't need any more riders on this site bleating about unfair Cops picking on them,crashing on road hazzards they didn't have the eyes to see,cars trying unsuccessfuly to kill them,or any other reason for them post threads about poor me I'm hard done by - fuck off and buy a bus ticket!

**ZorsT** · 17th November 2005, 16:40

Originally Posted by ScumKiller2

Speed limits on open roads being reduced. - Find roads where 100kph is unsafe and ride them
Bikes being impounded under the boy racer act. - Don't be stupid enough to be caught
Road conditions worse than ever. - get over it
Saturation of roads by swarms of revenue-generating police. - Don't be stupid enough to be caught
More useless / blind / incompetent drivers out to kill bikers. - Don't ride where they are if you're really worried
30kph over = suspended licence (ie safe passing manoeuvre) - 40kph over... Just don't get caught
Talk of transponder chips to track vehicle movement (what????) - Not going to happen any time soon
Getting through grid-lock subject to policeman’s mood at the time. - Move to Nelson (no gridlock)
Front licence plates for motorcycles. - Not happening anytime soon

You're just making excuses!

**erik** · 17th November 2005, 16:43

Originally Posted by ScumKiller2

Speed limits on open roads being reduced.
Bikes being impounded under the boy racer act.
Road conditions worse than ever.
Saturation of roads by swarms of revenue-generating police.
More useless / blind / incompetent drivers out to kill bikers.
30kph over = suspended licence (ie safe passing manoeuvre)
Talk of transponder chips to track vehicle movement (what????)
Getting through grid-lock subject to policeman’s mood at the time.
Front licence plates for motorcycles.

The above are reasons why I’ve suddenly felt like abandoning my plans to buy another bike. It’s been three years since I’ve ridden, and things look so much worse now than they did when I last had my leg over the old stead.

I’ve been looking forward to a new bike, but all of a sudden I don’t know if its worth it. Maybe I just need to take a pill, but I need some words of wisdom KB’ers!!!!!

.

Is this a p/t?

Maybe you need to choose the threads you read a bit more carefully or don't take them so seriously or something.

**scumdog** · 17th November 2005, 16:57

Originally Posted by ScumKiller2

Speed limits on open roads being reduced.
Bikes being impounded under the boy racer act.
Road conditions worse than ever.
Saturation of roads by swarms of revenue-generating police.
More useless / blind / incompetent drivers out to kill bikers.
30kph over = suspended licence (ie safe passing manoeuvre)
Talk of transponder chips to track vehicle movement (what????)
Getting through grid-lock subject to policeman’s mood at the time.
Front licence plates for motorcycles.

The above are reasons why I’ve suddenly felt like abandoning my plans to buy another bike. It’s been three years since I’ve ridden, and things look so much worse now than they did when I last had my leg over the old stead.

I’ve been looking forward to a new bike, but all of a sudden I don’t know if its worth it. Maybe I just need to take a pill, but I need some words of wisdom KB’ers!!!!!

.

I went through the same thing when the gun laws toughened - and it drove me the OTHER way, I bought more of 'em and pushed the boundaries to the limit and enjoyed them all the more,- do the same with you motorbike stuff!

**Zed** · 17th November 2005, 17:18

Originally Posted by ScumKiller2

It’s been three years since I’ve ridden

I think this is the root problem here ScumKiller - go out an buy a bike tomorrow, start riding again and all those excuses will fade away along with all the disadvantages of driving a cage or using public transport.