regretting biking

[R1madness]

If you do not have a bike you will not live longer...... it will only feel like it.

Seriously, All the people that have negative things to say about biking have no idea what it is about.

Is there danger? You bet but its is your responcability to keep an eye out for it and be ready to react.
Will you make great mates? Hell yea and they will be mates for life.
Will your girl get over it? Probibly not but if she LOVES you she will understand and support you (tell her to buy her own car)
50k on a footpath? you deserve to loose a leg............
Wet in the rain? No way buy good gear.
We are all going to die someday
Buy a backpac or seat bag for carrying stuff

The lifestyle with a bike is fantastic but you have probibly worked that out already. Dont worry what anyone says about YOUR CHOICE after 20 years they will see it is not just a phase.

[DMNTD:Me]

...has anyone here ever regretted selling their car to get a bike as their only mode of transportation?

Never had that problem as I have always made sure that I've had both for the variety of reasons shown before and I've got too many sprogs to fit on my bike
Wouldn't listen too much to what your mates etc have been saying as it is you that'll be riding the bike. Protect yourself well and enjoy the emmence pleasures that come from what a bike can get you no matter what style of bike and riding you're into.
Life ain't a rehersal mate...get into it before it passes!

[duckman]

Dude dont buy a bike they are fuckin dangerous!!!!

Hahahahahaha thats feckin great.

[Colapop]

Hmmmm ....... I seem to recall a chick getting hit and killed by a bus whikle crossing the street. Heard about another guy who drowned in his bathtub. Heard about another guy who got electrocuted while a sailing under power lines.

The point is, you can live your life in fear of everything that could kill you. You'd end up living in a windowless airless box and die anyway. Understand that people do care about you and don't understand your reasons for wanting to ride. If you're doing something stupid ie. riding at 50kmh on the footpath then the likelihood that'll you'll hurt yourself is going to be a lot higher than if you ride on the road taking due care to ride within your limits and the law.

I ride because I enjoy it. It's something I do. I don't do it for my wife, I don't do it because someone told me not to and I'm a rebel. I ride because I enjoy it.

[Goblin]

I once sold my car to buy a bike and never regretted it, my brothers & sisters were all into bikes then too. they all grew out of bikes and bought cars but I didnt. Even when my daughter started kindy, I used to take her on the bike. Now I have 2 more kids I have no choice but to own a car as well. I still miss the days of only having a bike.
I think everyone here has said it already, only you can decide what you want. If we all did what everyone else wanted us to do then it would be pretty bloody boring.



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Originally Posted by bigbadwolf
"where are you gonna keep MY stuff when WE go places?" -girlfriend
Kind of sums it up really!! Sounds very selfish to me.

[crashe]

Sell the car.. buy a good bike, good riding gear and a BRAND new helmet.
Then buy a dungy old runabout car.... to keep the peace


Ok transporting stuff on bikes.
I have carried on the back of my bike the following items - no not all at once.
A childs car seat.
A child's booster seat.
A child's old fashioned woooden high chair.
A dehumidifier.
A weedeater.
A spare front tyre.
3 sleeping bags all on top of each other.
Groceries every week.
Huge box filled up with stuff on many occassions.
Panier bags filled up, tent, bed roll, bag tied on the back and a tank bag.
A single bed sponge bed roll cover.

If I can't put it on the back of the bike and carry it... only then will I use my car.

So start looking at why you want a bike not at all the negative comments.
I had people tell me, that I would be killed, when I first got my bike.
Well its almost 6 years later (being back on a bike) and I am still alive..
They give up after a while, when you dont go having bins.

Get out there and enjoy the FREEDOM of riding.

[scumdog]

i've driven for a few years, used to really love driving but now im kinda sick of it. nobody in my family bikes anymore, dad used to but quit 20 years ago, not sure why... the reasons i have from people not to bike are:

"why have u decided to get a bike? personally i wouldnt do it." -the girlfriend

"i know someone who knows someone who rode a scooter onto the footpath at 50km/h and lost his leg" -friend

"what the hell would you want to get a bike for?" -uncle

"if it rains, you'll get wet... and you wont be able to take people anywhere!" -nana

"you'll regret buying a bike after you've had this car" -guy looking to buy my car

"dont be a fucking idiot, man you're going to die!" -friend

"where are you gonna keep your stuff when you go places?" -girlfriend

im gettin tired of all this crap... maybe when i get a bike it will stop...

Man, if you take any notice of that kind of comment then if I were you I would not even THINK about getting into hot-rodding!

Be an individual, sure listen to poor (but maybe well meant) advice but in the end do what YOU want to!

[flash]

i sold my bike a while ago (but im etting another), and for the last two weeks ive been stuck with the brand new focus, shit i hate cars, there just soooo boring its not even funny.

[enigma51]

Hahahahahaha thats feckin great.

Whats so funny people loose arms and leg and lives on motorbikes I think he should rather buy a 4X4 it is much safer!!!! Actualy take the train the stats for train wrecks looks better!

[bigbadwolf]

The point is, you can live your life in fear of everything that could kill you. You'd end up living in a windowless airless box and die anyway. Understand that people do care about you and don't understand your reasons for wanting to ride. If you're doing something stupid ie. riding at 50kmh on the footpath then the likelihood that'll you'll hurt yourself is going to be a lot higher than if you ride on the road taking due care to ride within your limits and the law.

I ride because I enjoy it. It's something I do. I don't do it for my wife, I don't do it because someone told me not to and I'm a rebel. I ride because I enjoy it.

you're totally right. fuck what everyone else says, im gettin a bike now. i just have to find one...

[crashe]

you're totally right. fuck what everyone else says, im gettin a bike now. i just have to find one...

And when you find the right bike for you.....


PLEASE ride safe out there on the roads....
Go out on some rides with the KB bunch down your way....
They will help you out as well, checking over a bike that you like...

I have been told, that they really are a great bunch of guys down there..
and the gals are even better... more friendlier....

[bigbadwolf]

wow crashe im surprised you didnt recommend me a yamaha virago 250cc cruiser! yea i was lookin at a gpx the other day but apparently it has engine problems now. dam. and nothin else in chch at the moment

[inlinefour]

im still lookin for a bike, but every time i tell someone im considerin gettin one they say "you'll regret the convenience and practicality and protection of a car..." (thats apart from the countless stories of people losing legs or heads by riding under trucks etc)...

has anyone here ever regretted selling their car to get a bike as their only mode of transportation?

I once sold my bikes to get a car due to a family on the way. Great having the car in that respect, but I missed the bike no end. If your having this much doubts sounds like you need a cage and once you can afford it buy a cheap bike. The only time I will consider using the cage is if Im transporting my son. I love bikes, but I love my son way more and there is no way Im putting him at risk by having him on one of my bikes.

[mattt]

im still lookin for a bike, but every time i tell someone im considerin gettin one they say "you'll regret the convenience and practicality and protection of a car..." (thats apart from the countless stories of people losing legs or heads by riding under trucks etc)...

has anyone here ever regretted selling their car to get a bike as their only mode of transportation?

Tell them to fuck off. I had a bike as only mode of transport for a few months last winter and had no probs. Just as long as it's reliable. Had the mrs. car for groceries and all that - so if your gonna flick the car, make sure you pick up a chik with a car first.

[*sic]

see no what you gotta do is not buy a engagement ring and get a bike instead.. like i did.

8 year relationship moving into the next stage..

or buy a badass motorbike...


Sold


enter the CBR250RR..


exit the misses...


with her best mate now who loves bikes haha...

every door that closes, the mates one opens.