Is motorcycling in your blood?

[eliot-ness]

everytime he sees one he starts yelling BIKE!! at the top of his voice.

I still do that, usually when I'm in the car and the wife's driving.

[klingon]

My Dad and his brother both had Indians, my Mum rode a Vespa and my big brother had six assorted road and trail bikes over a few years (these days he still gets around on wheels - the kind attached to a chair!* ) Even my little sister had a Harley.

I'm the only one in my family who's never owned a bike! Maybe I'm just a slow learner...




*P.S. Don't worry... it was a car crash - not a bike

[DemonWolf]

haha.. thats what I do as well Eliot-ness.. but normally to try and point the bikes out to my partners son (who's dad has brought a minimoto(I think) for him and apparently they both ride it.. but haven't seen it =(

anyways.. I've always been interested in bikes.. that I can remember =)

[JWALKER]

my dad influenced me.
grew up with him as a sterotyped harley rider. the whole long hair, beard, harley riding dad.
took me on the back of his harley and fell in love with the speed, the danger, i know it sounds whack, but the attention he used to get with a loud bike.
now i ride sports bikes and him and i are always telling each other, theirs is better.
still have a soft spot for the old classics though, like the triumph bonnie.

[Motu]

Bikes are not so much in my blood - but the machinery is.I am a 3rd generation motor mechanic - my father was a mechanic,my grandfather was a mechanic,my brother is a mechanic,and my closest cousin is a mechanic.In our family we grew up around boats and trucks....we went with the truck side.Bikes are ''easy'' - I can see the machinery,I can pull them apart and put them together quickly...mix n match,modify,adapt.An added bonus is they are good fun to ride as well.

[Squeak the Rat]

Freedom, adrenaline and speed are in my blood. Bikes are the epitomy of these combined.

I was out on a date with a nice young lady a month ago, sitting in a cafe. As hard as it was I managed to avoid looking at all the babes walking past, but damned if i couldn't stop myself checking out the bikes......

[NC]

Great grandfather had a indian..

I just loved em since i was lil

[ManDownUnder]

As a kid I spent a little time on the farm.... and on the farm bike - the rest is history....

[Edbear]

Great grandfather had a indian..

I just loved em since i was lil

NAme wasn't Burt...?

[NC]

NAme wasn't Burt...?

No, close Bernard

[Goblin]

I was into horses(well ponies actually) from an early age. Being the youngest of 5, 3 girls & 2 boys, I got the hand-me-down ponies. When I was about 9 or 10 my bro's got a little honda 50 and they wouldnt let me ride it. They all told me I was too small & girls dont ride bikes so I pinched it one day & promptly crashed it into the blackberry bush! Eventually they started to let me have little turns on it & I was hooked! Sold my last horse at age 15 and bought a little ER 125 to get my licence. Sold that & bought a GSXR400. Have had a few other bikes over the years and have never let anything or anyone stop me riding my bikes!
I think I have given the bike bug to my kids too, the youngest in particular! When he was a baby he would make this strange grunting sound from his tummy whenever he saw a bike. He was the same with tools....loves tools!
I was sitting watching Crusty Demons one day & he came & sat on my lap & started watching too. I wrapped my arms around him, as you do, & next minute he cracked a fat!! He fancies himself a bit of a crusty demon when he falls off his pushbike.

My grandfather was a RAAF Pilot and something about airshows still stirs my blood. my dad was a truck driver/mechanic and boat enthusiast. Still have the boating/fishing in the blood too.

[sunhuntin]

dunno if its in my blood...dunno what my bloodline is. but dads always had bikes, all jap bikes. i used to wait at the gate for him to come home, and hed sit me on the tank and take me around the yard.
i grew up on pushbikes, and have never had the desire to get my car license, so a motorbike seemed a natural next step. dad taught me to ride, and gave me his bike. when im ready to step up...i will be giving him mine. he hasnt ridden in months now and i know he misses it. im constantly giving him the keys and saying, take her out! but he just hangs em up.

[SPman]

Seeing Jim Redman on a works Honda 250/4 at the 1963 NZ Grand Prix - it proved motorbikes could sound good!
The Suzuki T20.
Jamie Longely on a new YDS3 Yamaha, who used to drone down the hill by our place in Browns Bay, every morning on his way to Uni.
Tales from the old man about his exploits before the war on his Ariel Red Hunter 500...Wellington to New Plymouth in 4 hours flat in 1938!
and my Grandfather had motorbikes
and....
and....

Who needs a reason!

[DMNTD:Me]

I got my first bike to piss my oldman off

...same!! Infact I had to move out because I got one...harsh for a 16y/o but I regret nothing...much
I always loved the look and sound of bikes as a kid but as soon as I saw Mad Max1 I was determind to score one...haven't looked back since

[SPman]

but as soon as I saw Mad Max1 I was determind to score one...haven't looked back since

Sooooooooo...thats where you get your riding style from........