The anticipation before a decent ride...

[fazer]

didn`t see my bike for 6 weeks - stuck in a container from the UK - but when I got the call to collect it from the docks, got all excited. When I saw it the shed I was all to eager to get the battery connected, shoved the plastics and windsceen in the car, and enjoyed every one of the 15 minutes ride home.

[Swoop]

There is a therapy group that can help this issue.
Riders Anonymous: We meet daily and on occasional evenings at a location called "Twistys". You will probably know the place!

[Kendog]

Ooh er!! Is that Mr Kendog you are describing??

Geeze, you are a cheeky bugger aint ya!!!
And to answer your question.....
He wishes!

[Maha]

Na you are on to it Blackbird, its just gone 2pm, i have finished work, the sun is out and its very very noice out there, so what the hell am i doing on here?
Good point, im going for a ride.....let the ritual begin......

[hellnback]

if you mean blabbering non-stop about it, thinking non-stop about it, planning non-stop about it... then, yep, guilty as charged.

Yeah mate, I used to sit up late at night keeping the missis awake, then wake up early check the bike over all morning then head out.
I'd get home and all I'd want to do is discuss the ride and every little thing that happened!! My wife got so sick of it she decleared the lounge a 'motorbike free' zone... that was untill she started riding herself, now she can't shut up about it.... and she can't believe what a bitch she was for not wanting to listen to my stories!!

[ceebie13]

Geeze, you are a cheeky bugger aint ya!!!

Who? Me? Surely not!

[Bend-it]

I'm having that NOW!! Haha... well, anticipation before a new bike bit!

Wife: I dreamt of you last night, what did you dream of?
Me: My new bike
- Slap! -

[scumdog]

I had reverse symptoms - beautiful day down here and decided a cruise was in order - only to find CB had pinched the T-Sport to go to a work meeting in Milton.

I got UN-anticipation excitement real quick.

[98tls]

HAha.....its pathetic isnt it....i have my bike ready bags packed days before a big ride.......then its always the same...i tell myself to go to bed early and get a great sleep but no i lie awake all night like a kid on xmas eve....

[Big Dave]

My ride anticipation syndrome manifests in conditioning leathers, polishing boots, cleaning visors and tinkering with the bike the night before a big ride.

[hellnback]

HAha.....its pathetic isnt it....

Only to the untrained eye... (like the neighbour who keeps looking over the fence everynight wondering what on earth can be wrong with the bike this time, didn't he just fix it last night, surely it can't be dirty all ready!!)

[KATWYN]

When I first started riding I was scared S***less getting reeady for a ride,
I had heaps of anxiety, butterflys and all that for these reasons

Now I ride everyday (to work and back) and i'm in an excited state of
anticipation to get on the R6 and ride home....and days like this
as well (20 degrees hot).....it can't get much better than this!

Katie

[Legolas]

How many other riders actually notice physical symptoms in anticipation of a decent length ride on their bikes?

It doesn't have to be in anticipation of a long ride that does it. Just a short ride will get me excited. In fact just cleaning or working on the bike gives me a cheesey grin. Yesterday was a beautiful day. A bit cold but clear and bright. Unfortunately I had to wait in for some carpet fitters who eventually turnred up too late for me to go out. I got the bike out with the intension of giving it the once over but sat and looked at it for ages with that feeling of anticipation.

[Blackbird]

It doesn't have to be in anticipation of a long ride that does it. Just a short ride will get me excited. In fact just cleaning or working on the bike gives me a cheesey grin. Yesterday was a beautiful day. A bit cold but clear and bright. Unfortunately I had to wait in for some carpet fitters who eventually turnred up too late for me to go out. I got the bike out with the intension of giving it the once over but sat and looked at it for ages with that feeling of anticipation.

Yep, that's the one Steve!

[jtzzr]

I know the feeling Geoff,got a new go fast around corners thingy on my bike , and I wanna use it ,you know the thingy I`m talking about, managed to take it out for a couple of hours ,but it`s just not right , I gotta get out I now have a nervous twitch, I had it before now it`s just starting to piss me off , LET ME RIDE