Are you a REAL biker?

[Firefight]

Why? You shuld not feel sorry for me. I am happy like this.

Ah I know this is But I have to ask you Mr Goattucker can you tell me how many goats there are in Remuera? ,And are they happy living in such a built up area ?, where do they stay. Who feeds them ?


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[Motu]

What's that bike in your avatar, Motu? Looks interesting.

That's the Honda NS750,a flattracker,they punched the CX500 out to 750 and turned it 90 deg,not a great success but it spawned the RS750,the bike that beat Harley at their own game,which in turn was responsable for the bastard XLV750.That was only a small thumbnail picture but it really stuffed up being reduced to avatar size - suggestions anyone?

We got old and soft,plain and simple...

[Posh Tourer :P]

Send me the thumbnail and I'll reduce it properly for you Motu

[Posh Tourer :P]

There are "Riders" and there are "Owners" .... nuff said.

Not sure which way you mean that. People who enjoy "riding" as an experience and others who just own, or people who enjoy "owning" as the full kitten caboodle, and other who just ride.

[hondav2]

Im with you firestormer, I hate leaving home on a dirty bike, I was going to sell the VTR but are riding it more than ever now, something about a vtwin aye. I done about 20,000km on the bikes last season and take the car to work each day.Cheers Toddy

[Bob]

Something interests me here. There is a view from some that unless you get out the spanners and work on the bike, you are not a 'real' biker. Why?

Why is it that if you're not competent with tools, you are not really a biker? This is a point of view often put forward by the classic bike set - mainly when they're looking for reasons to slag off modern bike owners.

I ride all year round, I cover a lot of miles in that time. I do not own a car, the bike is the only form of transport. I look forward to going to work, as it means I get out on the bike for a ride (I'll even ride the work route at weekends if I need a quick blat to try something out or just need a fun ride, as I know the roads so well). I probably ride 6 days a week, sometimes 7.

But I have no mechanical talents at all - even flatpack furniture is a challenging task for me. So why does that mean I am not a real biker? I have total respect for people that can whip out a spanner and do amazing things - but I don't have that ability. And I'm honest enough to admit it.

Likewise, to some people, the fact of owning a Very Yellow SV650S would preclude me from 'real biker' status. "Well it isn't a sportsbike/cruiser/chopper/trailbike/classic (delete as applicable), so it isn't a real bike, is it?" Well yes it is - a 650cc twin is probably one of the classic engine configurations, when you think about it!

To me, the best example of a 'real biker' I ever saw ran the most awful piece of cack I think I've ever seen on the road. It was an MZ of some kind - don't know what, as he had 'modified' it by lashing on a C90 fairing and painting it in desert camoflage... with exterior wall paint. But he loved that bike with a passion - and rode 7 days a week on it.

That, to me, is what being a 'real biker' is about - enjoying bikes and riding them.

[SPman]

Im with you firestormer, I hate leaving home on a dirty bike, I was going to sell the VTR but ....

Why? Was it dirty?
You must be a real biker!

[SPman]

That, to me, is what being a 'real biker' is about - enjoying bikes and riding them.

Being a REAL biker , is about somethoing within you. I have a brother who rides bikes occasionally, an aquaintance who used to ride bikes, aquaintances who ride (wobble around on) bikes. They are not REAL bikers!They ride bikes, but are not at one with bikes. They do it, but......I feel, that to ride bikes as a REAL biker, it is something within you, that lets you, nay, compels you, to ride bikes.You can have a "layoff", sometimes of many years, but something draws you back! You are "compelled" to ride. It is not a matter of choice. It has nothing to do with style, fashion,peer pressure, whatever, it is something within yourself!. Whatever your riding style - road, off road,no one can say - yes, you are a real biker, It is something that, ultimately, only you can answer!

[Holy Roller]

Why? Was it dirty?
You must be a real biker!

Still got to get the mud off mine from Cold Kiwi been to busy riding it to clean it
I'll take it to the garage and get it steamed cleaned sometime I'm passing that should do the trick. Then a quick polish and you'll never know the difference.

[Jackrat]

Being a real biker is just another label people will throw around in an atempt to make them selfs feel better.
Just how the fuck can you be a real anything unless you live a totaly single diamention life.I am a Father,Husband,Son,Brother,Uncle and a hell of a lot of other things that come way before any machine.
The only thing people that go on about being real anything are,is real image bunnys.
I work on my own bike but never my cars,all that means is that I enjoy working on my bike,nothing else.
I love purists,it's so much fun shaking their trees to see what kind of nut falls out.

[Ms Piggy]

That, to me, is what being a 'real biker' is about - enjoying bikes and riding them.

Yeah

[Motu]

Send me the thumbnail and I'll reduce it properly for you Motu

I'm running Mozilla and Mozilla Thunderbird for my mail now,but they don't seen to work together - Mozilla won't let me send an image????? I'll put it here for you.

[Posh Tourer :P]

Being a real biker is just another label people will throw around in an atempt to make them selfs feel better.
Just how the fuck can you be a real anything unless you live a totaly single diamention life.I am a Father,Husband,Son,Brother,Uncle and a hell of a lot of other things that come way before any machine.
The only thing people that go on about being real anything are,is real image bunnys.
I work on my own bike but never my cars,all that means is that I enjoy working on my bike,nothing else.
I love purists,it's so much fun shaking their trees to see what kind of nut falls out.

What are you on?!

Being a real anything doesnt mean you dedicate your entire life to it. By the looks of it, I'm a "real" biker - I ride 7 days a week, no other transport, do all my own maintenance, and enjoy all aspects of biking, including riding in the rain, and the maintenance.
I also play soccer, bridge and fencing, used to cycle regularly, work two jobs at about 30 hours a week, and study full time.
That is a hell of a lot of dimensions that dont revolve around bikes.....

[Posh Tourer :P]

I'll reduce that for you when I get home Motu, and post it up in this thread

[White trash]

Motorbiking isn't about getting somewhere, it's about the ride!

My sentiments per-zactly.

In Feb, myself, Jimbo, Fizzerman, Busajim and a couple of others went to Aexandra from Wellys in one day.

860km after leaving and getting there, I didn't want to stop. Then we rode home two days later, get to Picton and I was actually dissapointed.