Time to give it up?

**Paul in NZ** · 6th April 2009, 20:46

Whens the right time to give it up?? (motorbikes OR riding)

**Trudes** · 6th April 2009, 20:48

When it isn't fun or enjoyable any more. (Or you're so dangerous that it's only a matter of time before you kill yourself or someone else, but most people don't realise that until it's too late)

**James Deuce** · 6th April 2009, 20:49

When you can't be bothered anymore. When kayaking and fishing feels more fulfilling.

Or your bike got blown over and it's in the shop and you can't ride. But that's not really giving up.

**Jantar** · 6th April 2009, 20:50

When you ned someone to help you get on and off the bike.

**Ixion** · 6th April 2009, 21:08

Originally Posted by Jantar

When you ned someone to help you get on and off the bike.

That's no excuse. That would rule out the majority of the Ulysses Club.

Give it up - when they nail the lid down on me. Seriously, there's no real reason to give up riding nowadays, or at any rate no more than there is driving. With electric starters and all that, even chicks can ride nowadays, so old buggers certainly can.

**Crasherfromwayback** · 6th April 2009, 21:10

When you're dead and buried.

**BarBender** · 6th April 2009, 21:12

What BB said - When the thrill is gone...

**Madness** · 6th April 2009, 21:13

When you can't get your leathers on over the top of the incontinence pants.

**NordieBoy** · 6th April 2009, 21:21

Originally Posted by Ixion

With electric starters and all that, even chicks can ride nowadays, so old buggers certainly can.

Wait a minute.
Chicks can ride?

It was bad enough when they got the vote!

**Paul in NZ** · 7th April 2009, 07:04

Originally Posted by James Deuce

When you can't be bothered anymore. When kayaking and fishing feels more fulfilling.

Hmm.... You a mind reader or something?

or

Might be time for a new project perhaps???

**Paul in NZ** · 7th April 2009, 07:06

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Wait a minute.
Chicks can ride?

It was bad enough when they got the vote!

Exactly...

2 world wars

the great depression

vietnam

the mess in slovakia, afganistan and iraq....

The mafia, drugs and countless genocides etc ALL since women got the vote..

The current banking crisis as well... Coincidence? I think not...

**Trudes** · 7th April 2009, 07:09

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

Might be time for a new project perhaps???

Get a perm.

**Str8 Jacket** · 7th April 2009, 07:13

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

Hmm.... You a mind reader or something?

or

Might be time for a new project perhaps???

Buy a 2 stroke. They're ongoing projects and you'll never get bored! Angry is different to bored right?

Originally Posted by Trudes

Get a perm.

I agree...

**Duke girl** · 7th April 2009, 08:16

A few things that would make 1 give up riding would be having a serious accident which has left you with a disability that has stopped you from ever riding again, loss of confindence in riding, thru experiencing too many bad near misses on the road, having a family and not having the time to ride or go out with your mates on weekend rides which has happened to the best of us at some time in our lives. Not having the money to repair damage to your bike after binning it so therefore the bike just sits in the garage untouched. And having a partner who gives you the altimatum either the bike goes or I go and we all know what the answer to that is now don't we?.