Where is biking going, is the direction what we are prepared to live with?

[hayd3n]

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[AD345]

Meh

Little changes except perception. It has been just under 30 years since I started riding and there's nothing I did then that I can't do now. I do do somethings differently but that is only (not mostly - ONLY) because I'm a different rider.

My days of blatting hither and yon on a 750 Katana (my first real bike) have become days of blatting hither and yon on a 1600cc cruiser.

I get the same, perhaps even more, enjoyment as I did then. I spend the same amount of time worrying about the direction of motorcycling as I did then, which is none.

The sky is not falling

[Ocean1]

Cities in Europe are now removing roadsigns, crossings, sidewalks and the accident rates are dropping at an amazing rate. Why? Because suddenly people have to once again take responsibility of their decisions, be more alert and considerate to each others.

References?

Edit: ah, I see, cheers.

[Swoop]

I am old skool. Black leathers and sunnies. Ride rain or shine when I want to. Can't be bothered with a bunch of high tech gear. Have a long oil skin as rain gear.

But I digress. Stray even...

The problem with modern bikers' is that too many sit down to piss.

It has been the lack of regard for anything that resembles a law shown by a small number that has resulted in more laws being imposed upon the many.

So, have you berrated the motorcycle gangs' like Highway 61, Mongrel Mob, Black Power, etc, about their behaviour on the roads?

[Dare]

Also from Europe: shared space http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared_space (Auckland council is considering this)
What is this? Giving drivers to use their actual brains? IT CAN'T BE DONE!

Meanwhile in a country where the opposite is happening... http://gizmodo.com/5550982/woman-sui...r-hit-by-a-car

I know where I would rather live.

[avgas]

Yep its like I have always said.
"......finally you place the wedding ring over the piston, the wedding rings purpose is to slow the bike down so much that you can't keep the bike and end up buying a car........"
Its about time New Zealand got a haircut and got real job.

Now all NZ has to wait for it to grow old and die.

[Kickaha]

So, have you berrated the motorcycle gangs' like Highway 61, Mongrel Mob, Black Power, etc, about their behaviour on the roads?

Whens the last time you saw any of them on the roads?

[Katman]

And since when were the Mongrel Mob and Black Power motorcycle gangs?

[Maha]

And since when were the Mongrel Mob and Black Power motorcycle gangs?

They used to be way back when didnt they?
Before they went all girly and opted for cars.
I remember as a kid, seeing bikies being escorted by police between Dannevirke and Napier, bitches on the back holding the beer crates.
Fuck knows which gang they were.

[Swoop]

And since when were the Mongrel Mob and Black Power motorcycle gangs?

So you are not telling them to be "reponsible road users" or "responsible motorcyclists'" then?

[Kickaha]

They used to be way back when didnt they?

No they didn't

[slofox]

Meh

Little changes except perception. It has been just under 30 years since I started riding and there's nothing I did then that I can't do now. I do do somethings differently but that is only (not mostly - ONLY) because I'm a different rider.

My days of blatting hither and yon on a 750 Katana (my first real bike) have become days of blatting hither and yon on a 1600cc cruiser.

I get the same, perhaps even more, enjoyment as I did then. I spend the same amount of time worrying about the direction of motorcycling as I did then, which is none.

The sky is not falling

I agree.

42 years after I first got a bike I enjoy it as much as ever I did. I can still do now all that I did then. Actually, I can do more because the technology is soooo much better than way back then.

Like AD345, I don't fret. At all.

[Conquiztador]

I agree.

42 years after I first got a bike I enjoy it as much as ever I did. I can still do now all that I did then. Actually, I can do more because the technology is soooo much better than way back then.

Like AD345, I don't fret. At all.

Interesting view. And at the same time I have on KB stated that when petrol becomes $10/litre, when rego is $2K/year I will still ride. As only the dedicated will be on the roads there will be so much more space.

I still enjoy the riding as much as ever. It is all the stuff around the riding that gets to me at times. I just hate when a bit here and a bit there is chipped away. And it is done in such way that most do not even notice. Slowly we are herded in to a confinment and only when the gate closes will people wake up. But it will be too late.

[EJK]

Introducing a new 8 stroke 3000cc bike soon maybe?

[Katman]

I still enjoy the riding as much as ever. It is all the stuff around the riding that gets to me at times. I just hate when a bit here and a bit there is chipped away. And it is done in such way that most do not even notice. Slowly we are herded in to a confinment and only when the gate closes will people wake up. But it will be too late.

We've whined for so long that our misfortunes are everyone elses fault (and been led by an organisation intent on nurturing that belief) that the government have decided to step in and save us from ourselves.

Mark my words - the next step will be compulsory flouro vests.

We need to lose the victim mentality and start taking responsibility for our own well-being.