I've lost that lovin' feeling

[FROSTY:Me]

Hey guys n gals I wanna ask some advice here.
Over the past 30 years Bikes and bike riding have been my overriding passion.
I've lived breathed bikes for a long time.
Last few years since I opened our car/bike yard i've just got to feeling jaded at the whole thing. Kinda. "should I take the bike out for a ride--Nahhh can't be bothered"
I've remembered/rediscovered a whole heap of other sports i meant to try or was involved in and motorcycles just meant it couldn't happen.
I'm seriously thinking that I need to stop selling bikes so its not part of my life 24/7
Or maybee taking a break from riding for a lil while.
Has anyone else felt that way and if so how did ya deal with it?

[Gremlin]

Went for a proper ride and was reminded how good it was.

[Edbear]

Went for a proper ride and was reminded how good it was.

Agreed, did the same. However don't do anything hasty, we go through stages in our lives and you may have finished with bikes forever, but then you may find after a time, as I did, that you'd like to get back on again. Go with the flow and don't stress over it.

If you enjoy selling bikes, and have a good rep for it, I'd be reluctant to give them up completely, money is money after all.

One of my "problems" is in owning a great bike that I love. Then mates come around and talk about doing trips away and we get the commaraderie coming out again...

[MSTRS:Me]

If you are not enjoying riding, at the mo, then don't. Who says you have to, anyway?
Sooner or later, you will want to ride again, even if it's only occasionally.
In the meantime, I could do with what you aren't spending on gas etc...

[White trash]

I stopped working in a bike shop. Love of bikes came right back almost instantly. Ditch the fuckers Frosty.

[gijoe1313]

Go and do something else for a wee while mate, park the bike(s) up and follow some other things that you've been meaning to do. Whenever you feel like throwing a leg over a bike, you'll have one at least to do so!

You may be experiencing burn out from the busy aspects of your life and need to find some chill out time away from those problems. Go take a walk on the beach, fly a kite, take a day trip out to a lovely spot you haven't been to in a while (not necessarily on a bike!)

Take some time out for yourself!

[miloking]

I stopped working in a bike shop. Love of bikes came right back almost instantly. Ditch the fuckers Frosty.

If it works that way then ..I should feel sorry for all the guys working in a strip clubs as bouncers and shit...

[Motu]

40 years as a mechanic,it's just a job and bikes are my life.I've been a bike mechanic a couple of times - and both times lost interest in bikes.Don't make your passion your daily life,it just sucks the joy out.

[beyond]

Used to love photography and joined the Airforce to be a photographer and ended up doing weddings as well.

Did that for two years, got out of it, barely picked up a camera since.

They say never make your passion a job or never make your hobby a job.

Don't pull out all together. Just put your bikes aside for a bit and see if the lovin feeling returns after an absence cos they also say absence makes the heart grow fonder.

I'm already in cold turkey after selling my bike. Funny things is if you choose not to ride your bike its still there if you want to. Once its gone you can't ride it if it aint there.


Give it time mate.

[James Deuce]

Have a big, fuck off, I nearly died accident so you can't ride for a while. Worked for me.

[vifferman]

Have a big, fuck off, I nearly died accident so you can't ride for a while. Worked for me.

Well, yeah - there is that approach. Having a several month forced break worked for me too. The longest involuntary period without riding I've had in the last 20 years.

[Katman]

They say never make your passion a job or never make your hobby a job.

Well that's me fucked then.

[James Deuce]

Well that's me fucked then.

Lucky man.

[beyond]

Well that's me fucked then.

Pretty much

[Edbear]

Have a big, fuck off, I nearly died accident so you can't ride for a while. Worked for me.

Done that! Six months, a major spinal op and still in a full torso body brace, living on painkillers and I'm really ready to drive and ride now!

Sucks that it's gonna be a long while yet!