Wife says mid life crisis (BornAgainBiker)

[BornAgainBiker]

QUOTE ''I sold it when she got to big to fit on the back and bought a holden."

Australian are we?

and I own a Japanese Bike but I'm not Asian either Kiwi through and through

[Smifffy]

You like me have found the right doris, it makes having the bikes easier for us.

Yeah, the Moll really loves the bike, not so sure how she's going to react when I'm ready to collect a few more though.

Emotionally I'm ready, just not financially lol.

[tigertim20]

Unless it,s sex.

everytime I give the wife an orgasm, the bitch spits it out. Now I just stick to the bike

Fuck that, bikes come first round here.

Ditto. Wifey knows it too!!

If my wife let me ride her as much as my bike does I would rarely venture out the door...

Aint that the truth

[Voltaire]

Crisis - what crisis ?
You spend most of your life cheerfully working hard, supporting the kids, paying off the mortgage and all the other demands that being a taxpayer entails. Then one day there is enough cash left over for YOU to put towards a small vehicle with only two wheels, and suddenly everyone says that you are having a crisis. By the time you have managed to pay for all that ( which usually take untill "middle-age" ) I'd say that the crisis is well and truely over.

Agreed the crisis was being on one income and working 6 days a week. I never sold my my old shitters as they were worth bugger all....now 15 years later I find I'm into classic bikes...by default.

[Maha]

Was it a crisis or a realization?
Mine came as realization that it was something that I wanted to do for many years.

[unstuck]

When we met all those years ago I said " Listen bitch,I ride bikes and go 4x4ing with my mates and do whatever the fuck I want, so if ya cant accept that then you better fuck off now". Were still together 23yrs later. I hope she never reads this.

[BornAgainBiker]

Was it a crisis or a realization?
Mine came as realization that it was something that I wanted to do for many years.

I would like to think realization, as I always have had bikes except the last few years, and just felt it was a good timing that the CBR came up as I just started to look. I don't think it is a crisis yet, If it was I think I would have just left the Mrs for a newer model

[BornAgainBiker]

When we met all those years ago I said " Listen bitch,I ride bikes and go 4x4ing with my mates and do whatever the fuck I want, so if ya cant accept that then you better fuck off now". Were still together 23yrs later. I hope she never reads this.

Fa#kin exhallant

[GrayWolf]

It may well be her kicking me out soon when I tell her (ask her) that I want to spend over $800.00 on Front suspension upgrade

OK I am confused a bit here B.A.Biker, you have'nt ridden for a decade, you have purchased a fairly 'rapid' motorcycle and a pretty modern one. You stated elsewhere you will be taking it easy, and give the bike respect, but you want a $800 suspension upgrade? Do you NEED it? have you found the limits of something in the bikes handling characteristics?
The average rider cannot reach the full potential of a bike over 600cc on the road, and before I get bullshit comments, we would ALL be Valantino Rossi's if that were true. No I dont ride a blade, yes my bike is an 'old one', yes I am 'old' and I never stopped riding...........

[BornAgainBiker]

OK I am confused a bit here B.A.Biker, you have'nt ridden for a decade, you have purchased a fairly 'rapid' motorcycle and a pretty modern one. You stated elsewhere you will be taking it easy, and give the bike respect, but you want a $800 suspension upgrade? Do you NEED it? have you found the limits of something in the bikes handling characteristics?
The average rider cannot reach the full potential of a bike over 600cc on the road, and before I get bullshit comments, we would ALL be Valantino Rossi's if that were true. No I dont ride a blade, yes my bike is an 'old one', yes I am 'old' and I never stopped riding...........

Sorry graywolf for not clarifying but just for your benefit and with out feeding you bullshit here is why I am looking into it. Since buying the bike I have found that the forks have not been maintained and have seen that the forks seals need to be replaced, the ride up front has not improved with any of the adjustments for dampening or rebound. After talking to the local Honda dealer and getting a price to do a simple service on the forks, I then got a price from a Suspension specialists, not one but two and both have told me that the springs in the forks were in fact a bit light (may have something to do with my weight) and that the valves etc were not that efficient either. This may or may not be the case and it may well be a sales pitch. I am not looking a competing with Rossi I'm happy to leave that to the older more experienced blokes like yourself. What I am looking for is the best possible value for money to service the forks and what will give me a better/safer ride, yes I have done plenty of fork seals myself before and could do these ones also, but can I be bothered? I am thinking I may have to, as I haven't talked to the wife yet. I hope this clarifies things for you. Sorry forgot to mention that the dealer was talking in the vacinity of $700.00 plus so for less than another couple of hundy I could have a better safer setup than factory.

[MIXONE]

If you are going to keep the bike go for it.

[BornAgainBiker]

If you are going to keep the bike go for it.

Cheers Mixone, Yep looking to hang onto it for a while, always fancied having one when I first saw them come out. So now that I have it would prefer to keep it. I'm also going to look into the track days at Ruapuna (not so I can take on Rossi) so I can up skill, But I cant see anything coming up in the near future there. But will keep looking.

[tigertim20]

Why are you upgrading the suspension if you arent valenino rossi?
Farkkk man!!!!

An upgrade is an upgrade, doesnt need to be for racing!!

[BornAgainBiker]

Why are you upgrading the suspension if you arent valenino rossi?
Farkkk man!!!!

An upgrade is an upgrade, doesnt need to be for racing!!

Cheers for that Tigertim

[GrayWolf]

Sorry graywolf for not clarifying but just for your benefit and with out feeding you bullshit here is why I am looking into it. Since buying the bike I have found that the forks have not been maintained and have seen that the forks seals need to be replaced, the ride up front has not improved with any of the adjustments for dampening or rebound and that the valves etc were not that efficient either.

Ahhhh apologies. If you are having to rebuilt the forks, check out if cartridge emulators will help in the poor valve situation. The reference to bullshit comments was not aimed at you, it was for the 'think i AM' vaneltino rossi brigade. Im too old, too fat, too slow to even try.


This may or may not be the case and it may well be a sales pitch.

Have fun, and I 'feel your pain' I have a bike that sat basicaly for years doing bugger all work, and just about every seal you can think of to be replaced?? has been