Have you ever felt like giving up riding?

[actungbaby]

The only reason I've given up riding is because I couldn't afford to bring my bike with me to the Philippines and I can't afford to buy one here yet. I may eventually buy another one here, but realistically it will prolly only be a tiddler 'cos the traffic here is f**ken CRAZY, and the average speeds in town are 15-20kph. On the other hand there are some nice riding roads out of town. I'm 70, BTW.

Nice mate keep going when you can enjoy the philpines though

[actungbaby]

[QUOTE=lizardb0y;1130392588]This is something I wrote a while ago to someone who had been suffering from ongoing problems from a concussion, and was in the process of selling all his bikes.
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hope you okay know mate

I started riding when i was 15 that was like 1979 i stoped riding

When we moved ciites and didnt have a job so no money that was 1987

Well sold both bikes got scotter about 1989 . before then thought not

having bike i just chould think i whould it be like no way this is my life

But when my nephew came along i needed hobby that chould do from

home so got into amiga compters, psx2 and such helped raise him

Then when was 8 got taken of us through custody fight,i thought oh dam

that was naother life changer so i got mx5 car as i got a job after 10 years

Without one so spent 3 years paying that of , i haveowned that car for last 10

years, got married finally at age of 44 yrs and had my own son , so was

looking great, lost my job of 13 years aghh life changer again.

Got part time cleaning work felt good again after 2 years of no work.

I thought labout bikes so i looked at trademe brought a damaged vfr 750 fn

thought what the f@# have i done can i ride this is going be lemon

Love riding the bike again enjoy so much so was good choice athough

looking at seems strange choice to make with family and 2 seater car and

a bike, but my confidence has imporived and feel great so good choice

for me. and way look at am happy its better for me and my family.

Listen to your head but also follow your instints too

[sugilite:Me]

To the OP, I can honestly answer NO, I have never once considered stopping riding (30 years and counting so far). Even after my worst prang which earned me a six week stay in hospital on my back in traction. All I could think about the whole time was what new bike was I going to buy. Turned out that was Suzuki RM125 motocross bike, which I bought with my leg still in plaster. I discovered I could ride it by kick starting it with my hand, then leaning down to change gear with my hand, with plastered leg sticking out in the wind, had a few rides like that.

[Winston001]

It's a little surprising that hardly anyone has reflected on responsibility to others - for example wife and children. Once you've drawn them into the trauma of hospitals, CAT scans, serious talks with doctors, weird medication reactions...do you ignore your family and ride again? Expecting them to pick up the pieces again..and again..??



Still, as I said earlier, its a personal decision.

[tigertim20]

I often feel like giving up riding. Owning shitty old bikes that need a lot of maintenance does that.

thats half the fun. learning. I find you appreciate your ride alot more once youve actually out some effort into it, rather than just throwing cash at it

It's a little surprising that hardly anyone has reflected on responsibility to others - for example wife and children. Once you've drawn them into the trauma of hospitals, CAT scans, serious talks with doctors, weird medication reactions...do you ignore your family and ride again? Expecting them to pick up the pieces again..and again..??



Still, as I said earlier, its a personal decision.

good point. Im lucky my other half understands and enjoys my passion for bikes. she knows what a cunt Id be if I didnt have a bike. she feels the same as I, the pleasure is worth the risk.

[Daffyd]

Still, as I said earlier, its a personal decision.

I regularly think about the impact on my family; (well both families) and have decided to give up when I consider there is a strong possibility that I will stuff up, but having said that, my new partner is keen for me to keep riding. She also wants to learn as well.

[swbarnett]

It's a little surprising that hardly anyone has reflected on responsibility to others

Did anyone ever suggest that Edmond Hillary should not have climbed Everest becuase he had a responsibility to his family to play it safe? Life is for living.

Expecting them to pick up the pieces again..and again..??

If you're crashing often enough to say this you're doing something wrong.

[Conquiztador]

I will ride as long as I can and have never considered giving up. Have had a bike of some sort since 12yo.

[SMOKEU]

thats half the fun. learning. I find you appreciate your ride alot more once youve actually out some effort into it, rather than just throwing cash at it

There's a reason why I don't do much more than oil changes and spark plug replacement. It always ends in disaster, and then I have to end up paying someone else to fix my fuckups. Like yesterday it took numerous forum posts and a few hours just to get an airbox back on. I also managed to break one of the carby heater bolts right at the head of the bolt, so now the broken bolt is stuck inside the carby, and it leaks several litres of fuel per minute.

That's exactly why I pay a competent person to do the work properly first time round, otherwise the bike sits in the garage in pieces for months at a time until I can find a truck or trailer and a tow car to take the bike to someone who knows what they're doing. In the end it costs the same amount of money. I do also have a workshop manual, yet I still manage to fuck up the simplest of tasks.

[roogazza]

63 !!!! Get off the road gramps.

Hell Sootie , please dont encourage him , hes a hazzard on the road and slow as a wet weed.

But I still have to keep my hat on in public,
cos if girls see me, they chase me !

[sootie]

63 !!!! Get off the road gramps.




Hell Sootie , please dont encourage him , hes a hazzard on the road and slow as a wet weed.

You are as bad as my bloody nephew!
He thought about it recently & then told the family multitude that he thought 70 years of age was as old as anyone should be allowed to drive until.

[tigertim20]

There's a reason why I don't do much more than oil changes and spark plug replacement. It always ends in disaster, and then I have to end up paying someone else to fix my fuckups. Like yesterday it took numerous forum posts and a few hours just to get an airbox back on. I also managed to break one of the carby heater bolts right at the head of the bolt, so now the broken bolt is stuck inside the carby, and it leaks several litres of fuel per minute.

That's exactly why I pay a competent person to do the work properly first time round, otherwise the bike sits in the garage in pieces for months at a time until I can find a truck or trailer and a tow car to take the bike to someone who knows what they're doing. In the end it costs the same amount of money. I do also have a workshop manual, yet I still manage to fuck up the simplest of tasks.

I got two words for ya mate

project bike.

a daily reliable bike like your SRAD, and a second cheapy fucked piece of shit you slowly do up and learn on the way, then it doesnt matter how badly you fuck something up!!

[SMOKEU]

I got two words for ya mate

project bike.

a daily reliable bike like your SRAD, and a second cheapy fucked piece of shit you slowly do up and learn on the way, then it doesnt matter how badly you fuck something up!!

Good idea, I have a TS185 in the garage that I hardly ever use. It could do with a fair bit of work.

[tigertim20]

Good idea, I have a TS185 in the garage that I hardly ever use. It could do with a fair bit of work.

get stuck in man!! its how I learnt!

[Brian d marge]

No

Hes me little list

I shall give up

Drinking
Sex
bikes

NOT

If drinking gets expensive , Ill make my own ( as I do now)
Im married , but I can still dream
Motocross , or Morgan 3 wheeler ..

Those people that Know me would never take me bikes away , they Know how much they mean to me

Stephen