Final post

[GSVR]

Totally natural and understandable that you carry on with the great memories of a freind, but dont glorify what happened to you mate. You make it sound like Uncle B died in a motorcycle accident?... He was killed in a car accident. People die mate, everyday, ''greatest price had been paid''? what a joke. Dont blame motorcycling on the loss of you freind.

Thanks for that I was 100% sure he was riding his black GSXR1000 with Jimbo600 following him. Even visited the corner he fell off on.

I'll have to remember not to shoot my mouth off in future when I don't know the facts.

[jrandom]

Dafe out!

Bye!

[Mental Trousers]

interesting read .. it have been having similar thoughts about the little group that I ride with ... it just got too fast ....

A more interesting point is the lack of understanding from those I ride with ... they choose to tease me about my lack of enthusiasm ...

Maybe tri boy has the answer .. dunno ..

You generally have 3 choices when things are getting too fast: stop riding, change to a different type of riding or go racing.

Many people around here have chosen to go racing, but that gets expensive damn fast. You learn a hell of a lot about yourself and about 50x more than you ever thought it was possible to know about the art of riding a bike.

Quite a few others have decided that playing in the dirt or riding out to the middle of butt fuck nowhere is the way to go. That's more about the getting there with a bunch of mates and the scenery, not how fast you get there. Half decent roads actually cover bugger all of the country.

Others chose to remove themselves from temptation altogether and stop riding. Shame to lose them from the community because often they're colourful and interesting characters.

Shame Dafe is leaving, but it seems it hasn't been a hasty decision.

Now there's only Finn and Robert Taylor to bash the Labour party at every opportunity. More people that dislike tree huggers, Political Correctness and lefties are needed!!!

[sinfull]

More people that dislike tree huggers, Political Correctness and lefties are needed!!!

Sudden urge to go start the chainsaw, the v8, the fire (throw a tyre on it) and and and eat greasy burgers in styrofoam containers !
But i will no doubt just sit here and procastinate some more !

[Storm]

The Labour party are a bunch of bludging soft cock crybabies who didnt get beaten enough by thier parents and are now making sure no one ever gets told the cold hard truth about what fat lazy, good for nothing sponges, unwilling to lift a hand for honest work they are OR, maing sure good upstanding productive folk are being victimzed and raped till they bleed by the taxman to pay for aforementioned oxygen thieves, at which point-quite rightly too- they move somewhere better.
Sure, we're better off without them says some people, but there needs to be workers somewhere to fuel the gravy train,and if they all leave, where are your sorry moaning carcasses then?







That what you're after MT?
Glad to be of service

[Ms Piggy]

Go well and take care of yourself. Great thread. Cheers CSL.

[Daffyd]

You have raised a lot of good points.
Good luck, good health, and look after yourself.

[Storm]

By the way, look after yourself Dafe, maybe we'll see you again, maybe we wont. Vaya con dios amigo

[FJRider]

To all you young fellas and fella-eses out there. Ride safe and most importantly, ride within your comfort zones. If you're feeling pressured to ride beyond that, then seriously think about the consequences.
There's riding groups to suit all riders levels and don't be afraid to go it alone until you find the group best suited to you. Peer pressure and fast bikes don't mix well and you only get the one body to see you through this lifetime.
So take care of it and don't skimp when it comes to protecting yourself, buy the best as your body deserves it.



"Be prepared to know alot of people who are going to die"

To all those that ride motorcycles, what more can be said. If I had a litre of gas for every friend killed while motorcycling, I wouldn't have enough for a full tank. BUT I still would have more than I would like. TRY to make the right decisions. Even if it means getting a bit of stick for it.... You'll live longer.
Ride SAFE...see ya out there.

[karla]

Don't know you Dafe but I hope that I can make a conscious decision to leave when the time comes - as it will, one day - rather than just drifting away into oblivion. Thank you for saying goodbye.

I've thought about the friends dying thing a lot - if you go to church you will also get to know lots of people who will die. It doesn't mean that going to church is dangerous, it just means that because you know more people, you will experience death more often.

It's the nature of the human beast to make up reasons for our actions, but we don't actually need to justify or explain what we do. We just need to do what is right for us, when we are ready. Well done doing that, you've set a good example.

When one door closes, another opens ...

[Crasherfromwayback]

See ya later Dave.

If you read this and ever feel the urge to simply have a ride, come and borrow one of our demo bikes...you've been a pleasure to deal with.

My wee take on motorcycles (and the people that ride them) in general...

They are simply one of THE best inventions ever. They give us thrills, adventures, freedom and good friends.

The same way smokers congregate and chat...you'll always easily chat to any other biker. Do you jump out of your car at the top of the Takas and chat to the peanut in the Toyota?

The price we all sadly get to pay for the priviledge is obvious.

Having been in the bike industry for so long I've probably seen more than most leave us. But it will never stop me riding them.

We're all different, and if like Dave your bike 'flame' has burned out, fair enough.

But giving them away because you think they're dangerous is crap.

Eating poorly cooked chicken is dangerous too.

Ride to your own ability...tell anyone that gives you shit for doing so they're a cocksucker. Go racing if you're one of the cocksuckers so you can show us all how fast you are.

Pete

[MD]

All the best Dafe. Might see you around the burb sometime.

There's more to riding than chasing the bike in front- although it's all I'm interested in myself! I'm being serious too.

Today was a classic example of the joy of motorcycles, or more to the point, the joy of diverse types of motorbikes. A friend and I took out the new Harley Rocker and Suzook M109 demo bikes.
We had a ball. Grins from ear to ear. A different style, a different pace (for sure) but all the same a buzz to be on a special bike - both of them.

As someone said above, there's no need to dish motorcycling across the board, over the loss of a close Friend. Try off road, adventure or a Cruiser.

One day I will mature...no really... and settle back in a comfy Cruiser and still enjoy the hell out of riding.

I also take the view that we don't know what is ahead for us. Enjoy the moment. You might give up riding and miss out on years of pleasure from something that you really love, only to die of another cause, miserable in the knowledge that you could have carried on riding and been much happier.

Comes back to my guiding principle in life. Life is a means of travel, not a destination.

[merv]

Thanks for that I was 100% sure he was riding his black GSXR1000 with Jimbo600 following him. Even visited the corner he fell off on.

I'll have to remember not to shoot my mouth off in future when I don't know the facts.

Yeah wish maha man was as sensible and could get his facts straight before he spouted off about Uncle B.

Must say I glossed over his comment earlier and didn't notice the "died in a car" crap - sheesh! ... but sure as MD says you can die from all sorts of things.

[blacksheep]

met you and uncle b a way back when i had my old sv,i can understand where you are coming from but you will be back,i had a 15 year break and now i'm back and feel more mature with regard to handling the whole red mist/peer pressure thing and just ride like a nana now but i enjoy just riding and don't feel like i need to prove anything by being on the limit all the time.anyway all the best to you and yours and keep safe whatever you do.but whatever just enjoy life!

[Colapop]

A decision well made. For the right reasons. The most right reason is, for you. Whether you ride or don't ride for whatever reason is entirely up to you. Fair voyage sir, I hope to meet you (again) in another facet of life.