Well there we go then...

....bike sold.

I am now bikeless. And shall remain so for quite a few years.
I am going to miss it. Had some great times on that bike.

Oh well.

 

Years?! why

 

Decided I can't trust myself on a bike. Too much temptation to rag it
everywhere. Young kids, etc etc.
Y'know, the usual things.

 

Get stuffed Moosehead.

 

? What, like on the wall of Fawlty Towers?

 

Whaa-aat?

Hell's teeth, you've survived this long - why suddenly assume that
because you're sprogged up, you're going to cop it tomorrow?

If you want to worry and bikes and kids, try putting your own kids on a
motorcycle. Now *that's* cause for concern.

 

I celebrated the sprog by buying another bike and not having a cage at
all. Mosehead isn't making any sense.

 

It's been a long time coming this. It's partially because I've managed
7 years without binning t that I think that it's only a matter of time.

I've been through this many many times. I love bikes. I mean, what a
stupendously great idea to get an engine and stick a wheel on either
end.
But I have no limiter on me, and it's just too much fun to thrash it
everywhere.
And I don't want to a) gain an injury that means I cannot run mountain
marathons, play hockey etc etc.
More importantly, I want to reduce the risk of my kids being sans-dad
for their formative years.
There's just a little too much risk in it. I will return to bikes in
later life.

There's an irony though, that I can only just finally afford a decent
bike...}:8)

I can imagine.

I imagine you're all there going 'pansy foo foo', or 'you only live
once' or 'turncoat'
But to be honest, I don't really give a toss. It's my life. But it's
also my kids life. And my kids come first this time.

Ho hum.

You watch me get run over by a bus now.

 

Making yourself look even dafter

 

I look plenty daft as it is... }:8)

 

I did 7 years without a bin before hangin up my leathers last year. Haven't
been on a bike in 14 months, and sold my Blackbird 8 months ago.

However in my case it was more to do with needing: a) Money towards buying a
house, and b) a roof over my head and boot-space for equipment when driving
to visit people for work.

If you think you've done the right thing, good for you. I'd love to get
another bike, but short of topping one of the increasingly depleted supply
of old relatives, I can't afford to for the forseeable future.

 

A couple of points you may have already thought of.

1). You've just described one of the main reasons people leave road
riding behind & take to the dirt. You can have an awful lot of fun with
virtually zero risk of serious injury off-road.

2). If your own limiter doesn't work, you could get a limited bike.
Something like a cheapo Chinese 125 trailbike can still give you the
kicks on twisty backroads, but will probably struggle to hit 60mph.
Maybe more importantly, it'll keep your NCB & 'continuous riding'
record going, which could save you several hundred quid on insurance
when you decide to get a proper bike again.

--
Krusty
www.MuddyStuff.co.uk
Off-Road Classifieds

'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger 955i '96 Tiger '79 Fantic Hiro 250

 

Or he could buy a nice dress, and take up flower arranging.

 

Good point.[/QUOTE]

It's in the back of my mind that, although I have no intention of
returning to road biking[1] for reasons that should be clear I might
get back into off-road riding at some point. But it'd have to be on
something like an XT500 - an ickle 2-stroke just wouldn't do it for
me.


[1] There, I've said it now.
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..'_/_|_\_'. Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom)
\`\ | /`/ GSX-R1000K3 (slightly broken, currently missing)
`\\ | //' BOTAFOT#3, SbS#2, UKRMMA#13, DFV#8, SKA#2, IBB#10
`\|/`
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Several people die each year from flower arranging related injuries you
know.


--
Krusty
www.MuddyStuff.co.uk
Off-Road Classifieds

'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger 955i '96 Tiger '79 Fantic Hiro 250

 

It's in the back of my mind that, although I have no intention of
returning to road biking[1] for reasons that should be clear I might
get back into off-road riding at some point. But it'd have to be on
something like an XT500 - an ickle 2-stroke just wouldn't do it for
me.


[1] There, I've said it now.[/QUOTE]

If you want to injure yourself off-road, an XT500 will do the job.

Just kick-starting it can break an ankle....

 

On Tue, 7 Nov 2006 12:38:16 +0000,

True, true. Not the most stable bike on the planet when hacking over
rough ground, but oddly satisfying in a one-upmanship sort of way.
I.e. "that fucking bike's not gonna get the better of me..."

Urban miff, I reckon. I always found mine a piece of piss to start.
The key was to _not_ use the little sight glass indicator, which
seemed to be placed in completely the wrong place. I used to just ease
it over TDC on the valve lifter and jump on it. I guess short-arses
would have struggled to get enough of a kick in, or anyone that tried
to do it sitting down, but it really shouldn't be a problem for any
normal person.

--
_______
..'_/_|_\_'. Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom)
\`\ | /`/ GSX-R1000K3 (slightly broken, currently missing)
`\\ | //' BOTAFOT#3, SbS#2, UKRMMA#13, DFV#8, SKA#2, IBB#10
`\|/`
`

 

Took me 30 before the big one caught up wiv me, so I reckon he's safe
for another 23.

--
_______
..'_/_|_\_'. Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom)
\`\ | /`/ GSX-R1000K3 (slightly broken, currently missing)
`\\ | //' BOTAFOT#3, SbS#2, UKRMMA#13, DFV#8, SKA#2, IBB#10
`\|/`
`

 

That should see a tidy decrease in throughput, should all the bikeless
types bugger off.

 

Just get a small capacity, perhaps an enduro or trail bike and have some
lower speed off road fun?