Go Back   Two Wheel Fix > Riding > Street

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 07-03-2009, 02:26 PM   #11
tached1000rr
WERA White Plate
 
tached1000rr's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: NC
Moto: 2009 GSXR 1300
Posts: 2,448
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by z06boy View Post
I'll ride as long as I can. Over 20 years so far.

Whenever I do give up riding I'll be that old grey headed guy that can barely walk...crawling out of the Viper...Cobra replica...911 Porsche or supercharged Vette I'm pretty sure.

I don't plan to ever give up performance vehicles.
Same here....
tached1000rr is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-03-2009, 03:06 PM   #12
Tmall
Aspiring Rapper
 
Tmall's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Halifax, NS
Moto: '12 CB1000R
Posts: 3,569
Default

Well, I've been riding for 24 years on and off. And I'm only 28..

Does that buy me a membership in the valued opinion category?

Aside from that, I would like to say its a big part of my life, it just hasn't been this year. Too many things on the go.

I seriously considered selling it this year. Still weighs on my mind from time to time. I have zero interest in risking my life to improve my skills.

Been to the edge of my tires and back countless times, can wheelie, can do gay stoppies, yet I have no desire to push my limits any more. I just feel like I'm on the wrong bike for the type of riding I do.

There is a tourer in my future. I just don't know how soon.

I want to do 1000 mile days.
Tmall is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-03-2009, 03:38 PM   #13
Amber Lamps
Moto GP Star
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 14,556
Default

I've been riding since I was a little kid and have owned a mc since I was 14, I'm 44 now and I don't plan to stop until I finally die from cancer or on my bike.
Amber Lamps is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-03-2009, 05:40 PM   #14
MILK
The cows want you dead.
 
MILK's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 2,087
Default

I am not a rabid motorcyclist. I AM a rabid gardener.
MILK is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-03-2009, 06:31 PM   #15
azoomm
moderator chick

 
azoomm's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Hill Country TX
Moto: Pasta Rockets
Posts: 8,917
Default

My family is number one.

Motorcycling is number two.
azoomm is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-03-2009, 07:32 PM   #16
EpyonXero
AMA Supersport
 
EpyonXero's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Redneck Riviera, FL
Moto: 2003 VFR800f6
Posts: 2,531
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by pauldun170 View Post
I guess I'm old enough and have been riding long enough where I'm not going to automatically put up a "OMG iMa gONna b RiDiNGz 4eVa!!!

Never thought about it as a hobby or considered when I'm going to give it up. Don't do it for social reasons, adrenaline chasing and not once have I ever considered giving it up.


It's kinda of a confort thing. I feel more confortable, even safer travelling by MC. Toss on top of that the whole perception of your surrounding thing...I'm not a big fan of travelling in a sensory deprivation vessel.

There are a bunch of other reasons I could list, but I think I'm going to leave it at "Shooting for the 50 years of riding" mark.
Same here. I started riding because I needed a vehicle and I thought it would be fun to get a bike. Ive never been a car guy and I figured a bike would give me the most bang for my buck. So for a few years my motorcycle was my only form of transportation. After ruining my F2 I went a year or so with only a car to drive and it really sucked until I was able to get the bike I have now. I really dont see any reason why I would stop riding as log as Im physically able.

I dont stunt, I dont push limits, there are no canyons to carve in Florida. Id like to do some trackdays at some point but I just havent had the means yet. I just prefer riding a motorcycle to the other transportation options I have. Maybe if I get a jet pack Ill put the bike away.
EpyonXero is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-03-2009, 09:04 PM   #17
BobTheBiker
too much time on my hands
 
BobTheBiker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: the northern district of god damn
Moto: 01 ZX6R, looking for more now.
Posts: 1,802
Default

I dont ever see myself giving up on riding. leaving the SPORTBIKE world, possibly, and getting a tourer, but not ever giving up entirely.
BobTheBiker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-03-2009, 09:31 PM   #18
was92v
Nowhere Man
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 558
Default

41 years into it, I haven't really thought about quiting. It is just part of my life.
was92v is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-03-2009, 09:39 PM   #19
Apoc
For Science. You Monster.
 
Apoc's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Canada
Moto: '08 HD FLSTSB
Posts: 3,546
Default

I dunno i'll ever 'stop', but I ride a lot less now that im a little older. I prefer snowmobiles, and if I had to choose one right now, it would probably be that. But I imagine ill pretty much always have some form of motorcycle around. How much I use it is really what is to be determined. We dont have the best summers anyway.
Apoc is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-03-2009, 10:25 PM   #20
Gas Man
Trip's Assistant
 
Gas Man's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Imported from Detroit
Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic
Posts: 12,149
Default

I do nothing but work and motorcycles. If I'm not on the MC I'm usually on a MC forum. I do not really drink, do bars, no gaming, nothing else. I'm MC 23/7. I don't see that ever ending nor do I think my buds who's bikes I wrench on will let me if I wanted to.
__________________
-Chris



"Why pay somebody else to fuck up your bike?"
Run Amsoil Product
Gas Man is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 10:08 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.