Anyone here ride bikes....motorbikes ?

Used to but I went soft after my daughter came along five years ago and I packed it in. Went out one day and made a silly mistake that led to a bit of moment, and from that point on I couldn't shake the thought of not seeing the family again after hooning it through the glens. Kept going out after that but, dunno, the magic had gone along with some of my confidence.

There are too many bikes that I like even though they're nearly all too tall for me. There's no way I'd ever ride a cruiser just so I can touch the floor but I might be tempted to get back into bikes with a ratty old adventure bike of some kind if I can stand the thing up.
 
I can’t even get a GS off it’s stand :(

I know what you’re saying about selling up, still stings as I thought I shared the only live once outlook. What’s worse is I spent the money on a new garage roof and have nothing to put in it. Irony of that...
 
Motocross man here. Haven’t had a bike for a few years now, but missing it badly. Last bike was a Yamaha YZF450. Absolute beast of a bike. Currently got my eye on a 2018 KTM 450.
 
Gave up a few years ago.
Had Hondas and Ducati's for years as play things - still kept the cars.

Sold the Ducati, missed a bike for the summer.
Next summer got a street triple and rode it half a dozen times, sold it with less than 100 miles on the clock - had lost all my confidence, didn't feel safe. A weird experience, no idea why.
 
Matty6 said:
Motocross man here. Haven’t had a bike for a few years now, but missing it badly. Last bike was a Yamaha YZF450. Absolute beast of a bike. Currently got my eye on a 2018 KTM 450.
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4 banger mx-ers are mental, young man's game that.
 
jobr1850 said:
Gave up a few years ago.
Had Hondas and Ducati's for years as play things - still kept the cars.

Sold the Ducati, missed a bike for the summer.
Next summer got a street triple and rode it half a dozen times, sold it with less than 100 miles on the clock - had lost all my confidence, didn't feel safe. A weird experience, no idea why.
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A very similar thing happened to a mate of mine.

Out for a Sunday morning run on his R1 when, in his words, "Couldn't stop thinking of the dangers ". He rode home very gently and the bike was sold within a week.

I can see his point as we should never forget the dangers associated with bikes but when those thoughts become all consuming it's probably best to call it quits.
 
MetalMickie said:
A very similar thing happened to a mate of mine.

Out for a Sunday morning run on his R1 when, in his words, "Couldn't stop thinking of the dangers ". He rode home very gently and the bike was sold within a week.

I can see his point as we should never forget the dangers associated with bikes but when those thoughts become all consuming it's probably best to call it quits.
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Totally agree, that last line was my exact thought process.
 
Cabby said:
4 banger mx-ers are mental, young man's game that.
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Tbh, age is what’s stopping me buying another bike at the moment! At 38 I feel my MX hobby might/should be over!

I’ve been lucky over the years regarding injuries. Only had a few strains, pulls etc. Have been witness to many horrific incidents though.
 
Matty6 said:
Tbh, age is what’s stopping me buying another bike at the moment! At 38 I feel my MX hobby might/should be over!

I’ve been lucky over the years regarding injuries. Only had a few strains, pulls etc. Have been witness to many horrific incidents though.
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I know what you mean and yet some of the guys racing pre-65 & 74 are in their late fifties and sixties and I can't believe how hard they still go at it.
 
Bought my first when I was 13 too many years ago to mention (1956). T'was dead in a farmer's hedge and paid £3 for it, a '44, 350 Ariel, no rear suspension, and girder front. Got it to work and roared around the fields for a few years until my mate over revved it and stuck the con-rod through the side! Had several road bikes (BSA, Honda, Triumph, Yamaha), last one was BMW K1200 used for 75mile commute - idiots on the road who don't look around convinced me to stop using2 wheels on public roads. Always had and road trials bikes, couple of Bultacos still in shed (one in need of LCA) with a Gas Gas and recently sold my 250 Beta, 325 Bultaco and 250 Sherpa.
 
Have owned a '62 Dommie 650SS for the past 40 years though not rode it for last 15. Now away for a restore to 'working bike standard' by our local 'Norton-man' who knows all the best places for bits & renewals etc. Been gone 2 years... just hope I'm around when he completes it :whistle:
 
Cabby said:
No sure how anyone could regret not riding a Honda, horrible bikes, horrible company.
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That's nearly as bigoted as my remark to a mate who bought a Harley.

"So you decided not to get a bike after all!"

Horrible lumps of outdated engineering that are slow, don't corner and have the stopping distance of a super-tanker.
 
The dullest factory in history. Go in to a Honda showroom and see if you can find a bike that stands out, boring, very boring and always have been, hate that corporate company. Other than an Africa Twin you couldn't give one away to me.
 
MetalMickie said:
I know what you mean and yet some of the guys racing pre-65 & 74 are in their late fifties and sixties and I can't believe how hard they still go at it.
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Too true! Some of the guys you’d see at meets or at the practice track could barely walk from the van to their bikes! As soon as they were on the track they’re ripping around like a teenager! Kudos to those fellas!
 
If I don’t buy another bike to ride, I’ll definitely buy a bike to restore. I would love to buy a mid 80’s CR500 or KX500 and bring it back to its former glory!
 
Cabby said:
The dullest factory in history. Go in to a Honda showroom and see if you can find a bike that stands out, boring, very boring and always have been, hate that corporate company. Other than an Africa Twin you couldn't give one away to me.
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You are in a minority then, as the VFR is rightly rated as one of the all time great bikes.
 
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