I am wondering if everyone is the same as me or if I am just a “freak” or something of that nature.
Long read, cliffs to follow
I never wanted a motorcycle in my entire life. I always thought they were the absolute dumbest thing possible. Then the girlfriend suggested we take ride with pride to see what it is like. So we did about 3 - 4 years ago. Naturally I had so much fun that I ran out and bought a motorcycle the same week… then we eventually got her one too. We had motorcycles for 2 seasons, when I decided to sell them so I could “move on” and get a house and engaged. She basically hated me when I sold her bike (I owned them both). I then bought a house/ring and we are getting married this year.
Every time I see a motorcycle I want one. I am looking for any logical reason possible to get one, but they just don’t exist. The only thing holding me back from getting one is logic. There are 100+ different ways to spend this money logically. Pay off school loans, shove it into savings, roth IRA, blah blah blah… but, something tells me that I will always want one…
Does this happen to everyone? Has anyone ever had motorcycles then just sold them and went cold turkey? These seem to be my cigarette…
Cliffs: Had bikes, sold them, made “good” decisions(wedding, house), still want motorcycles.
Does anyone ever really get over the urge to go riding?
Pretty dumb post… but I just saw Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and I just can’t stop thinking about motorcycles lol…
It’s like when somebody dies you never really get over the pain of losing them you just get used to it so eventually bothers you less and less, then you meet a boat and think about it’s sort of the same, doesn’t really have the same personality but fills the same needs, and actually does some things you like that your dead motorcycle wasn’t able to fulfill.
Wait, what?
Your wife likes them too and wouldn’t throw a shit fit if you got one? Go buy two fucking bikes you nitwit. What are you trying to die with a high score in your bank account? Whoopdefuckingdo.
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If you an afford it without screwing yourself over financially, why wouldn’t you do it? Enjoying life has value too. I say that if you love riding and can do it responsibly, start shopping. Having this as a common interest between you and your wife seems like a pretty damn good reason to as well.
Yea we both had 600’s before… in fact she wants a 1000, not happening… but anyways yea I think you guys are right. We never had any bad experiences on the motorcycles we are both cautious and safe riders. So anyone selling a white 636?
I know why people sell them, they get tired of their friends killing themselves on them… Then hand off their motorcycle forum b/c people keep dying on group rides, and then stop riding with people, and then take the plate off, then only track their bikes to avoid traffic, then give it up all together b/c of the overwhelming amount of darwinism on the roads as of late every year. Sold mine to buy a lift, new electrical service, and new garage door. Put $10k worth of equity into my house, that’s why I sold mine. That and getting hit by some redneck in front of half of my students this season omw to teach the MSF BRC, that put a damper on my desire to ride.
Man I miss my white 636 to death. I am pretty much in the same situation as you are, only a bit further behind. Sold the bike, got married, next on the list is a house. I told myself I’d get another bike this winter but that’s not happening. Try again next winter I hope. But you’re definitely not alone.
Got one, sold it. Bought another, selling it. Don’t have enough time to ride, or friends to ride with so keeping it doesn’t make sense. If my wife had the interest yours does, it would be different. She won’t even get on to ride around the block. I’ll miss it when it’s gone. Are they dangerous, no. Other drivers are, unless you’re doing something foolish. If you can afford it, do it and enjoy it. Just be ever vigilant.
P.S.- Keep the wife off the 1000, but totally hot she wants one.
This pretty sums up the past few years for me. Sport bike riders killed it for me, and all my friends sold theirs as well, so that aspect of riding died.
I still enjoy motorcycles, and I probably always will. But my riding style, outlook and mentality have all changed as well.
Do i miss it, everyday… flat roads and old people made me quit riding… I’ll buy another, but just to fill the void when its 11 at night, im bored, wanna cruise the beach, and listen to my ipod… or perhaps an indash cd play on my roadking. lol
HGet one for you and the wife!!! There is no logic behind having a motorcycle, just like there is no logic behind taking a martial art just for the sake of taking it and competing in an arena. Riding a motocycle is not a hobby, not so much a past time. Like a martial art it is a discipline. The day you loose sight of that fact is the day you become a statistic. If you are worried about dying on a motorcycle then don’t buy one. That fear can save your life but more then likely it will get you killed…just like the idiots that are scared to drive during a snow storm but will still get on the 90 and stubornly do45 mph below the speed limit.
Will you ever grow out of the whole bike thing? Doubt it. I miss my ninja. For that matter I miss every bike I have had from my 73tx750(which by the way I turned into a cafee racer back in2000 waayy before it became cool;)) to my gpz1100 to my fz and various other 2 wheeled modes of transportation.
As I said before. If its something that you and your wife enjoy then go for it. Don’t let the fact that a dozzen or so idiots got themselves killed desuade you. Just remember that riding is a discipline and practice makes perfect. Learn from other peoples mistakes because you will not live through them all if you try to make them.
well we don’t run from cops and we don’t break too many laws lol. i wasn’t going to get it for group rides. I am getting it for whatever i feel like… its not like some super social purchase i am making… I enjoy being out there alone and just enjoying the road. Having the wife there doesn’t hurt anything either
I nearly flat out refuse to ride with anyone. The only people I would comfortably ride with were other rider coaches this past few seasons, and that was from range to range on the weekends usually. I can count the number of “group rides” I’ve been on since moving to NY on one hand other than closed course events.
