10-08-2017, 03:27 AM
So here's the deal: My CB1100 has pretty much been doing nothing but sitting in my garage for months now. After returning to riding over 10 years ago, this year I've hardly ridden at all. I've pretty much stopped commuting by bike. After a switch to a different work location, none of the current route options appeal to me very much — my commute now takes me through the heart of Portland's ever increasing traffic congestion and is a real nightmare. In addition, the sports car acquired over the summer has pretty much taken over as the weekend vehicle. For the time being it would appear that I've seemingly lost my interest in riding. If I had to sum this up quickly I might just call it moto disconnection disorder. Please note that this is not meant to make light of any actual health disorders anyone reading this might be experiencing.
Initially, this disconnect began with some issues I was experiencing with my eyes that had me spending far less time riding (in addition to the changes to the commute mentioned above). Later I experienced some improvement with my eyes but then we got the car. The "new toy" received most of my vehicular attention. Not exactly surprising at first I suppose, but this has now gone on throughout the entire summer into fall. Part of the attraction here is that the car is a shared experience for my wife and I (there is no way she is getting on a motorcycle, but she does enjoy the car). Some of it might have to do with my overall mental state as I've pretty much stopped fishing as well (the other passion that has always eaten into my riding time). Even though I never racked up the miles like many of you here on the forum (The ferret has surely accumulated more miles on his CBs than I have on all of my vehicles combined over the past few years), riding was still something that I enjoyed. That was probably my biggest reason for choosing to commute by motorcycle. When I was commuting by bike I probably rode somewhere around 200 days a year.
I know that plenty of people grow tired of their motorcycles, but that's typically because they are wanting to replace them with other motorcycles, lol. I also realize that a lot of people are forced to give up riding at some point in their life for a variety of reasons. That's just not the case with me. Right now I figure I'll just see how things play out over time. I understand that all of this probably sounds pretty strange to most of you, especially coming from the guy who started a motorcycle forum. While I'm doubtful that this will strike a chord with very many people here, if any of you have experienced similar "moto disconnects" of your own at one time or another then I would like to hear your story.
Initially, this disconnect began with some issues I was experiencing with my eyes that had me spending far less time riding (in addition to the changes to the commute mentioned above). Later I experienced some improvement with my eyes but then we got the car. The "new toy" received most of my vehicular attention. Not exactly surprising at first I suppose, but this has now gone on throughout the entire summer into fall. Part of the attraction here is that the car is a shared experience for my wife and I (there is no way she is getting on a motorcycle, but she does enjoy the car). Some of it might have to do with my overall mental state as I've pretty much stopped fishing as well (the other passion that has always eaten into my riding time). Even though I never racked up the miles like many of you here on the forum (The ferret has surely accumulated more miles on his CBs than I have on all of my vehicles combined over the past few years), riding was still something that I enjoyed. That was probably my biggest reason for choosing to commute by motorcycle. When I was commuting by bike I probably rode somewhere around 200 days a year.
I know that plenty of people grow tired of their motorcycles, but that's typically because they are wanting to replace them with other motorcycles, lol. I also realize that a lot of people are forced to give up riding at some point in their life for a variety of reasons. That's just not the case with me. Right now I figure I'll just see how things play out over time. I understand that all of this probably sounds pretty strange to most of you, especially coming from the guy who started a motorcycle forum. While I'm doubtful that this will strike a chord with very many people here, if any of you have experienced similar "moto disconnects" of your own at one time or another then I would like to hear your story.