10-08-2017, 07:44 AM
I've had three clear 'moto cycles' in my life. The first was as a teenager when I owned my first motorcycle and rode everywhere, everyday. Eventually I got knocked off it by someone turning right from a left-hand lane and spent 7 months in a plaster cast. The bike and its rider repaired, I got back in the saddle until, after a time, I realised I'd lost my nerve. That combined with weather and girls meant a car was the order of the day. I couldn't afford both so the bike went.
Cycle two came some years later when my wife and I couldn't afford a second car and I really needed a vehicle to commute, so I bought a scooter. Marvellous fun. No real power, but it could play in the traffic and got wonderful fuel economy. I rode it for a couple of years until I started to believe the day when I'd get knocked off it was getting ever closer. I could afford a cheap second car so the bike went.
Cycle 3 came nearly 7 years ago and much of what has happened since is recored here, although it is fair to say that my seat time is reduced since moving back to the city a little over a year ago. Living in a rural environment with good roads outside the door is an incentive to ride, although I can relate to Long Ranger's view that it can be hard to find motivation to ride familiar roads, even if they're marvellous. Some of the joy of motorcycling—for me, anyway—is exploring.
So, Guth, your shift in interest is entirely understandable. If you can afford to keep the bike, I, too, would say keep it until either you're sure you don't want to ride again or guilt about not using it starts nagging.
As to the forum, this is a great group of guys (sadly not enough women) and they place few demands on the moderators. Don't feel guilty about your declining participation. It's all good here in the office!
Cycle two came some years later when my wife and I couldn't afford a second car and I really needed a vehicle to commute, so I bought a scooter. Marvellous fun. No real power, but it could play in the traffic and got wonderful fuel economy. I rode it for a couple of years until I started to believe the day when I'd get knocked off it was getting ever closer. I could afford a cheap second car so the bike went.
Cycle 3 came nearly 7 years ago and much of what has happened since is recored here, although it is fair to say that my seat time is reduced since moving back to the city a little over a year ago. Living in a rural environment with good roads outside the door is an incentive to ride, although I can relate to Long Ranger's view that it can be hard to find motivation to ride familiar roads, even if they're marvellous. Some of the joy of motorcycling—for me, anyway—is exploring.
So, Guth, your shift in interest is entirely understandable. If you can afford to keep the bike, I, too, would say keep it until either you're sure you don't want to ride again or guilt about not using it starts nagging.
As to the forum, this is a great group of guys (sadly not enough women) and they place few demands on the moderators. Don't feel guilty about your declining participation. It's all good here in the office!