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2003intruder · 11-13-2012, 11:59 AM

^^ Couldn't have said it better myself.
It bugs me when people (like my friend who just bought a bike this year) think that it's too much of a hassle to ride. Like grow some balls and just do it!
Riding is way more fun than sitting in a vehicle

DCinCT · 11-13-2012, 12:20 PM

We all ride for our own reasons...some impulsively buy a bike and never ride it...some buy and ride all the time...no right..no wrong...personally I don't fear much in life...but the day I come to realize it may be time to stop riding...might be my #1 fear.

C50TinAB · 11-13-2012, 12:41 PM

I guess it all depends on how much fun has priority. I didn't buy a bike for it to be my main mode of transportation and yeah it is much easier for me to hop in the car or truck. Just because someone thinks its way more fun to ride a bike than travel in a vehicle good for them. It doesn't mean everyone else is going to think so. With all that manliness about it shouldn't be too hard to understand.

mfile2000 · 11-13-2012, 01:14 PM

I just hate the bike in traffic....and I try to avoid that.

Max55 · 11-13-2012, 01:35 PM

Come sit in some Boston rush hour traffic. You'll get over that.

DCinCT · 11-13-2012, 02:04 PM

wish I could close all the streets to actual traffic one sunday morning in NY City..get a bunch together and play tag...can you say PacMan...

catch me if you can.....

mfile2000 · 11-13-2012, 02:13 PM

^^Actually, there is a Triumph run in NYC early New Year's Day I believe every year and its just about a ghost town.

mfile2000 · 11-13-2012, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nfallon55

Come sit in some Boston rush hour traffic. You'll get over that.

Been in traffic jams in New York, New Jersey, Boston, Washington DC, Richmond, Miami, San Diego (1 traffic light backed up 4 miles on the island of Kauai), Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Montreal, Quebec City, Salt Lake and probably a few others. The absolute worst was in Southern California on 4 I believe, stuck in the canyons with no way out!

dfinitlydisturbd · 11-13-2012, 04:30 PM

First real snow, perfect timing, rode in it down to the inspection station, watched it get worse as we went over the bike (new rotor sometime this year, it's getting thin. Tires, still plenty of meat. Brake pads 50%F 80%R left. yada yada yada. mechanic seemed overly surprised by the mileage difference from May til now ), bout an inch on the road by the time I was back on the road, still rolling on summer meats so just a tad squirelly for my liking but not too bad (usual winter routine plan stops and turns well in advance slow and steady acceleration and deceleration). Got bored went out ridin for the **** of it racked up another 50mi. before my lack of adequate winter and wet weather gear found me longing for home. Already plotting to go for a JFTHOI ride tomorrow...if not prolly break out the jack and mount the winter meats...well I guess that means I'll ride anyway, would be pretty stupid to do all that work and not enjoy the reward.

DCinCT · 11-13-2012, 05:06 PM

careful out there...snow leaves the roads wet...leads to ice when the nite temps arrive.

11-13-2012, 12:20 PM	#42 (permalink)
DCinCT Senior VR Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ct,Columbia Posts: 7,989 Thanks: 270 Thanked 779 Times in 564 Posts	We all ride for our own reasons...some impulsively buy a bike and never ride it...some buy and ride all the time...no right..no wrong...personally I don't fear much in life...but the day I come to realize it may be time to stop riding...might be my #1 fear. __________________ Whats the big hurry...slow down and enjoy the ride!

11-13-2012, 01:35 PM	#45 (permalink)
Max55 Senior VR Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: South Shore, MA Posts: 1,447 Thanks: 20 Thanked 200 Times in 166 Posts	Come sit in some Boston rush hour traffic. You'll get over that. __________________ The more I learn the less I know

11-13-2012, 02:04 PM	#46 (permalink)
DCinCT Senior VR Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ct,Columbia Posts: 7,989 Thanks: 270 Thanked 779 Times in 564 Posts	wish I could close all the streets to actual traffic one sunday morning in NY City..get a bunch together and play tag...can you say PacMan... catch me if you can..... __________________ Whats the big hurry...slow down and enjoy the ride!

11-13-2012, 05:06 PM	#50 (permalink)
DCinCT Senior VR Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ct,Columbia Posts: 7,989 Thanks: 270 Thanked 779 Times in 564 Posts	careful out there...snow leaves the roads wet...leads to ice when the nite temps arrive. __________________ Whats the big hurry...slow down and enjoy the ride!

11-13-2012, 11:59 AM	#41 (permalink)
2003intruder VR Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Calgary, AB, Canada Posts: 58 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	^^ Couldn't have said it better myself. It bugs me when people (like my friend who just bought a bike this year) think that it's too much of a hassle to ride. Like grow some balls and just do it! Riding is way more fun than sitting in a vehicle

11-13-2012, 01:14 PM	#44 (permalink)
mfile2000 Senior VR Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Northern, NJ Posts: 3,950 Thanks: 688 Thanked 411 Times in 324 Posts	I just hate the bike in traffic....and I try to avoid that.

11-13-2012, 02:13 PM	#47 (permalink)
mfile2000 Senior VR Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Northern, NJ Posts: 3,950 Thanks: 688 Thanked 411 Times in 324 Posts	^^Actually, there is a Triumph run in NYC early New Year's Day I believe every year and its just about a ghost town.

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