How much is motorcycling a part of your life?
 

How much is motorcycling a part of your life?

Do you see yourself still riding 5,10,15, 20, 30 years from now?

I work at a bike shop, my uncle worked at a bike shop, my dad was car guy...he was the black sheep:lol:

I see myself riding for as long as my body lets me :D

I'll be riding and doing track days until I can't or for some reason it becomes no longer fun for me....

Its a hobby. When I lose interest, i'll stop.

I'll keep riding until I can am no longer physically capable of riding. And then I'll get a Goldwing trike :)

I guess I'm old enough and have been riding long enough where I'm not going to automatically put up a "OMG iMa gONna b RiDiNGz 4eVa!!!

Never thought about it as a hobby or considered when I'm going to give it up. Don't do it for social reasons, adrenaline chasing and not once have I ever considered giving it up.


It's kinda of a confort thing. I feel more confortable, even safer travelling by MC. Toss on top of that the whole perception of your surrounding thing...I'm not a big fan of travelling in a sensory deprivation vessel.

There are a bunch of other reasons I could list, but I think I'm going to leave it at "Shooting for the 50 years of riding" mark.

32 years and counting.

Doubt I'll stop any time soon.

JC

Pushing 20 years now and still love it, I def dont see myself stopping anytime soon. esp with me wanting to do so many more trips to different places. Plus the camaradre of all the guys and gals I ride with up here.

Tom

I'll ride as long as I can. Over 20 years so far.

Whenever I do give up riding I'll be that old grey headed guy that can barely walk...crawling out of the Viper...Cobra replica...911 Porsche or supercharged Vette I'm pretty sure. :lol:

I don't plan to ever give up performance vehicles.

probably won't stop unless I physically can't or it's just uncomfortable to do it anymore.

Same here....

Well, I've been riding for 24 years on and off. And I'm only 28..

Does that buy me a membership in the valued opinion category?

Aside from that, I would like to say its a big part of my life, it just hasn't been this year. Too many things on the go.

I seriously considered selling it this year. Still weighs on my mind from time to time. I have zero interest in risking my life to improve my skills.

Been to the edge of my tires and back countless times, can wheelie, can do gay stoppies, yet I have no desire to push my limits any more. I just feel like I'm on the wrong bike for the type of riding I do.

There is a tourer in my future. I just don't know how soon.

I want to do 1000 mile days.

I've been riding since I was a little kid and have owned a mc since I was 14, I'm 44 now and I don't plan to stop until I finally die from cancer or on my bike.:rockwoot:

I am not a rabid motorcyclist. I AM a rabid gardener.

My family is number one.

Motorcycling is number two.

Same here. I started riding because I needed a vehicle and I thought it would be fun to get a bike. Ive never been a car guy and I figured a bike would give me the most bang for my buck. So for a few years my motorcycle was my only form of transportation. After ruining my F2 I went a year or so with only a car to drive and it really sucked until I was able to get the bike I have now. I really dont see any reason why I would stop riding as log as Im physically able.

I dont stunt, I dont push limits, there are no canyons to carve in Florida. Id like to do some trackdays at some point but I just havent had the means yet. I just prefer riding a motorcycle to the other transportation options I have. Maybe if I get a jet pack Ill put the bike away.

I dont ever see myself giving up on riding. leaving the SPORTBIKE world, possibly, and getting a tourer, but not ever giving up entirely.

41 years into it, I haven't really thought about quiting. It is just part of my life.

I dunno i'll ever 'stop', but I ride a lot less now that im a little older. I prefer snowmobiles, and if I had to choose one right now, it would probably be that. But I imagine ill pretty much always have some form of motorcycle around. How much I use it is really what is to be determined. We dont have the best summers anyway.

I do nothing but work and motorcycles. If I'm not on the MC I'm usually on a MC forum. I do not really drink, do bars, no gaming, nothing else. I'm MC 23/7. I don't see that ever ending nor do I think my buds who's bikes I wrench on will let me if I wanted to.

my bike is my primary transportation unless there's snow on the ground. Been that way for almost a decade and I don't see it stopping anytime soon.

Been on or around motorcycles for most of my life. I took my first ride at 3 (as a passenger) got my first dirt bike at 11 , my first street bike at 16, my MC endorsement at 21, and with the exception of a 2 year break where I wrecked the bike and was not in the "right place in life" to be able to nor did I want to ride, I don't really see myself stopping anytime soon, although eventually I see myself on a goldwing.

Motorcycling has been a major part of my life, and hopefully will remain so. I started riding motorcycles when I was 16 (1969 Triumph Bonneville), and the end of this month that will be 40 years. I've been legally licensed to ride motorcycles in 13 states: NJ, NE, NY, CA, KY, KS, SC, GA, HI, NC, UT, WA, and now MD. I've also been licensed by US Army Europe (USAREUR) for riding a motorcycle throughout Europe. I've ridden motorcycles in: Panama, Honduras, Thailand, Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, and Austria.

I've been riding as a passenger off and on since I was 3. I've only been riding my own ride the past few years....about 5 now. Motorcycles have always been a part of my life, even moreso that I ride my own. And my passion for riding has grown since then. I don't ever see a time in my future where motorcycles won't be.

I mainly commute and do some weekend riding. About once a year I get a weekend trip in. After the kids are grown and out of the house, I want to do some track days and see the country via motorcycle. :D

'Til they pry the bars out of my cold, dead hands! :rockwoot:

:lol

I don't see myself quiting unless forced to. I'm not a quiter dammit! :D

I've been riding for about 15 years now and don't really have any reason to stop. I enjoy the time to myself. I ride sportbikes, but really enjoy long solo rides. Group rides are starting to bore me, I guess I'm out of the scene.

That's a good way of putting it. I'd probably insert friends as #2, and bump motorcycles down to #3, however since most of our friends also ride, it goes hand in hand.

I definitely see us riding in 20 years; I think we'll graduate to sport tourers eventually, and I'd love to do some long distace and adventure riding.

Dad was in to cars and bikes im into both more bikes, will do it until i cant anymore.

Aww. Ya'll brought a tear to my eye. :lol:

Motorcycling is a huge part of my life. I'll ride as long as I am physically able to. Fortunately for me, Carolina is into motorcycling as much as me, so I know she feels the same way. Might have something to do with why I proposed to her. :D

I have only been riding 5 years but it has become a major part of my life. Almost all my friends are motorcyclists, all my vacations have been motorcycle related, met my boyfriend at a motorcycle show. Shit, my christmas/birthday presents all revolve around the bike now. Christmas 2007 Kerry surprised me with a new penske rear shock for Christmas and all the women that were there (wifes at a bike rally) looked at me like I was nuts to be so happy. I got a single sided 8 spoke VFR wheel a few years earlier (for the Hawk project). Can't picture life with out motorcycles for a LONG time. Hope to ride till I can't, then I'll get a dreaded trike.

This is my third season on the bike. Don't see it stopping anytime soon, though my tastes are evolving slowly. I'm losing interest in the supersports. The 650R is plenty of trouble, so I'm thinking of something to share the garage that's a little bigger with more distance/two-up comfort that still has guts. Like a Bandit- not quite the extreme of a GS.

My kind of girl!


But a trike, really? :td:

Yep!! Best gift I've gotten is my bar end mirrors this past Christmas. :D

Flowers wilt and die after a week but my mirrors are there to enjoy everyday.

I feel I'll follow in GasMan's footsteps sooner rather than later. Much of that is because of the location I live in however.
Currently, bikes are a fun mode of transportation more than anything else.

I will tell ya this Cutty. Skip all else in between and go straight to the bagger. Kinda wish I did besides the fact of all the knowledge I gained going thru the chop. You can ride the ultra at 40* with nothing more than a good leather jacket, good gloves, and maybe something over your face if you have a 1/2 on. Its amazing. And I don't even have the heated grips & seat.

Yeah... I would love a cross between an UC and a V-rod... :lol:

Just keep on waiting... I bet they unleash a water cooled v-twin in the near future. I certainly hope not but we are just waiting.

The only reason they will is to aid in EPA complience.

I'm keeping my eyes open and hopes up.

You got that right. The air cooled engines aren't gonna be around forever.

It sucks though. I don't want liqued cooled!

No shit. Part of the reason I wanted a HD is because the air cooled twins look so pretty in almost any chassis, and just feel so different.

But i think we have got a long time before its completely gone. I hope.

Then take care of your air cooled bagger. There are parts galore for my bike, and it's 30 years old. :D