I dont ride enough - Page 2

**jonathan180iq** · 07-28-2011, 11:46 AM

For me, there is nothing more relaxing or more enjoyable than getting on the bike and taking off for a 30 minute ride.
No mortgage. No wife. No kids. No job. No nothing.

Just me and the road.

It is the opposite of lonely/boring.

I find that a lot of motorcycle owners buy their bikes as a thing to use when it's warm and and sunny. Like owning an ATV or a nice lawn tractor.

Motorcycles are meant to be ridden. They are daily forms of transportation for hundreds of millions of people every day on the planet. Why we use them only on Saturdays in October between 3pm and 6pm, I'll never know.

When I communte to work in the mornings, I get a small sense of that "No wife. No kids. No job. No nothing." part for about 15 minutes to start the day. What's better?

Ride your bike man. Learn to enjoy the time with yourself. Let your bike be the other person with you. Just go.

Rookie Rider · 07-28-2011, 03:07 PM

Yeahhhhhh, you're right jonathan. I have no excuses. Now if you'll excuse me i have a bike to ride before it pours. And thank you .

KrazeeMyke · 07-30-2011, 04:29 AM

Good read about : why we ride

http://www.ianchadwick.com/motorcycles/whyride.html

Rionna · 07-30-2011, 02:44 PM

Rookie Rider, I thought about your post today as I rode my bike to take care of my many errands. I am not a fan of working out, but realize it is a necessity. So, today I decided to combine a positive and a negative. I rode my bike to the gym. I was so excited to get out and ride, that I didn't talk myself out of going to the gym. When I finished working out, it was absolutely exhilarating to feel the wind as I rode home. Just sharing one of the many ways you can get out and ride more as you go about your daily business and not feel lonely or bored.

Rookie Rider · 07-31-2011, 01:27 PM

Ok, i have been riding more lately even going to work going another route to get ride time in and practice, which i do still need. Thanks Rionna.

Rookie Rider · 08-01-2011, 04:10 PM

Ohhhh yeahhh baby, i did 125 miles today non stop...... My butt hurts. lol

blaine · 08-01-2011, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Rookie Rider

Ohhhh yeahhh baby, i did 125 miles today non stop...... My butt hurts. lol

Your butt will get used to it. :poke2:

Water Warrior 2 · 08-01-2011, 05:06 PM

A liberal dose of talcum powder in the shorts before you ride will help.

Rookie Rider · 08-01-2011, 06:49 PM

Butt got numb , hahaha.

geezer · 08-01-2011, 07:01 PM

i feel ya, this seat is garbage, i go numb every ride ma dude! wow 125 congrats, im sure your got better riding already

07-28-2011, 11:46 AM	#11
jonathan180iq Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dalton, GA Posts: 3,996	Re: I dont ride enough For me, there is nothing more relaxing or more enjoyable than getting on the bike and taking off for a 30 minute ride. No mortgage. No wife. No kids. No job. No nothing. Just me and the road. It is the opposite of lonely/boring. I find that a lot of motorcycle owners buy their bikes as a thing to use when it's warm and and sunny. Like owning an ATV or a nice lawn tractor. Motorcycles are meant to be ridden. They are daily forms of transportation for hundreds of millions of people every day on the planet. Why we use them only on Saturdays in October between 3pm and 6pm, I'll never know. When I communte to work in the mornings, I get a small sense of that "No wife. No kids. No job. No nothing." part for about 15 minutes to start the day. What's better? Ride your bike man. Learn to enjoy the time with yourself. Let your bike be the other person with you. Just go. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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07-28-2011, 03:07 PM	#12
Rookie Rider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Queens, NYC Posts: 1,263	Re: I dont ride enough Yeahhhhhh, you're right jonathan. I have no excuses. Now if you'll excuse me i have a bike to ride before it pours. And thank you .
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07-30-2011, 04:29 AM	#13
KrazeeMyke Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Boulder City, NV Posts: 48	Re: I dont ride enough Good read about : why we ride http://www.ianchadwick.com/motorcycles/whyride.html Login or Register to Remove Ads
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07-30-2011, 02:44 PM	#14
Rionna Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Temple, Texas Posts: 176	Re: I dont ride enough Rookie Rider, I thought about your post today as I rode my bike to take care of my many errands. I am not a fan of working out, but realize it is a necessity. So, today I decided to combine a positive and a negative. I rode my bike to the gym. I was so excited to get out and ride, that I didn't talk myself out of going to the gym. When I finished working out, it was absolutely exhilarating to feel the wind as I rode home. Just sharing one of the many ways you can get out and ride more as you go about your daily business and not feel lonely or bored. __________________ Rionna
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07-31-2011, 01:27 PM	#15
Rookie Rider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Queens, NYC Posts: 1,263	Re: I dont ride enough Ok, i have been riding more lately even going to work going another route to get ride time in and practice, which i do still need. Thanks Rionna. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-01-2011, 04:10 PM	#16
Rookie Rider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Queens, NYC Posts: 1,263	Re: I dont ride enough Ohhhh yeahhh baby, i did 125 miles today non stop...... My butt hurts. lol
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08-01-2011, 05:06 PM	#18
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: I dont ride enough A liberal dose of talcum powder in the shorts before you ride will help.
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08-01-2011, 06:49 PM	#19
Rookie Rider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Queens, NYC Posts: 1,263	Re: I dont ride enough Butt got numb , hahaha.
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08-01-2011, 07:01 PM	#20
geezer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: dahlonega GA Posts: 563	Re: I dont ride enough i feel ya, this seat is garbage, i go numb every ride ma dude! wow 125 congrats, im sure your got better riding already __________________ 99 gz 250 and a currently dismantled fzr 1000
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