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Riding a motorcycle. One of the best things money can buy. Depending on who you ask it may not or may not be considered a hobby. But taking a ride out after wor

Riding a motorcycle. One of the best things money can buy. Depending on who you ask it may not or may not be considered a hobby. But taking a ride out after work is one of the best things for the mind and soul. As they say, you can't find a motorcycle parked outside a psychiatrist's/therapist's office. Also with experience, a motorcycle rider becomes a part-time mechanic, a part-time weather expert and part-time criminal.

nicbou 3y ago
I lost interest in riding, but I remember the last 6 years very fondly. I went everywhere with that motorcycle. Be careful out there. Wear your gear and ear plugs. Tinnitus is forever.
- rockyperezz 3y ago
  thanks for the heads up, nicbou! What made you lose interest in riding though, if I may ask? My father was also a rider but gave it up to save my mom from worrying when they got married.
  - nicbou 3y ago
    I was into motorcycle travel. I've gone on a 30,000 km trip and a few smaller ones, and now riding such distances feels like a hassle. I can get there more easily with a car with my bicycle and a bed in the back. All that gear made me less inclined to stop and enjoy the places I visited. It was a hassle to change into normal clothes. With the car or bicycle it's not a problem. For shorter trips I prefer my bicycle. I can go on nicer paths, inside cities and on public transit. I can fly anywhere and take my bike with me. Put simply, there's always a better mode of transportation. There is of course the life expectancy aspect, with all the close calls over the years. I still rent motorcycles abroad - I saw Nepal and Morocco on a motorcycle - but I no longer try to cross the continent on mine.
codegeek 3y ago
Watch out for those left turning cars at intersections. Source: A casual Motorycycle rider.
- qup 3y ago
  I totaled my first bike on my 2nd day riding. Source: a left-turning car who didn't see me. (Uninsured, of course) I was fine, thankfully. I'm about to sell my last motorcycle, though. Given current tech, I believe it's time to optimize for longevity.
  - rockyperezz 3y ago
    Good to know you came out fine after that incident. Health is number 1 above all at the end of the day. I hope you get that buyer soon!
    - qup 3y ago
      Thanks! It's a beautiful bike, it'll sell. I haven't worked myself up to listing it, yet. I decided to sell it before this year's riding season...
- rockyperezz 3y ago
  That's true. I've been riding as if I were invisible to all the cars around me - advice from a couple of motorbike rider channels on Youtube. Had a couple of close calls already - you tend to realize how incompetent a lot of people are in driving (and how they even passed their practical driving test in the first place...)
seanthemon 3y ago
> As they say, you can't find a motorcycle parked outside a psychiatrist's/therapist's office. Because they're in the junkyard with their driver on a cold slab.

nicbou 3y ago

I lost interest in riding, but I remember the last 6 years very fondly. I went everywhere with that motorcycle. Be careful out there. Wear your gear and ear plugs. Tinnitus is forever.

rockyperezz 3y ago
thanks for the heads up, nicbou! What made you lose interest in riding though, if I may ask? My father was also a rider but gave it up to save my mom from worrying when they got married.
- nicbou 3y ago
  I was into motorcycle travel. I've gone on a 30,000 km trip and a few smaller ones, and now riding such distances feels like a hassle. I can get there more easily with a car with my bicycle and a bed in the back. All that gear made me less inclined to stop and enjoy the places I visited. It was a hassle to change into normal clothes. With the car or bicycle it's not a problem. For shorter trips I prefer my bicycle. I can go on nicer paths, inside cities and on public transit. I can fly anywhere and take my bike with me. Put simply, there's always a better mode of transportation. There is of course the life expectancy aspect, with all the close calls over the years. I still rent motorcycles abroad - I saw Nepal and Morocco on a motorcycle - but I no longer try to cross the continent on mine.

codegeek 3y ago

Watch out for those left turning cars at intersections. Source: A casual Motorycycle rider.

qup 3y ago
I totaled my first bike on my 2nd day riding. Source: a left-turning car who didn't see me. (Uninsured, of course) I was fine, thankfully. I'm about to sell my last motorcycle, though. Given current tech, I believe it's time to optimize for longevity.
- rockyperezz 3y ago
  Good to know you came out fine after that incident. Health is number 1 above all at the end of the day. I hope you get that buyer soon!
  - qup 3y ago
    Thanks! It's a beautiful bike, it'll sell. I haven't worked myself up to listing it, yet. I decided to sell it before this year's riding season...
rockyperezz 3y ago
That's true. I've been riding as if I were invisible to all the cars around me - advice from a couple of motorbike rider channels on Youtube. Had a couple of close calls already - you tend to realize how incompetent a lot of people are in driving (and how they even passed their practical driving test in the first place...)

seanthemon 3y ago

> As they say, you can't find a motorcycle parked outside a psychiatrist's/therapist's office. Because they're in the junkyard with their driver on a cold slab.