How much is motorcycling a part of your life?

was92v · 07-03-2009, 08:31 PM

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

Apoc · 07-03-2009, 08:39 PM

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.

Gas Man · 07-03-2009, 09:25 PM

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.

Particle Man · 07-03-2009, 09:26 PM

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.

derf · 07-03-2009, 11:15 PM

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.

MFFJM2 · 07-04-2009, 08:48 PM

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.

rogue · 07-04-2009, 08:58 PM

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.

SteveP · 07-05-2009, 08:05 PM

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.

07-03-2009, 09:25 PM	#3
Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	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. __________________ -Chris "Why pay somebody else to fuck up your bike?" Run Amsoil Product

07-03-2009, 09:26 PM	#4
Particle Man Custom User Title Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY Moto: 2003 SV650S Posts: 14,959	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. __________________ I'm not "fat." I'm "Enlarged to show texture." Handle every stressful situation like a DOG: If you can't eat it or hump it, pi$$ on it & walk away.

07-03-2009, 11:15 PM	#5
derf token jewboy Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: CBR 900, KLR ugly ass duckling, Gas Man Posts: 10,799	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. __________________

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07-03-2009, 08:31 PM	#1
was92v Nowhere Man Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 558	41 years into it, I haven't really thought about quiting. It is just part of my life.

07-03-2009, 08:39 PM	#2
Apoc For Science. You Monster. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Canada Moto: '08 HD FLSTSB Posts: 3,546	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.

07-04-2009, 08:48 PM	#6
MFFJM2 Hayabusa Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Washington, DC Moto: 2004 Limited Edition 'Busa Posts: 156	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.

07-05-2009, 08:05 PM	#8
SteveP Canyon Carver Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Pensacola, FL Moto: The v-twin trifecta Posts: 437	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.