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What stops you from getting out on your bike?

Discussion in 'Hangout Lounge' started by Alive, May 21, 2008.

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What stops you from getting out on your bike?

  1. Heavy Rain

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  2. Snow

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  3. Grumpy Partner

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  4. Mechanical Issues will ALWAYS be the only thing that stops me

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  5. Nothing ever stops me

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  1. Alive

    Alive Active Member

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    What kind of things stop you from getting on yah bike???
     
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  2. rhys

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    Weather, work, kids, and in the 650's case, the fact that it was crashed. :(
     
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  3. Alive

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    I'm not a fan of the "C' word
     
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    Not to worry. She'll run again. Check her out here:

    XJ650 After Crash Pics
     
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    Bout the only thiings that stop me are, a grumpy wife or an act of god. You know, weather below 20 degrees f.
     
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  6. Alive

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    Dude that twisted front is a bit of a worry.. Otherwise the rest looks fairly easy to fix.... Big questions is any damage to the rider?
     
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    But Sam the grumpy wife is a reason to go riding :lol:
     
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    Hey i just noticed that my last option isn't there...

    The "I'm a big girls blouse and only ride in fine weather" option :lol:
     
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    Just bought a new pair of shoes,and haven't cut the string that connects them...makes it real hard to swing a leg over the bike!
    Joking aside,I need to dial-in the carbs and exorcise the electrical demon that visits at the most inconvenient moments.
     
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    Yes, that is true, But in the reality of things,"When the wifes happy, everyone is happy"
    She is leaving (with the kids) on Saturday. I am going to log quite a few miles while she is gone.
     
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    He "has some grooves in [his] knee" and some other minor rash, but otherwise none the worse for wear. His helmet wasn't even scratched, though his new-ish jacket and the gloves he borrowed got a bit mangled. Yay, riding gear!

    I took the front end apart fairly quickly so it wouldn't be sitting there twisted for days. The forks appear straight as do the upper and lower clamps. You'd be amazed how much a bent headlight stay can FORCE those fork clamps out of alignment.

    Had intended to put it back together sans headlight this evening, but got caught up in another project and now I'm tired. :wink: Maybe tomorrow.

    As for the original thread, I've taken my CBR 600 to work every day this week. :D Yay!
     
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    I'm not riding for the same reason as Rhys.... I'm heading to Adelaide for 3 weeks for work, when I get back the rebuild starts
     
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    You forgot an option.
    Too pissed to ride, about all that keeps me off the road.
    [​IMG]
     
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  14. rhys

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    Now that you mention it, one common reason that I will choose NOT to ride is if I'm feeling tired. The time I crashed the CBR (and broke my wrist), the crash might have been avoided had I been less weary in general.

    Now, it would ALSO have been avoided if someone had not come across five lanes of traffic in front of me, but I would have reacted better had I been more rested.

    Since then, I never ride if I feel even the least bit "out of it."
     
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    snow/heavy rain general lazyiness to get it out of the shed and back in i can't bare to leave it out overnight.
     
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    Miss one choice:
    Money to buy gas. (only for fun-rides)

    Furtheron: my bike is my home-work travel. so only, and only serious mechanical breakdown stops me from riding....
     
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    At the moment it is the stinkin TCI.
     
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  18. Alive

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    Dude tell me about it... Our petrol went up to $2NZD a litre today... gutted it's now costing me $35 to fill compared to under $25 a year ago
     
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    Rebuilding the front brake calipers, and waiting for the rebuild kit to show up. Can't ride without brakes... I'd need a much louder horn. ;)
     
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    can't compare prizes at the moment, but over here its:
    1,539 Euro per Litre (cheapest, about 1,63 on highway pumps)... steadely heading to 2 euro/litre :(

    I figured: 2 NZ$ = 1 Euro :| damn
     
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