WTF am I doing?

outrunner

outrunner

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As some may know I bought another 650GS a couple of weeks ago. Since then I have been taking the toys off my old bike, tall screen, crashbars, sump guard, etc ready to transfer to the new one. After getting some bits sandblasted and ready to paint I now find that I can not really be arsed, so now I have 2 bikes that I can not drive (well, 3 if you count the Honda) and to be honest I couldn't care less. Is it time to give up, am I losing the will to ride, or am I just being an arse and what I should be doing is getting on with it?


Andy.
 
Boris

Boris

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Get on with it old man. If you don't I'll come down there myself and help you.
 
Boris

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outrunner said:
As some may know I bought another 650GS a couple of weeks ago.
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And I've still to see any photos of this new steed.
 
Alba

Alba

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Ride the machine and tinker when you're ready, reads like you need a good blast to put the smile on your face ;)

PS
as Gordon says give me a shout if you want a hand, only cost a coffee and cake :whistle:
 
OhJ

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Andy wait until Vader heres you think your to old, never give up GOOD GOD MAN your northern Blitish and we never give up.
Like the shinny bike was only look through the posts to see what you bought on your raiding run south.


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Steve T

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Andy,

Get your sh1te sort man, or I'll take a ride south and really mess with your ride :eekicon: :thumbsupanim: :thumbsup:

Gotta say that I've been where your head is right now. As some have already said - you need to ride, be it a fettled or un-fettled machine, just get out and ride.

Will a free bowl of soup entice you out of your winter cocoon? :D

Looking forward to seeing your wrinkly grin soon :thumbsup:

Steve T

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outrunner

outrunner

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Thanks for your encouragement guys, it is appreciated. It is possible that attending a friends funeral yesterday morning just made me think that all the pissing about was not really worth it, more to living than bikes, etc. However, reading through the posts made by the people I like to think of as mates has put a new angle on my thoughts and at least one bike will be out by the weekend. :)
Thanks again.


Andy.
 
Ian Porter

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More to living than bikes?

Maybe, but you live more in an hour on a bike than you could doing anything else.
 
outrunner

outrunner

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Ian Porter said:
More to living than bikes?

Maybe, but you live more in an hour on a bike than you could doing anything else.
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There is an argument in there somewhere, but I will leave it for now. :D


Andy.
 
Lord Vader

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outrunner said:
Thanks for your encouragement guys, it is appreciated. It is possible that attending a friends funeral yesterday morning just made me think that all the pissing about was not really worth it, more to living than bikes, etc. However, reading through the posts made by the people I like to think of as mates has put a new angle on my thoughts and at least one bike will be out by the weekend. :)
Thanks again.


Andy.
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Thats where you went wrong :thumbsup: :D
 
Lord Vader

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and should you really go to a funeral at your age??? :eekicon:
before you know it they got the wrong body in the box :D

































Feck sake just go and ride your bike,see all this polishing(whatever that may be) has warped your head. Go for a decent ride and post up some more of your stunning pics :thumbsup: :D :cool: :cool:
 
Whealie

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I'm suffering from being time poor. I really could do with a local mechanic to do a load of jobs for me that have been lined up for ages.
 
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Someone once said that bikes are like malaria - when you first get the disease its virulent and causes feverishness but then subsides and can lie dormant for years until it suddenly rears up again. I gave up on bikes in 2002 because of pressure of work, lack of money etc but I retired last May and the disease returned. I bought a bike again this January and even if I only ride once or twice a week, I can spend hours fettling it or just looking. I had also given up reading MCN or any bike mags but now I look forward to Wednesdays and I am spending a small fortune at WHS and I realise just how much I missed bikes and biking over the last 12 years. I swear going back to bikes has also taken a decade off my age - I'm getting fit, more enthusiastic about Life and even looking leeringly at the misses again. . . . when the sun catches her at certain angles, that is! So my advice is complete the primping of the new ride, sell the old one and go meet up with other Big Trailies for some runs but above all realise that if you give it all up, it WILL come back in a few years and you'll be buying another bike!
 
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If you want to make sense of it all listen to Mr Vaders observations.
Or, just go for a ride on the bike. Riding a bike focuses the mind on the riding and clears away everything else. Riding a new to you bike adds a bit more because there are the new little nuances to explore and become familiar with.
I dont think I have ever completed a ride feeling anything but better refreshed than when I set off. Maybe tired but never wishing I hadnt done the ride. You cant say that about driving a car.
 
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Philwhiskeydrinker

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I think we can all go through phases when we spend more time pi$$ing about with bikes & searching for the next 'ideal bike' rather than riding 'em - been through a bit of that myself lately......!

I don't hop on the bike for a solo bimble anymore, as I find myself not enjoying it as much as I once did, however bike meets, trips and holidays or using the bike for an a-b purpose is where I get the enjoyment nowadays.
Well that & the tinkering ;)

Look back at which bits of biking you enjoy most & take that road, so to speak :)


Hang on, it's not like me to be all philosophical. ...


You live in a beautiful part of the world, now get a fekin grip!

Phil

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Lord Vader

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Phil said:
I think we can all go through phases when we spend more time pi$$ing about with bikes & searching for the next 'ideal bike' rather than riding 'em - been through a bit of that myself lately......!

I don't hop on the bike for a solo bimble anymore, as I find myself not enjoying it as much as I once did, however bike meets, trips and holidays or using the bike for an a-b purpose is where I get the enjoyment nowadays.
Well that & the tinkering ;)

Look back at which bits of biking you enjoy most & take that road, so to speak :)


Hang on, it's not like me to be all philosophical. ...


You live in a beautiful part of the world, now get a fekin grip!

Phil

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Fuck you had me worried for a sec :eekicon:
 
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