Why don't more of you ride bikes?

4T5 said:
It's because we are so hard & like to skip about at a Bazillion miles an hour knowing that we are going to Die in the face any second. We are like Honey Bees buzzing around the cars using all our energy in one go. :D




Seriously though I hope I haven't come over with any kind of complex, I can happily say that 80% of Bikers are real friendly sociable chaps.
The others are usually **** heads on sports bike who really are going to die any second. :rolleyes: + :p
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Nah it's not your posts mate. Just a few other guys seem to feel the need to push their "maniless" on the rest of us.

"Why dont more of you ride bikes?"

It's a simple question, not a deep outlook into one's alpha male status.
 
NathWraith said:
Nah it's not your posts mate. Just a few other guys seem to feel the need to push their "maniless" on the rest of us.

"Why dont more of you ride bikes?"

It's a simple question, not a deep outlook into one's alpha male status.
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I apologise if you mistook my flippancy for anything other than a throwaway post (as you did quote it).
 
I have a few friends that own bikes and they all have one thing in common. They also run a car for the weekly shops, school runs, trips out and holidays.

I would have to do the same, but I just don't have enough interest in them to justify the cost for something I would use now and again at best.
 
Dr Who said:
Or correcting yours, not all real men ride motorbikes. (To make it valid that is).
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Shush you :p

Anyway, real men ride pedal bikes, using their manly man-ness to manually power it. None of this namby-pamby "I'm going to use an engine because I'm too much of a wuss to actually get up a 1% gradient with my pathetic leg 'muscles'" malarkey :p
 
I had a 125 for a while then went up to a 600 at 26 did das got a 600 had that for some years then made a change and got a car instead maybe one day I will return to bikes when I have the money.

The bad points of motorcycling:
The roads surfaces are crap in the uk theres not many good roads.
Too much traffic all the time.
Too many idiots trying to kill you in cars.
Zero room for error or mistakes.

The good points of motorcycling:
The smells the sounds.
The acceleration its funny watching other cars trying to keep up with you and all the more funny when its something more sporty.The look on the drivers face when you disappear into the distance in front of them is priceless.
Its funs its addictive and it doesn't get boring.

I think you only live once and everyone dies thats a fact.I think everyone should ride a motorbike at least once in their life its something that driving a car will never come close to.Its dangerous yes but life is dangerous.
 
Gonna get a CBT booked to see what the fuss is about. Only ever thought about having a bike for commuting in the summer as a 15 minute journey takes 50+ minutes in rush hour.

With insurance, are your no claims completely separate to car insurance? ie car insurance no claims count for diddly squat when getting insurance quotes, and if a claim was made on bike/car it wouldn't effect the other?
 
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eidolon said:
For £10k you can have a bike which will leave any car standing and provide more thrills than any car is capable of. Nothing, and I mean nothing will prepare you for the performance of a sportsbike.
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Battered plenty of bikes in my GT-R. Don't see many 10k bikes beating single setup RB26 lumps. I passed a 600 GSX-R in a standard FD3 too, not that impressive I know. We had to go around corners....

Plus, you don't look like a power ranger and have to pull over when it rains.
 
bradUK said:
Battered plenty of bikes in my GT-R. Don't see many 10k bikes beating single setup RB26 lumps. I passed a 600 GSX-R in a standard FD3 too, not that impressive I know. We had to go around corners....

Plus, you don't look like a power ranger and have to pull over when it rains.
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£10k is A LOT of money for a bike, even brand new. Second hand you are talking some serious metal. I would argue almost any £10k sports orientated bike would have any standard RB26 lump.

Some would argue the pinnacle of "Do it all" sports bike is the BMW S1000RR. The one which is seen in the above posted video, completely standard, taking a Veyron SuperSport.

The point is, a £10k bike will muller any car you can buy for £10k. The GT-R is quick, but it's never, ever going to be quick enough to smash a bike of comparable value (In a straight line at least :D)
 
Sin_Chase said:
£10k is A LOT of money for a bike, even brand new. Second hand you are talking some serious metal. I would argue almost any £10k sports orientated bike would have any standard RB26 lump.

Some would argue the pinnacle of "Do it all" sports bike is the BMW S1000RR. The one which is seen in the above posted video, completely standard, taking a Veyron SuperSport.

The point is, a £10k bike will muller any car you can buy for £10k. The GT-R is quick, but it's never, ever going to be quick enough to smash a bike of comparable value (In a straight line at least :D)
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Absolutely agree mate, pound for pound and unfettled a bike will always come out on top.
 
tsinc80697 said:
Gonna get a CBT booked to see what the fuss is about. Only ever thought about having a bike for commuting in the summer as a 15 minute journey takes 50+ minutes in rush hour.

With insurance, are your no claims completely separate to car insurance? ie car insurance no claims count for diddly squat when getting insurance quotes, and if a claim was made on bike/car it wouldn't effect the other?
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Completely depends on the insurer, but from my experience generally car insurers don't care about bike ncb or claims and visa versa with bike ncb and claims.
 
Took my CBT today, and passed! I started on a 125cc but after about an hour I moved backwards to a 50cc. For some reason I just couldn't balance on the bike moving slowly, but I was perfect on the 50cc.

I'll be going back next week or so to do a few hours in a 125cc, I'm hoping having be on the 50cc for 3-4 hours my balance should be a lot better and I can concentrate on gears/clutch.

Anyone else done it that way or do most people hop on a 125cc and get on with it straight away?
 
tsinc80697 said:
Took my CBT today, and passed! I started on a 125cc but after about an hour I moved backwards to a 50cc. For some reason I just couldn't balance on the bike moving slowly, but I was perfect on the 50cc.

I'll be going back next week or so to do a few hours in a 125cc, I'm hoping having be on the 50cc for 3-4 hours my balance should be a lot better and I can concentrate on gears/clutch.

Anyone else done it that way or do most people hop on a 125cc and get on with it straight away?
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I had no issues with balance, have you never ridden a bicycle before?
 
For me there are several reasons why i do not have any interest in bikes whatsoever;

1) They are very dangerous, even if you are careful. The chances of a serious accident outside of your control are very high compared with being enclosed in a car fitted with huge crumple zones and many airbags all round you. Cars also have 4 huge tyres and traction control systems keeping you firmly glued to the road, even if you encounter things like diesel spillages etc which would cause a biker to lose traction.

2) A car is usable in all weathers without being a chore.

3) I can drive a car with shorts and a t-shirt on, roof down, with no protective gear at all.

4) My fastest car is very fast anyway

5) I can put things including a passenger in a car

6) When it is very hot i can make the car cold, when it is very cold i can make the car warm


No brainer for me, bikes are just not good.
 
bledd. said:
If we didn't have so many idiot drivers on the road, I'd get a bike in a shot.

Or, if I'm given a year to live, I'll buy a Ducati :D
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You'd still live that year risk free as you're Ducati would spend most of the time at a garage having its many mechanical faults repaired.
 
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