why do you ride a bike?

I ride a bike for the rush of leaning into a corner at whatever speed and then giving it some gas and zooming out of it!!

BIG GRIN!! Rush Of Adrenilin! Magic!

To be on my own, to go travelling/camping (in the summer)

Because (and i found this out after i had bought my sv) you actually feel more in control and part of a man made machine! its magic fun!! Very Positive feeling!!

yeah!!

Originally Posted by on yer bike

because my dad told me not to.

Same here passed my test at 17 never told him, then had a big off and stuck with cars for a few years and got back into bikes about 5 years ago and have never looked back. I'm older and wiser now

had motor-x/trials bike since 16, always wanted one for xmas/birthday i was told...."no your not having a bike" bloody kids got it easy these days
got a yts job, saved like mad & got KX125 i had to hide it in a mates garage ...been hooked ever since although its taken me 15 years to become legal

biological dad was a member of a back patch club
so think its in me genes just h8 cars and luv bikes

i was going to buy a tvr cerbera, or something similar, and i wasn't interested in bikes at all. i took the decision to get a bike licence & bike because i would regret spending £20k+ on a fast car only to find out that didn't want it any more and wanted a bike. now that i have a bike, i still want a cerbera but i am less willing to spend the money when for lots less i can get equivalent performance on a bike.

But i probably will end up getting a cerb sometime (within 2-3 years i expect).

[timwilky]

Spending a week on a cardiac ward and 4 months destressing made me realise that I needed some Tim time. So got back on two wheels after a 20 year layoff, too busy staying alive to worry about family, work etc.

[northwind]

I got my Virago because it was supposed to be easier to learn and cheaper to run than a car. Taken in by biking propaganda! It wasn't an emotional decision at all, just the idea of doing CBT in a day for £90 and insuring something cool and fun for £150. It was supposed to be cheap to run too... I nearly got a moped but the Virago, rubbish as it was, was far cooler. So that didn't work out, but I got the bug. And I mean, I really got the bug

I still want a car, mind. I love bikes, but that love has its limits, and in December in Scotland those limits aren't always too far off

Relatively cheap.

Relatively environmentaly freindly.

Relatively easy to get a license to ride.

Relatively cool

Relatively quick transport (i.e. through traffic)

I often wonder: Why bother having a car, unless you have a million kids to shepard about and/or huge items to deliver?

Matt

Always wanted a bike from my mountain biking days, i was feeling pretty **** and thought i would do something for me, so i did my DAS in Feb this year. One of the best things i have EVER done, fanbloodytastic, and going out on the bike in any weather is the perfect way of clearing my head and being happy (at least while im on it)

I'm just in it for the leather.