Why do you love bikes so much?

Originally Posted by Paul the 6th

You forgot to say "hope this helps" lol

Sorry.

HTH

Originally Posted by Magnum

ouch that was harsh :S

The truth sometimes hurts, we have to learn to live with the pain.

Originally Posted by Lozzo

Well, it riles me when I hear people saying 33bhp SVs will rip a 100,000 quid sports car off the lights and up to top whack. it's utter bullcrap.

33bhp wouldn't pull the average schoolboy's foreskin over, let alone get a 6th form schoolgirl damp in the knicker department

LOL. The noise may though

Bikes aren't that quick when moving either as I found out last summer trying to overtake a TVR on my SV.

OOPS, lol.

Back to the original thread though. I like the feeling of swooshing through the country in a sort of guided missile type of way.

Why I like riding motorbikes...

It's a bit hard to discuss counter steering, gyroscopic precession and camber thrust if you've only ever driven a car.

Riding a bike is quite organic, in that you feel almost part of the bike you are riding.

I love those moments on a bike when you think OMG!!!!!! way too fast for this corner but decide that, going for it is least painful....when your knee, ankle and calf slider are decked out and you're still rolling on the throttle.....and you come out the other side still rubber side down and with a huge ear to ear grin....can't be beaten IMHO.

I love arriving in the office in the morning and not having to talk to anybody till I take my helmet off....and always being able to park in the small company car park.

I like looking forward to going home and my commute.

I love the fact that I can't just carry servers to other locations.

That enough? You still reading?

Lozzo is right, 33bhp aint fast. I rode mine back to back with a VFR800, which isn't a particularly fast bike, and woahh the difference

I love it because it's freedom, my own little world, something to learn about, get good at eventually, and its great fun.

[Lissa]

What's not to love?

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by Lissa

What's not to love?

Putting Diesel in your Ducati in front of 60 odd people...

[Lissa]

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

Putting Diesel in your Ducati in front of 60 odd people...

Oi.................I'm rapidly going off you!

Besides, I didn't put it in!

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by Sean_C

Lozzo is right, 33bhp aint fast. I rode mine back to back with a VFR800, which isn't a particularly fast bike, and woahh the difference

I love it because it's freedom, my own little world, something to learn about, get good at eventually, and its great fun.

Of course there would be significant difference between those two. 33bhp is perfectly adequate for beating the pants off a lot of things, as I have seen on many occasions. And no I aren;t restricted, never have been
I thought 33bhp only fell off after 7k or summat, or am I talkin cacky poo poo