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fizzwheel · 21-01-06, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeanoN

My only regret with regard to biking is not getting into it sooner

This is my biggest one to.

Also taking my 125 out one morning after a really really hard frost, purely because I was running late and couldnt be bothered to defrost the car, even though I rode really slowly I still got caught out on a patch of black ice and binned it

only broke the gear lever though but taught my a valuable lesson.

21-01-06, 11:26 AM

Biggest regret was being unable to ride for 80% of the summer last year. This was due to the fact that my sk3 was constantly in and out of the workshop with the big ends being fixed.

Biker Biggles · 21-01-06, 12:52 PM

I should regret a misspent youth(and early twenties)
I spent too long sowing wild oats in far flung places and did'nt persue a proper education when I should have done.I therefore did'nt persue a proper career either,resulting in a somewhat haphazard job history until I was nearly thirty.Thus I am now not as well off as I should have been.
Truth is I don't really regret it though.I know so many people who took the "proper "route and most have turned into Orwellian clones with no ability to think outside the envelope.I'm glad I'm not like that.

21-01-06, 01:21 PM

B.B....Err what u trying to say?

Biker Biggles · 22-01-06, 09:26 PM

Errr,I'm saying I screwed things up right royally but don't really regret it.
It's an arguement for youngsters to get off the treadmill and spend some time getting a life instead.
I'll be sounding like me Dad soon
"Bring back national service"

22-01-06, 10:40 PM

B.B...I was only joshing with you mate, I can empathise fully with what you say.

22-01-06, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter Henry

I wonder what any of you would consider your biggest regret in connection with your biking? Wrong machine selection at some point? Add on bits that failed to live up to what you had hoped? Or taken on a job that just mushroomed on you?

Hmmmmm

Lets see...

Ratty · 22-01-06, 10:57 PM

Taking 15 years to get back into the saddle after 'the big one'.

Ratty

22-01-06, 11:11 PM

Possibly, as others have said, not doing it sooner.

Other than that none really. Every mistake has been a lesson and I have learned from it, so I don't really regret any of them.

There was the Falco.... No, whilst it was annoying that it wouldn't start some mornings, and although I had tried to run before I could walk, it did teach me to respect the throttle, and when I'd had enough I moved on to the GSXR, which was an awsome affair

Offs ? Well there's only been 2, the first I could do nothing about, and the 2nd was a wake up call because I was getting over confident, so no....

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24-01-06, 10:04 AM

Screw-ups - yes.

Regrets - nah. I'd only regret things if Ihadn't learned from them - but it did, so I don't.

If you get what I mean.

21-01-06, 12:52 PM	#33
Biker Biggles Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barnet Herts Posts: 5,071	I should regret a misspent youth(and early twenties) I spent too long sowing wild oats in far flung places and did'nt persue a proper education when I should have done.I therefore did'nt persue a proper career either,resulting in a somewhat haphazard job history until I was nearly thirty.Thus I am now not as well off as I should have been. Truth is I don't really regret it though.I know so many people who took the "proper "route and most have turned into Orwellian clones with no ability to think outside the envelope.I'm glad I'm not like that. __________________ On a clear day we stand there and look further than the ordinary eye can see.

22-01-06, 09:26 PM	#35
Biker Biggles Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barnet Herts Posts: 5,071	Errr,I'm saying I screwed things up right royally but don't really regret it. It's an arguement for youngsters to get off the treadmill and spend some time getting a life instead. I'll be sounding like me Dad soon "Bring back national service" __________________ On a clear day we stand there and look further than the ordinary eye can see.

22-01-06, 10:57 PM	#38
Ratty Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Stockport Posts: 597	Taking 15 years to get back into the saddle after 'the big one'. Ratty __________________ "I can see Paradise by the SV's light" TCX Competizione S boots saved my foot .

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21-01-06, 11:26 AM	#32
$i Guest Posts: n/a	Biggest regret was being unable to ride for 80% of the summer last year. This was due to the fact that my sk3 was constantly in and out of the workshop with the big ends being fixed.

21-01-06, 01:21 PM	#34
Peter Henry Guest Posts: n/a	B.B....Err what u trying to say?

22-01-06, 10:40 PM	#36
Peter Henry Guest Posts: n/a	B.B...I was only joshing with you mate, I can empathise fully with what you say.

22-01-06, 11:11 PM	#39
Jelster Guest Posts: n/a	Possibly, as others have said, not doing it sooner. Other than that none really. Every mistake has been a lesson and I have learned from it, so I don't really regret any of them. There was the Falco.... No, whilst it was annoying that it wouldn't start some mornings, and although I had tried to run before I could walk, it did teach me to respect the throttle, and when I'd had enough I moved on to the GSXR, which was an awsome affair Offs ? Well there's only been 2, the first I could do nothing about, and the 2nd was a wake up call because I was getting over confident, so no.... .

24-01-06, 10:04 AM	#40
K Guest Posts: n/a	Screw-ups - yes. Regrets - nah. I'd only regret things if Ihadn't learned from them - but it did, so I don't. If you get what I mean.