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I get that way occasionally, most often in the middle of winter to be honest when I've not seen a dry road for a month and the garage is frozen so tinkering's less fun. But it does come over me from time to time even in the summer, I'll plan a ride and then just not want to go out, things like that. But then I remember that the idea of getting back out on the bike was one of the things that kept me going through all the time in hospital, in surgery, on crutches, in physio, on the bus, when I did my leg in... I doubt I'd have made anything like the progress I did without that to bring me on and keep me working at it. So, any time I might feel a bit down on the whole concept, I try to remind myself what it can mean and what I've given to keep on riding. When I came out of surgery and they told me about the ligament damage that might stop me bendin my knee much I thought "OK then. I'll get a supermoto, or a Triumph America" when I should, by rights, have been hitting hte antidepressants ;)

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I often get a little morbid. Its poo aye!

I often settle down once on the bike.

Hard to give advice tbh... be glad you dont ride through winder on the north yorkshire moors! :( Im NOT looking forward to that! Maybe learning to sit in a cage will become a good idea quick?

If you really worry go to track days and use the cage on the road? Should be at least a little safer!

Take care!

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Hmmm, the way i see it is if you feel like that reduce the chances. Make sure you do all the checks! Ride safe! Only ride roads you know at high speed, always ride within your ability...

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never get morbid!!

i ride a bike, so i know if i come off what can happen...if i ever have a really bad off, i would rather be dead than a cripple or vegatable, thats just my opinion, if you ride at high spped cos you enjoy it, you must accept the risk or dont do it.

sh8t, i just ride...

'better to check out and then go home all f*ked up'

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I don't think about the money at all ... I think about the pain/dying ... if not death, the living life as a cripple etc … money and cost of things is important to me and are a consideration in everything I do, sure, but that is never really part of the equation when having such thoughts … these thoughts are about mortality and that is it …

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Bitch lol :D

I think its withdrawl symptoms from not seeing a dry road for weeks like northwind has said, no doubt when i get back on it all will be well :D

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I think bout the what if's as I have a young family, but I have also said to myself that when my next child arrives then I would give up bikeing if I decided, not because of any other reason but because I have other priorities that would take up more of my time, and my family are far more important that anything else in the world.

But, at the moment Im sat at work, just warming up after a 35 mile ride to work, not to worried bout the cold after a good ride, prop will ride once more this year as Im not an out an out biker anymore, but my skills and awareness are still up to it.

Ride safe and with a smile :)

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i have a wife and 2 kiddy's and they are all on at me about giving biking up since my accident:( its hard to not agree with them now ive had 2 in 10 months, the last one on the border patrol rideout could have been very nasty indeed if i'd have hit something solid and not a day goes by that i don't think about this, now since the 8th of September ive been broken:( and TBH its now starting to pi$$ me off badly, i don't know when i'll be fixed and i don't know if i'll be at work this side of christmas. Its hard not to get negative thoughts about biking but if you love it you love it and nothing will stop you riding but i have friends who passed there tests got bikes for a year or two and then gave up so i just depends on who you are and what path in life you choose.

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my one friend even sold his bike for a new kitchen!

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BUT BUT BUT, he might burn or cut or crush himself there! What a SILLY idea!

:smt103