Giving up your bike

[alhope34]

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^^ I got lucky last year. Caught +65 but ticketed for +49 because I actually stopped the cop said, lol. If I had have been slapped with the full ticket I would have been forced out of riding for quite a few years for financial reasons. Really opened my eyes.

That being said, I'd only give up riding for financial or physical reasons as others have mentioned.

 

[LoneRonin]

^^ I got lucky last year. Caught +65 but ticketed for +49 because I actually stopped the cop said, lol. If I had have been slapped with the full ticket I would have been forced out of riding for quite a few years for financial reasons. Really opened my eyes.

That being said, I'd only give up riding for financial or physical reasons as others have mentioned.

well you still came out luckier than I did. I got impounded 3 hours from home. It was eventually dropped to 49 over as well but after everything it cost me close to 2500 bucks. At 23 it puts a HUGE dent in your pocket book, life ruining? Not really, especially if you're settled with a decent job, which I'm not. Had I been convicted for HTA 172 then yea, I'd have been ****ed a lot harder. But that's why you pony up for a lawyer, you gotta pay to play...

 

[Dresden]

well you still came out luckier than I did. I got impounded 3 hours from home. It was eventually dropped to 49 over as well but after everything it cost me close to 2500 bucks. At 23 it puts a HUGE dent in your pocket book, life ruining? Not really, especially if you're settled with a decent job, which I'm not. Had I been convicted for HTA 172 then yea, I'd have been ****ed a lot harder. But that's why you pony up for a lawyer, you gotta pay to play...

So what effect did it have on your insurance? Or are you still waiting for renewal?

 

[skip]

What would it take for you to "give up" riding?

Would you give up your bike in exchange for a Ferrari 430, 458? I have a specific reason for asking this.

'62 250GTO and I would give up my bike.

 

[Dresden]

'62 250GTO and I would give up my bike.

I'd give up my life for the slightly newer:

 

[LoneRonin]

So what effect did it have on your insurance? Or are you still waiting for renewal?

Renewal doesn't come til July...I got this ticket and have one coming off next month so it doesn't make a difference.

 

[19891989]

I don't think there's anything that could be offered that would make me give up riding.

 

[coyo]

I've known lots of fathers who never gave up the ride. Somehow they were still fathers and performed the job well despite having a bike. Giving up the bike is something the controlling wife has in her head that was planted by her mother. And those guys that agree just need to be told what to do so everybody wins.

Exactly. In my case I bought my 2 year old son a CR50R and myself a dirtbike. We still ride together to this day and I have my street bike.... which he wants me to take him out on.

Despite the crap that CafeRay spouts.

 

[Chaos]

If someone offered me a fun convertible (ex. Porsche), I'd consider it.

I enjoy riding, but I am not in love with it. Not sure if it's because of riding itself, the bike, or what.

Now, would I miss riding? It's a possibility too.

 

[Kool]

Not giving up my bike for a Guido mobile...unless I can sell it and buy back my bike and add few more bikes...and a pick up truck....that ...I could do.

 

[inreb]

My bike is not fast so I would give it up for Ramadan but that's it.

 

[xxrider]

My life has changed a lot over the years, but 39 years of riding has not.....guess I will never give it up!

 

[RedDogDarren]

..except for the ones who got killed or crippled, leaving the kids without a parent or in poverty. Kids means sacrifices and responsibility. Many fathers don't understand this, which is why about half of them get divorced.

The ones who get divorced because of this are idiots who didn't understand that was the motive of the wife, to control. They learned the hard way. Sorry, but I've known more parents who have been killed in cars than on bikes so that argument is invalid. Better give up your car!

Bikes are risky as everyone knows, but to give it up because you have a kid is admitting you weren't bright enough to understand the risk before a kid made you re-think your actions. My list of fathers who never gave up the ride is still full of fathers who never got killed riding. Responsibility is having insurance when the tragic occurs, and yes, possibly cutting out extra risks like biking. That has to come from inside (whether intelligent thought, fear, or a nagging wife who controls you). Any other excuse is just that, an excuse.

 

[RedDogDarren]

The solution is to get a track bike.

I knew two guys killed at Shannonville the same year. So much for your solution.

 

[alhope34]

well you still came out luckier than I did. I got impounded 3 hours from home. It was eventually dropped to 49 over as well but after everything it cost me close to 2500 bucks. At 23 it puts a HUGE dent in your pocket book, life ruining? Not really, especially if you're settled with a decent job, which I'm not. Had I been convicted for HTA 172 then yea, I'd have been ****ed a lot harder. But that's why you pony up for a lawyer, you gotta pay to play...

I was three hours from home too (Haliburton), with a friend on a 250 who got hit with the same ticket. No way he could have accelerated to the same speed with me on my old fz6r (I was in front). I was very happy he let us off easy. He said the impound for a week there was $1300 alone, which I know you won't get back whether to win it in court or not.

What's odd to me is that since my new bike is so much quicker I feel less of a need to use it in most cases. Maybe I'm just more mature now but I speed a lot less than last year. Sometimes my bike still surprises me though. I went out for a ride earlier tonight after dark and I guess it really likes the cold air because it pulled the front wheel up pretty good in a situation it normally wouldn't have. I find now I have to look out more for first gear on ramp fun than plain old speed. I've had the front end up through the first three gears before without really meaning to, but staying on the throttle after it was up lol. It seems so easy to do.

 

[LoneRonin]

I was three hours from home too (Haliburton), with a friend on a 250 who got hit with the same ticket. No way he could have accelerated to the same speed with me on my old fz6r (I was in front). I was very happy he let us off easy. He said the impound for a week there was $1300 alone, which I know you won't get back whether to win it in court or not.

so...as far I know I'm still the only 250 that has gotten HTA 172 charges:agave:

and YES a 250 could have been right there with you. When they clocked me I was "allegedly" going 155, my GPS had me up to "allegedly" 162 at times. Speedo was up near 175-180 for whatever its worth...

It harder next to near impossible for a single cruiser to tag two vehicles, let alone small fast moving ones, but they can get you from the air(how I got caught). They'll observe the bikes travelling together and time the lead one. Its easier to fight if there's multiple bikes but they still **** you on the roadside.

 

[-Maverick-]

so...as far I know I'm still the only 250 that has gotten HTA 172 charges:agave:

and YES a 250 could have been right there with you. When they clocked me I was "allegedly" going 155, my GPS had me up to "allegedly" 162 at times. Speedo was up near 175-180 for whatever its worth...

It harder next to near impossible for a single cruiser to tag two vehicles, let alone small fast moving ones, but they can get you from the air(how I got caught). They'll observe the bikes travelling together and time the lead one. Its easier to fight if there's multiple bikes but they still **** you on the roadside.

Where did this occur?

 

[Kri$han]

The ones who get divorced because of this are idiots who didn't understand that was the motive of the wife, to control. They learned the hard way. Sorry, but I've known more parents who have been killed in cars than on bikes so that argument is invalid. Better give up your car!

Bikes are risky as everyone knows, but to give it up because you have a kid is admitting you weren't bright enough to understand the risk before a kid made you re-think your actions. My list of fathers who never gave up the ride is still full of fathers who never got killed riding. Responsibility is having insurance when the tragic occurs, and yes, possibly cutting out extra risks like biking. That has to come from inside (whether intelligent thought, fear, or a nagging wife who controls you). Any other excuse is just that, an excuse.

+1 to this. I'm soon-to-be married (she's a rider too, just no bike right now). I think when I get her preggors I'll upgrade to FULL insurance LOL

Remember fellas: "Paying attention is much easier than paying alimony."

There are a lot of reasons for me to get rid of the bike right now (mostly financial), so my solution is to use it whenever I can instead of the car, DIY maintenance to keep 'er runnin' good/cheap, avoid the temptation to upgrade and enjoy the time I still have with it. I want a fancy new car, but I think I'll end up with a ****box ride in order to keep my bike.

 

[happycrappy]

..except for the ones who got killed or crippled, leaving the kids without a parent or in poverty. Kids means sacrifices and responsibility. Many fathers don't understand this, which is why about half of them get divorced.

I'll never understand this logic. Yes, not riding like a goof, having realistic uses for a motorcycle, etc are things that parenthood keeps in the forefront, but to insinuate that bubble wrapping your life to be a Dad is actually the opposite. I would never teach my children to live like that.

 

[skip]

I'll never understand this logic. Yes, not riding like a goof, having realistic uses for a motorcycle, etc are things that parenthood keeps in the forefront, but to insinuate that bubble wrapping your life to be a Dad is actually the opposite. I would never teach my children to live like that.

I agree. I'm a father, I still ride and will continue to ride. I don't ride like an idiot on the street and when I want to go fast I hit the track where it is a controlled environment. The world is not a safe place but wrapping your self and kids in bubble wrap so nothing will ever happen is not a life I would want to live.

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