Does Riding Get Repetitive?

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I've been riding for 40+ years and good chunk of them around the Niagara regions and there are STILL roads to be discovered let alone within a days ride.

But if the roads are are plain jane and/or busy yeah it can get repetitive.

Really depends on what you are willing to take on.

When I first got back into it after a break when the kids were young even a ride to Belfountain seemed daunting but now a 1000 km day while daunting I know I can do.

You just widen your circle but that depends on what you want to get from the bike and riding experience.
Thrills?? Well in S Ontario that's track with a few exceptions of "interesting roads"
Scenery and just out in fresh air - it's pretty nice 9 months of the year.

As a base for weekend or longer ventures - not bad at all. 4 hours to Penn and keep you occupied for a good long while.

Get started :D

When you've worn out one continent there are a few more and then of course there is dual sport and adventure riding off road.
 
MacDoc said:
I've been riding for 40+ years and good chunk of them around the Niagara regions and there are STILL roads to be discovered let alone within a days ride.

But if the roads are are plain jane and/or busy yeah it can get repetitive.

Really depends on what you are willing to take on.

When I first got back into it after a break when the kids were young even a ride to Belfountain seemed daunting but now a 1000 km day while daunting I know I can do.

You just widen your circle but that depends on what you want to get from the bike and riding experience.
Thrills?? Well in S Ontario that's track with a few exceptions of "interesting roads"
Scenery and just out in fresh air - it's pretty nice 9 months of the year.

As a base for weekend or longer ventures - not bad at all. 4 hours to Penn and keep you occupied for a good long while.

Get started :D

When you've worn out one continent there are a few more and then of course there is dual sport and adventure riding off road.
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Gotta say, MacDoc has pretty well nailed it on the head.

Anything will get repetitive if you don't change it up. I've been riding for lets say a few years now and have put hundreds of thousands of KMs on the bikes, and yes I was bored. But then I changed it up.

Here's essentially the routine.

Start off with the street roads near your house,
Then start looking for some interesting roads. For me that was the West end, Campbellevile, Watertown, Ancaster
Broaden your horizons next to start finding interesting roads in the Niagara region.
Then you find Northern Ontario, you'll think those roads are heaven until,
You cross the border into PA, those roads are definitely pretty awesome.
Afterwards head into Virginia, Carolina and Tennesse and you should have the East coast covered.

Throw in some offroading, motorcycle camping and it'll keep you interested for quite awhile.

Get your license any old reliable bike (doesn't have to be a sport bike) and enjoy!

Oh but most importantly, once you go to the track, you stop the speeding tickets on the road. For me I really only find fast speeds interesting on the track nowadays and the road is for some (not alot) of spirited riding.

You'll find it impossible to wipe the stupid grin off you face too once you hit the track.
 
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Ever notice when you stop somewhere on your bike you will start a conversation with other bikers? Or they with you? Ever do that while in a car? No, of course not. That's one of the big differences, on a bike you have new friends everywhere just waiting to be discovered. It never gets boring unless you want it to be.
 
Got bored of behaving myself on the street, all my buddies stopped riding dirt, got bored of turning laps with no goal, started racing and now nothing else matters. There's soo many types of riding to keep yourself entertained but if this is just a hobby then you'll likely give up when one form of riding gets boring.
 
Riding for 35 years.
I never get bored, and when I do, it's usually the bike I get bored of, so I sell it and buy another. There are so many different types of bikes to enjoy, how can you get bored?
And for the record, I drive a Corolla S, which is about as boring a car as there is. My wife gets the nice car!

There's so much more to motorcycling than the riding. If you have the space, DIY maintenance can be fulfilling. The internet, and forums like this, adds a whole new dimension to motorcycling.
 
For me motorcycles have been a way of life since I can remember and I have ridden on the street for around 35 years. It has its ups and downs. For me its not a sport or a fad. Consider it like sex, fine food and wine/beer or even a marriage. Most of the time its brilliant sometimes not so much.
 
I find the riding experience changes enough each time that it keeps me engaged - between the weather, the conditions, what I notice, who I'm riding with, where I'm going, etc..

Of course, I try to mix up riding on different roads and going different places.

Also, I try to work on my riding and pick out different lines, improve my cornering, be smoother on the throttle, ...

So far, it isn't getting boring.
 
If it gets boring then change the bike. I didn't do much on the F800 and I was a fair weather rider at best!!! Changed to K1300S and I can't get enough. I'm riding at 4C and think it's down right balmy!!!
 
If all you are going to do on a bike is commute, I can see that getting old.
 
If you ever find yourself bored with street riding, try dirtbiking/enduro, if you get bored of that, then I'd suggest base jumping!
 
If you find a group of people to ride with, I doubt it can ever really get boring (essentially what I did). As for commuting on straight roads and traffic, yeah it does get kind of boring quickly, but so would driving a F1 car under the same conditions.
 
Riding evolves.

Look at my shiny bike.
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I finally went over 6k RPM!
Never noticed all these roads with curves! I love life
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I don't remember this road being this bumpy before...
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I'm not going out if there's a 1% chance of rain.. can't be bothered.
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I'm only going to ride if it's 25 degrees and bright sunshine... and a sunday...
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Grand Finale Wife making me sell bike/ new baby on the way/new house.



It's all a process my friend. Enjoy the cycle!
 
Still beats driving to work...
 
As a much older than average rider here I can say I enjoy riding as much now as I did 45 yrs. ago. The interest hasn't remained static tho, how and why I ride has gone thru many phases. But I can honestly say the basic acts of rolling on the throttle, carving some S bends, hearing the exhaust bounce off cliffs etc. still does it for me. Racing on the other hand is just so much going around in circles. meh. I'd rather spend that time and money on a tour.
 
Riding is fun, I don't get bored ever. I take the long way to get to everywhere almost any chance I get. If you are intentionally taking the long way, clearly something is fun! :P
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