| Author | Message | ||
     Baggermike |
Hi I am very curios to see how many people are motorcycle only and hate cars, both my son and I are motorcycle only guys who live in massachusetts and would like to have a forum for us people who only ride motorcycles and do not own more that two wheels, so we can exchange tips on dealing with no car and having a motorcycle only. Mike | ||
| Sslowmo |
that must suck. i owen 6 bikes some dirt. three cars,one truck, two boats, horse trailer, bike trailer. i have way too much rubber around here. and i still want more. but gas prices suck. anybody want to buy a boat.lol. i just don't think i could live without my car... later, Aaron | ||
| Jaimec |
I have a car. They're a necessary Evil. There is only so much I can haul in the saddlebags of my K1200LT, and neither the Beemer nor the Buell do half as well in a Nor'Easter as my Subaru Outback L.L. Bean edition. Most of the time, the Subaru is parked by the curb, but there are times when it is the ONLY vehicle choice that makes sense. | ||
| Punkid8888 |
I think you picked the wrong state to have nothing with 4 wheels | ||
| Jramsey |
I don't think my X1 would pull a D8 Cat loaded on a drop deck lowboy. | ||
| Retrittion |
I am a 2-wheel only guy -- my fiancee has a car though so I'm not exactly car-less. I don't really miss my car, especially since selling it went toward my 12R! I also live in a city so I can walk or hop onto the bus to get most anywhere. Still, I really do like having 2 wheels only, and not just because I get better gas mileage than just about anybody I know. When it gets to $5 a gallon my friends are really gonna be jealous. Cheers, Ret | ||
| Brumbear |
I can't but the older I get the less I like the winter anyway | ||
| Ferrisbuellersdayoff |
Well what about the Hatfeild/McCoy reservation in WV where ATVs roam the streets as the primary vehicles of transportation? Does that not count? itsa a bike sort of, it has handlebars... just so happens to have 2 spare wheels. | ||
| Baggermike |
Hey retrittion on a rare ocation I will rent a car to get the big things that the bike will not pick up but that is only a couple of times a year, I can take the bus and trains but I have a problem with driving 4 wheels just do not like it, I am almost fifty and most of my life has been car free, I was thinking if I had invested all the money I have saved how much money I would have in the bank by now, my son just turned 18 and bought him a buell blast to lean on and giving him my ulysses which is are major way of shopping, and he does not have any interest in learning to drive a car. How is the riding in WA this time of year, I just bought a 1125R which my son lent me the money for and just got it broken in, will turn the blast into something after he starts riding the ulysses, and I am turning the 1125R into a sport tourer and need full perfarated leather riding suite to race and tour, I am trying to figure out how to do year round riding with the leather suite, I can use an under suite one a wind blocker for cold and one cool suite for hot weather then heated rainproof ventilated gear to go over the leather suite, so one riding suite system for anything mother nature throws at me. I really like to know how many of us motorcycle only guys are out there. Mike | ||
| Spatten1 |
What do you do during deer season? | ||
| Baggermike |
I never thought of that, yes that would count you are in the open and it is just like a bike so if you use it only, then I would include it, I did not know there were places like that I am a city guy. Mike | ||
| Baggermike |
deer season do you mean winter, I ride when the streets are safe for a street bike and when younger I use to ride in the snow only missed one day of work do to the bike being frozen from sundays ride, get the right snow and it is a blast, also go on aerostich.com the have metal studs to put in your tires. Mike | ||
| Tbowdre |
I was pretty much bike only until the baby showed up, now I have to drive for sure if shes coming along. Otherwise its all bike. I was bike only in colorado too unless the roads were frozen or I was taking the mx bike to the track. | ||
| Baggermike |
yep a baby would do that to you, I started to take the train to work when my wife was pregnent but she did the car driving and I did the bike riding, anyone who who has been in a car with me does not like the way I drive, but a bike is natural to me and do not like cars, I just am not comfortable driving. Mike | ||
| Ferrisbuellersdayoff |
what about when you have 2'-3' of snow? Shoot, come to FL during `Cane season! My road floods everytime it rains. So its impossible to be 100% bike. Thats why Jeeps grace this earth! | ||
| Eicas |
I was a motorcycle guy only for about 5 years when I was going to college and first started working, but then I got married, etc. and it became impossible. Nice life style if you can pull it off. I still commute by bike on a regular basis,and have been doing so for over 40 years. | ||
| Jaimec |
My 2001 Subaru has 48,000 miles on it. My 1999 BMW K1200LT is in the shop for it's regularly scheduled maintenance at 114,000 miles. So far this week I've only ridden my 2006 XB12Ss to and from work. It currently has 21,000 miles on it. A lot of the miles on my car come from my girlfriend who uses it to visit her Mom in Pennsylvania. Other than that, it pretty much sits on the street unless the weather REALLY sucks. Mass transportation here on Long Island is geared towards getting into and out of Manhattan. Since I work in Suffolk County, Mass transit doesn't work for me in foul weather. As I said, the car is a necessary evil. Actually, that's the reason I bought a Subaru Outback. I wanted a car for those times when I COULDN'T use the bike: 1) To haul stuff, and 2) when the weather REALLY REALLY sucks. It's the PERFECT car for those conditions (and I didn't want a gas guzzling truck). | ||
| Baggermike |
I moved to florida and hail is a bitch whith a t shirt, was boring there so moved back to boston were my family is but plan on moving some day to north caralina I could ride the bike in two or more inches of snow if it is the heavy sticky snowball snow, use to ride all the time in it and could tell many stories, like the time cars were bouncing off each other and seen a driveway that had been shoveld and hit it and went down the side walk and passed the cars, if it was not for the salt they put on the roads I would put studs in my tires on the ulysses and would handle it nice, I use the bus when it snows but the cold does not bother me and was out last week when it was four degrees out. I heard it is going to four dollars a gallon in the summer do not know how people can afford gas. Mike | ||
| Jramsey |
Most of you guys must have clerical,office type jobs or live in the downtown metro area in order to get along on only 2 wheels. The money saved commuting to work is more than offset by the pleasure riding that most of us do which is why most of us purchased the scoot in the first place. If riding to work instead of driving saves you enough to keep from breaking the bank you can't afford a scoot in the first place,buy a bicycle instead. I'd like to see someone use 2 wheels to pack a 250 lb. deer out of the timber after a 8" snow let alone use it as a grocery getter. I have yet to figure out how to haul a 1200 lb.round bail of hay on one. I own 5 pickups 1 car and 4 scooters and use them all for different reasons. | ||
| Pwnzor |
I drive my wife's car to the supermarket, but other than that, I'm two-wheel bound. I drive trucks for an occupation, but between the house and the yard I'm on the XB12R. Sadly, neither of my sons rides a motorcycle. I could never get them interested, they're too caught up in driving around with a carload of friends. Future taxi drivers of America. I've always been of the attitude that if my friends have to be involved in what I'm doing, then I'll meet them there, because I'm riding my BIKE dammit. Everything fits on a bike. If it doesn't fit, you don't really need it. | ||
| Baggermike |
I am waiting for the company that builds deisel motorcycles here in the good old usa to do a civilion one, they are to busy right now to do it and the bike are like 600cc and get 100 plus mpg and if I went hunting and killed a deer I would build a sled out of branches and hook it up to the deisel bike which has lots of tq and tow it out of the woods but I do not kill. Mike | ||
| Baggermike |
I was hoping this thread would only attract people who only ride bikes, but I was wrong, I wanted to see how many people ride bikes only, and if I keep getting people that ride cars then I will stop posting, this was suppose to be a motorcycle only thread not a do drop in and give you two cents worth thread. Mike | ||
| Ccryder |
Mike: I guess I won't add my $0.02 since I don't fit your 100% two wheels only criteria (even though I ride 320+ days a year, average 20,000+ miles a year, on 2 wheels, and still might be able to add at least a little something.) So I'll just sit back lurk and smirk  . Later Neil S. | ||
| Dmp0001 |
untill last year I only had a bike, now I have a wife a baby and 3 cars (and never have I had less money) I used to ride year round in colorado. if it can be done here it can be done anywhere! | ||
| Jramsey |
If you didn't want everyones two cents worth you should titled it differently such as "ONLY REPLY IF A MOTORCYCLE IS YOUR ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE YOU HATE CARS AND TRUCKS!" I ride a tuber but it doesn't mean that I can't visit the XB,Thumper or the 1125 forums. The only reason I looked at this thread was because the title was spelled in CAP'S. So I now will butt out of your personal thread. Enjoy | ||
| Baggermike |
I am new at this and thought I would only get people that just ride bikes, like a survey so maybe you are right that I should have worded it differently, but do not take it the wrong way, I am just curios on how many people just ride bikes, maybe I should have listed as a survey | ||
| Baggermike |
Pleas do not take this personal, and you can put in your two cents if you want to just did not expect all the post, I am new to this so please give me a break and if you want to comment do so, I just was surprised at all the responses | ||
| Ccryder |
Mike: Nothing personal taken. My daily commute is ~110 miles round trip through 2 lane TN county roads. My usual criteria for riding is anything above freezing is fair game. Sometimes my work requires 4 wheels to transport people or parts so I'm stuck with that too. My usual list of must haves on the bike is: Rain suit 2 sets of gloves Gerbing jacket liner and Heat-troller. Tire repair kit plus compressor and gage Tools to cover minor repair Face shield/ fairing cleaner and soft towel. An assorted selection of wire ties and tape. I've been known to transport tires home (back in the day when they would fit around me, I hope they still do) (did I EVER get some looks!) My ST1300 is great with all it's storage but my 04' 12r with a tank bag and Courier bag does great 90% of the time. Outer gear an Aerostitch is great! I have a series of jackets and pants to get me through the seasons. I try and do 90% of my own maint., including tire changing. Well it's getting late so I'll catch you all tomorrow. Neil S. | ||
| Cataract2 |
I don't ride in snow/ice. Sorry, I'm not that crazy. With that said. My bike has 41,600 miles on it. Bought in Nov. 04. Would have more except I did Basic. Truck has 98,000 miles on it. 2000 Dodge 2500 5.9 Diesel. | ||
| Slaughter |
Mike, You might go look at ADVrider.com - many pretty hard core riders over there. Post the question. It really IS an interesting question to ask... and I'm a wimp. I go "on all fours" sometimes. |
