A Conversation for Mostly Harmless MC- The H2G2 Motorcycle Club
Miss my Bol'd'or
Pond_Rat [life is weird - laugh at it.] Started conversation Apr 15, 2002
Pond_Rat's current bike is (don't laugh ya sods) a Yamaha XV250S, yup a virago......like the title says - I miss my 900cc Honda Baby..Damn coppers, stupid laws! 
Miss my Bol'd'or
BadZen Posted Apr 15, 2002
Welcome to the club 
Sorry to hear about yer 900 - Ah well, at least you can have a virtual fang on it...
(this is OT...)
eska Posted Apr 15, 2002
... but I don't wanna start a new thread.
BZ, you can write down that mine is a Yamaha TW125 (and it is definitely NOT "of pure power" 
)
You might want to add a "first bike" category, that'd bring back good ol' memories to some (and, to others such as me, not-so-good memories : my Suzuki GN125 lasted me one week before it was totalled by a Subaru-toting a*****e who was on the phone and at the wheel... 
wasn't such a great bike anyway...)
(this is OT...)
BadZen Posted Apr 16, 2002
Good idea Eska
Mine was an LTD250 Kawasaki that I bought with the insurance money from my first car accident. Bikes are much safer....
safer ??
Pond_Rat [life is weird - laugh at it.] Posted Apr 16, 2002
Fully agree with BadZen, I personally feel much safer without that useless metal cage around me .
First bike was a Yamaha RD400 a 2-stroke road bike about 10-15yrs old at the time I got it. She served me well for about 6-8weeks til I met the aforementioned Big-Blue-Bol'd'or. As for a 'dream' bike I cant limit myself to just one there are so many nice machines in all classes it wouldnt be fair to pick just one....
safer ??
eska Posted Apr 16, 2002
Ah well, I am biased by my bike accidents (yes, that's a plural ; after 1 yeah and a half riding, I think it's too much )...
safer ??
Pond_Rat [life is weird - laugh at it.] Posted Apr 17, 2002
Well having been on two wheels most of my life, yeah I've "bit the bitumen" (that is failed to remain seated upon an motorcycle...) a few times too - I still prefer to ride
safer ??
BadZen Posted Apr 18, 2002
Safer indeed. When I'm in a car, I can feel the weight and slow-responding of the steering...on a bike, I'm much more part of the machine, and can change course and stop so much quicker. I've been in at least 3 close-calls where if I was in a car I would have been dead, but because I was on a bike I could flick around the car that was reversing out onto a 100klm/hr highway just around a blind corner, for example.
I've been road-surfing myself, but it's the way I feel
safer ??
Pond_Rat [life is weird - laugh at it.] Posted Apr 18, 2002
Could not agree more BadZen. Cages is killers. . FTW.
Q. What's the difference between a serious car accident and a serious bike accident?
A. They know where to find the body in a cage. 
safer ??
BadZen Posted Apr 18, 2002
LOL. Hey, check out the conversation forum for how to ride a motorcycle. We might have a new member, or I might just have started a flame session...
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Miss my Bol'd'or
- 1: Pond_Rat [life is weird - laugh at it.] (Apr 15, 2002)
- 2: BadZen (Apr 15, 2002)
- 3: eska (Apr 15, 2002)
- 4: BadZen (Apr 16, 2002)
- 5: eska (Apr 16, 2002)
- 6: Pond_Rat [life is weird - laugh at it.] (Apr 16, 2002)
- 7: eska (Apr 16, 2002)
- 8: Pond_Rat [life is weird - laugh at it.] (Apr 17, 2002)
- 9: BadZen (Apr 18, 2002)
- 10: Pond_Rat [life is weird - laugh at it.] (Apr 18, 2002)
- 11: BadZen (Apr 18, 2002)
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