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Post by clem on Sept 26, 2013 12:18:57 GMT 10
I think I read somewhere in here that dING is thinking about not riding anymore (or for much longer), and I think I saw a comment from Eldie suggesting that, if his health doesn't improve somewhat, his riding days may be over sooner than otherwise later. (Please correct me if I have interpreted any of your comments incorrectly lads). In my own case, a tricky little health thing certainly prevents me, at the present time, from heading-out on a long-haul ride and sometimes prevents even short rides! I remain hopeful that I will be right back into both kinds of riding in the near future. I am interested in the subject about 'When should we give up motorcycle riding?' from two angles... 1. Will I, as an individual, 'know' when the time has come that I would be wise to give up riding? (What might be the signals which lead me to that 'knowledge'? Is it reasonable to keep riding when, in reality, I might be a danger to the life and limbs of myself and others? Whose 'reality' might that be? My own or someone else who might tell me?) Which leads to the next question: 2. Would or should I (or anybody else) 'tell a friend' that they would be wise to (or 'should') give up riding? (What if I honestly believe they are a serious danger to themselves and others?) Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...........
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Post by dING on Sept 26, 2013 12:59:25 GMT 10
I do not intend to stop riding yet
But my long ride days are just about over
Am prob going to sell the outfit soon (when the weather improves)
And will then buy something smaller and lighter
Will prob be something with character
But I will know when I see it
My camping trips do continue (with SWMBO blessing) even if she dont come with me
But thats wot I bought the land rover for
I am only 74 next birthday so expect to
Go on riding ect for at least another 20 years or so
And wot sort of mate would ya be if you ignored the obvious
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2013 13:56:48 GMT 10
I have changed bikes and maybe my riding habits because I have back problems that dont help the long rides No point in doing something that cripples you But I will continue to ride and even do the occasional long run I will know when it is time to give up the bikes I hope and wont put an age on it May just be the loss of desire to ride
As far as telling a mate, I would say it in a heartbeat We are responsible for our mates I think Now whether he listened or no is his own decision
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Post by eldiablo on Sept 26, 2013 17:29:13 GMT 10
For starters motorcycling is optional and intrinsically dangerous,and no one can argue with that. So anyone suggesting that we should not do it is not far off the money.
I have diabetes and if I have a sugar low I could pass out, so I have to be vigilant for that and if I get too high on sugar it is like being drunk and my judgement is in doubt.
If my pulse is prone to getting too low then I should not operate machinery.
So for me the risk clouds could be gathering.
If Clem has a balance problem then his clouds could be gathering too.
The trick tho is to forget your "druthers" and do an honest assessment and probably err on the conservative side. (not always easy to do)
BTW I bought a new car today and pick it up on Monday, doing business with car dealers is a real pain.
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Post by clem on Sept 27, 2013 19:03:08 GMT 10
I do not intend to stop riding yet But my long ride days are just about over Am prob going to sell the outfit soon (when the weather improves) And will then buy something smaller and lighter Will prob be something with character But I will know when I see it My camping trips do continue (with SWMBO blessing) even if she dont come with me But thats wot I bought the land rover for I am only 74 next birthday so expect to Go on riding ect for at least another 20 years or so And wot sort of mate would ya be if you ignored the obvious Thank you for correcting my error of what you are considering dING. Yep, "smaller and lighter" becomes a bit of a necessity for many of us as we 'get on a bit', doesn't it. All the best with your perusal of your options dING. With regard to your bit about, "And wot sort of mate would ya be if you ignored the obvious" (ie. tell a friend they might be wise to give up riding because they are a danger to themselves and others)? I might tell you a story about that sometime!!!!
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Post by clem on Sept 27, 2013 19:13:01 GMT 10
I have changed bikes and maybe my riding habits because I have back problems that dont help the long rides No point in doing something that cripples you But I will continue to ride and even do the occasional long run I will know when it is time to give up the bikes I hope and wont put an age on it May just be the loss of desire to ride As far as telling a mate, I would say it in a heartbeat We are responsible for our mates I think Now whether he listened or no is his own decision It will be interesting to see your reports (and pics of course), in the thread about your new bike soon Wauri. Hopefully you can have the bike set-up which reduces back problems to a minimum or to zero. Mmmmmmmmmmm...... like dING, you also think we should "tell a mate"! (At this particular juncture, I think I would rather be 'TOLD' than to 'TELL"!!!
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Post by clem on Sept 27, 2013 19:18:06 GMT 10
For starters motorcycling is optional and intrinsically dangerous,and no one can argue with that. So anyone suggesting that we should not do it is not far off the money. I have diabetes and if I have a sugar low I could pass out, so I have to be vigilant for that and if I get too high on sugar it is like being drunk and my judgement is in doubt. If my pulse is prone to getting too low then I should not operate machinery. So for me the risk clouds could be gathering. If Clem has a balance problem then his clouds could be gathering too. The trick tho is to forget your "druthers" and do an honest assessment and probably err on the conservative side. (not always easy to do) BTW I bought a new car today and pick it up on Monday, doing business with car dealers is a real pain. Yes, you are right about "clouds could be gathering" for me too Eldi. Thank goodness, to this point, I know when I am well (ie. focussed, balanced, alert, etc), and when I am not. When I am well, I drive and ride. When I am not, I don't. All the best with your new car. Maybe a separate topic all about it, Eldi, yeah?
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Post by cster on May 17, 2016 18:14:57 GMT 10
I know this is 3 years old, but how is it going? Anyone get that well it's time I finished? I'd expect if I became too much of a problem with mates, they'd tell me its time I travelled on the back with them. That would be one way to enter the conversation on when one needs to stop riding his own bike.
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Post by Sediba on May 21, 2016 1:55:17 GMT 10
... I'd expect if I became too much of a problem with mates, they'd tell me its time I travelled on the back with them. But if they're on the back and you're on the back, an you're all ol' broken down codgers ... Then who is on the front, you know, steering the thing. Do you get a young guy in for that? Greg
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Post by cster on May 21, 2016 18:30:01 GMT 10
Maybe sons grandsons, that sort of thing. Matters not, I have ridden to many a rally far off two up, mainly for the company, riding and yacking do go hand in hand. You can take turns riding too. Often makes a difference in you end up not being exhausted when you get to the rally.
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Post by Workman on Jun 8, 2016 18:53:55 GMT 10
This video may have a few of us wanting to get back on again ... and, then again ...
INSANE Speeds! Michael Dunlop Superbike FASTEST ever Isle of Man TT Lap RECORD!
Official Isle of Man TT. Published on Jun 7, 2016
History was made in the opening race of the 2016 Isle of Man TT races as Michael Dunlop shattered the lap and race records to record the first ever sub-17 minute lap of the Mountain Course to win the RST Superbike race.
The 27-year old’s first two laps were both under 17 minutes, the quickest being 133.393mph to win by 19s from Ian Hutchinson, who was also inside the outright lap record, with John McGuinness claiming third.
His race winning time was a staggering 1m 15.643s inside the old race record ...
Cheers, Workman
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