Tempt me with a new bike

[Potter]

I've lost my mojo.
I've never not had a bike since I was 16yrs old, but some years I just don't feel like riding much, and this is one of them. Apart from a blast in the UK on one of my old bikes while I was over I don't think I've ridden a bike in 2020.

Nothing tempts me, I'd rather go sailing.
So what's out there that's guaranteed to stir the loins?

[KungFooBob]

Ninja 400.

Pretend you're 18 again. It's this generations LC.

[weeksy]

a bit obvious from me, but KTM1290SDR.

Only because i think you'd hate the Ducati 1199 Panigale which is the most amazing machine ever built.

[Mr. Dazzle]

I was in a similar situation to you, I only rode for commuting. I can't remember the last time I rode for the sake of it.

Have to say, the auld Bonneville is rapidly changing my mind. Objectively it's shit....but every time you ride it, its an event. The sound, the vibes, the smell. You've already got a classic though

[Taipan]

Try something different. Soemthing like a Xdiavel.

[Rockburner]

I was in a similar situation to you, I only rode for commuting. I can't remember the last time I rode for the sake of it.

Have to say, the auld Bonneville is rapidly changing my mind. Objectively it's shit....but every time you ride it, its an event. The sound, the vibes, the smell. You've already got a classic though

That was my first reaction, but you've already done it.

Jetski? ( a PROPER, Kawasaki stand up one - they still make em https://www.kawasakiwatercraft.co.uk/ka ... 2021-sx-r/ ).

[Mr. Dazzle]

I was in a similar situation to you, I only rode for commuting. I can't remember the last time I rode for the sake of it.

Have to say, the auld Bonneville is rapidly changing my mind. Objectively it's shit....but every time you ride it, its an event. The sound, the vibes, the smell. You've already got a classic though

That was my first reaction, but you've already done it.

Jetski? ( a PROPER, Kawasaki stand up one - they still make em https://www.kawasakiwatercraft.co.uk/ka ... 2021-sx-r/ ).

Hovercraft!

Jeremy Clarkson pretty much nailed the description of how they handle. "If you can see an object, you're going to hit it".

[Yorick]

Which of your bikes are over there?

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

I was in a similar situation, I bought an EMTB instead, and I'm seriously pleased that I did, it's ace, I send more time on it than I do on the motorbikes I've got.
I don't see a reason for you to buy a new bike, get the TDR out and ride it.
Though I can also see the enjoyment of sailing, I did a sailing course 30 years ago as a team building exercise for work, it was really good fun.

[Tricky]

I suspect nothings going to do it for you now as you've become just too old and farty , but if there's a chance you haven't , I reckon this isn't a bad idea-

Ninja 400.

Pretend you're 18 again. It's this generations LC.

Get one, book yourself onto Weeksy's Portimao bash and join the old farts/ never-has-beens SS300 wobble-round with me and couchy on the 390 and Enfield

[Mr Moofo]

Nothing tempts me, I'd rather go sailing.
So what's out there that's guaranteed to stir the loins?

I have taken early retirement - grand plans to travel and all that have been somewhat canned by Covid. Anyway - my bother has a very nice Jeaneau 33 ft Bermudian Sloop boat, that he keeps at Brightlingsea. Being retired, is is out on it maybe every other day ... so I decided to get back into sailing ( all my previous experience were dinghy soloing, fast dinghy sailing, RYA sailing instructor, then may years of windsurfing. And a little bit of big boat sailing thrown in.
We've done a few trips this year ...

TBH, I find it like watching paint dry ... I imagine the Fastnet Race could be could fun - but the thought of sailing the Atlantic - or even the North Sea to Antwerp, leaves me cold. It is just hours of nothing happening!!
Pat of that is the location - I am sure if you are in the South West, The Solent, West Wales, or the West of Scotland big boat sailing could be great way to pass the time.
It's as boring as shit in the South East of England

As for a bike - get a Royal Enfield and do some track days on it ....

[weeksy]

couchy on the Enfield

Eeeeeerrmmm

[Mr Moofo]

couchy on the Enfield

Eeeeeerrmmm

have you bought it?

[weeksy]

couchy on the Enfield

Eeeeeerrmmm

have you bought it?

I can't remember that last time I was drunk enough to consider that sort of an idea

[Skub]

Get the TDR sorted and git yoreself some two smoke fun.

Mojo is an odd thing. At the beginning of this year (and years past) I was a bit in the doldrums too,then lockdown happened along with some lovely weather.All of a sudden I was gagging to get out on the bike,probably because I wasn't allowed. Anyway,Covid fired up my mojo all over again and before you could say,'ya silly old kunt',I found myself in a dealers buying a new bike!

I went for something totally different from my usual sports bike choice. I liked the pictures,but I didn't even ride it before splashing the cash. Unheard of,for me.

Good job I love the thing,it could have been a costly mistake.

Everyone's different,but sometimes a rash buy can reignite the fun factor.

[Tricky]

couchy on the Enfield

Eeeeeerrmmm

Yeah, I'm fully expecting it to be long gone (assuming it's not already) and he'll bring a V4S or something similar, but stranger things have happened (well, maybe) , and the Enfield might make it to next May before it joins the long line of Couchy playthings that are cast aside...

[kendo57]

Just go sailing , nothing wrong with that. In time you will feel like going for a ride again.

[Potter]

I have taken early retirement - grand plans to travel and all that have been somewhat canned by Covid. Anyway - my bother has a very nice Jeaneau 33 ft Bermudian Sloop boat, that he keeps at Brightlingsea. Being retired, is is out on it maybe every other day ... so I decided to get back into sailing ( all my previous experience were dinghy soloing, fast dinghy sailing, RYA sailing instructor, then may years of windsurfing. And a little bit of big boat sailing thrown in.
We've done a few trips this year ...

TBH, I find it like watching paint dry ...

I'm exactly the opposite, I can sit all day watching the water go by, my favourite thing is to get out so there is nothing on the horizon in any direction and just sail, there is nothing to look at except the water and the odd dolphin. The time goes by in a flash and 8hrs seems to turn into 1hr.
Occasionally I'll pull the sails tight and put the boat on it's rail close hauled and have some fun, but it's mostly just about taking it steady and enjoying being on the water.

I've always been fine with my own company and I've sat alone in jungles or deserts for weeks on end, it just suits me.

[Potter]

The TDR is a fun bike to ride and I enjoy being on it, but it's on the UK.
I only have the CBR out here and it's a cracking bike, so it's not the bikes fault.

Tbf a lot of it is the roads, no country lanes or countryside to enjoy. I could head up into the mountains and it's epic, but it's 1.5hrs of dead straight road there and then the same back, which is a pain.

[Dodgy69]

How about a Triumph rocket 3. The new one.

Bit different.
Looks ace
Plenty to polish.