Try a case of narcolepsy--that'll keep you wondering how the ride is going to turn
out. Ask me how I know!
I lived in Leeds for 2 years and would love to get back there and cruise through
the dales on roads that are not all laid out in a checkerboard, so to me you seem
lucky.
I have a similar problem, and do have a good time when I get to ride in groups. I
ride mostly with harleys, so it's not a problem keeping up, and not a question of
speeding or losing a licence. Here it's easy to pick up a ride, if you know where
the bikers hang out. But if you want to do a different typew of riding, join a
club that rides like you ride. e.g., if you are into full throttle boy-racing
(you're obviously not), find a sixth-form to hang out near. If you like trips that
are more leisurely, try a BMW or goldwing/councours , as they might be less
interested in being hte first to arrive. Might also try a special interest (nude
motorcyclist ass'n; etc), which is more focused on social aspects of riders than on
who is the fastest.
If you are a lawyer, let me know and I'll recruit you for my club, Street Legal
(www.streetlegal.org). We're trying to go international. We are definitely not a
club of boy racers, though some of us act like it at times.
Thing is, I live 2 hours away from where most of the bikers are, so I always have
to plan a full day for a 3 hour ride. Sometimes it's worth it, sometimes not.
Chk the internet for additional groups nearby. I found the Central Roadracing
Ass'n races at the Brainerd (MN) track 20 min from my house, and if I weren't
moving to california, I'd be racing CRA next year. I lived here for 2 riding
seasons before i found that out.
.02
adam
Dave Evans wrote:
> Guys & Gals,
>
> Over the past year I have listened to the exploits of various members on this
> list, as they extol the pleasures of touring on the GTS. I have now found this
> pleasure with my 1500 mile trip around France and a quick hop to western
> Ireland of 800 miles.
>
> My question is this..How do you keep your riding trips fresh after such
> exciting adventures?
>
> What was previously an excited rush home to drag out the GTS at any
> opportunity, has now become a struggle to find a new reason to go out at all. I
> have ridden every road in a 50 mile radius of my home, and with the days
> starting to get a little shorter now, it is proving difficult to ride much
> beyond this area for an evenings trip.
>
> It seams that you all ride in groups, and I am sure that this can only help
> keep you fresh. Unfortunately, my friends and colleagues who do ride are all
> pocket rocket jockeys, who leap aboard their CBR's, Fire blades and
> Hyawhatsits, having lost the will to live. I am not prepared to push my luck,
> life or license in an attempt to keep up with them. Thus I always ride alone
> when I ride from home.
>
> To add to this problem, my work is field based, and as such I can put in over
> 2000 miles per week just driving around the UK from customer to customer. Six
> hours a day, every day in the car is not unusual. The auto pilot that I switch
> into for the car driving, is beginning to transfer to my bike riding. Until I
> get out to the more exciting roads around my town, I am humming along on cruise
> control, and more than once lately I have had to throw on the anchors as a
> situation has caught me unawares.
>
> For now I am resorting to a strong cup of coffee to keep me fresh on the bike,
> and as I said, once I am out of town and enjoying the curves of the A40 my
> concentration tends to return. Any ideas for the 20% when I'm nodding off?
>
> Regards,
>
> David
>
> Ps:- I don't think my little splat in France helped. Now I've fallen off once
> and survived intact, the usual adrenaline rush supplied by the fear of falling
> off has faded quite a bit.
>
> David James Evans
> Actel FAE
> Unique UK
