A picture a day... biker banter (Vol 6)

[Scrump]

Continued from here:
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[Mr Dendrite]

New thread and I’m just off to collect this

[Scrump]

Mr Dendrite said:

New thread and I’m just off to collect this

Looks great.

[nigelpugh7]

Went out to my local bike club meeting at the weekend.

I’ve been a member for almost a year and not been able to make a single meeting in the week due to work commitments.

Amazingly I was one of the youngest riders there!

I chatted to a great old chap on his Honda Goldwing about why we both love our DCT gearboxes so much. He was 82!

They had a concourse competition, which was rightly won by some lovely vintage machine, each category even had a winners cup.

[Jazoli]

That's the bike demographic of the 2020's right there, not a brown hair in sight

[loftylad]

Jazoli said:

That's the bike demographic of the 2020's right there, not a brown hair in sight

You’re not kidding! I was only thinking this the other week.

Where ARE all the young, daft kids? And why aren’t they riding bikes?

I guess they’re all driving white PCP’d 0.9 litre fiestas.

[Jazoli]

loftylad said:

You’re not kidding! I was only thinking this the other week.

Where ARE all the young, daft kids? And why aren’t they riding bikes?

I guess they’re all driving white PCP’d 0.9 litre fiestas.

You are right, car ownership and licensing is much easier than having a motorcycle, I know hardly anyone younger than 40 who rides on the road, most are at least 50 or above, I reckon there will be very few people left riding bikes in 20 years time.

[Prof Prolapse]

Do you remember when this was all fields Jazoli?

[SAS Tom]

I think I have known less than 5 people younger than me that ride bikes. I think all my mates that ride have been older than me ever since I started in 2009.

[Biker 1]

I went for a spin up Box Hill on the weekend - carpark rammed with bikes & not a single teenager to be spotted!!!!
Will the bike industry just die out in this country in a couple of years???

[Jazoli]

Prof Prolapse said:

Do you remember when this was all fields Jazoli?

Haha not quite but times change I guess, I was a young 30 year old when I signed up on here and knew loads of people who rode bikes, we are all now approaching or are over 50 and a lot of folk have moved onto other things, Sas Tom is the youngest I know now

[Biker's Nemesis]

Podman. Yes its going ok. (Touch wood)

[gareth_r]

loftylad said:

Jazoli said:

That's the bike demographic of the 2020's right there, not a brown hair in sight

You’re not kidding! I was only thinking this the other week.

Where ARE all the young, daft kids? And why aren’t they riding bikes?

I guess they’re all driving white PCP’d 0.9 litre fiestas.

The ludicrous licence laws have had the desired effect.

[nigelpugh7]

Jazoli said:

That's the bike demographic of the 2020's right there, not a brown hair in sight

Yep it does seem to be an old fart type of thing these days!

[nigelpugh7]

loftylad said:

You’re not kidding! I was only thinking this the other week.

Where ARE all the young, daft kids? And why aren’t they riding bikes?

I guess they’re all driving white PCP’d 0.9 litre fiestas.

The youth don’t seem to be into bikes like we all were when we were teenagers!

[Bob_Defly]

Found some time to give the bikes a wash, I hadn't done it for a while.





And took my son out for a ride in the forest. He turned 15, and wants a street bike now. Gotta start 'em young!



And from the previous thread, Paddy1970:

"Wow, amazing....location?"

It's southern Ontario. There is an old quarry and forest right near my house. A good area to learn some new skills.

Edited by Bob_Defly on Tuesday 7th September 14:35

[podman]

500 has sat for a few weeks so needed a good run out, fired up after a couple of kicks, apart from my spuds getting cooked, it was a fab ride, she tonks along very nicely indeed...

The Speed Triple has sat for 2 days and now has 3 warnings on the dash , service overdue(its not), engine check light and transmission fault...

I noticed the brake discs are rusty over the weekend and the dealer is replacing them under warranty.

Lots of owners reporting many & common build related problems with these on the Facebook page now...I think the RDs will be on the road long after the Triumph has met its maker.

[carinaman]

Bob_Defly said:

I am loving that crud guard for the rear shock and spring.

[carinaman]

podman said:

Turn it the other way and have it more side on and it would be like the Bike magazine front cover. 'Take a good look, because you won't be getting this close again' the cover said if my memory is correct.

[podman]

carinaman said:

podman said:

Turn it the other way and have it more side on and it would be like the Bike magazine front cover. 'Take a good look, because you won't be getting this close again' the cover said if my memory is correct.

Good memory, I have a pic as you describe somewhere I took of my bike and the magazine cover plus others framed and on the garage wall.