No Time To Ride - Why Riding As An Adult Sucks
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2022
- Got a job? Got a family? Got responsibilities? All that adult crap can really get it’s the way of going for a ride. You’re not alone! In this video I tell my tale of all the crap that keeps me from riding….
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Sometimes you have to say "no" to your kids, wife, other responsibilities and learn that it's not about being selfish, it's about giving time to yourself. The aforementioned things will be better off with you replenished and fulfilled of your personal needs, and when you are doing your adult things you will be better at them. Win/win.
Only just starting watching but the title says everything 😂 I got my first bike last September with a head full of dreams of getting out all the time...boy was i wrong. My wife and i both have full time jobs and often work weekends, we have a 12 and 15 year old children and a dog. Between work, housework , kids club runs and the rest of the stuff adult life consists of I struggle to get out. Anytime i get a time i find myself just wanting to relax and enjoy some peace or falling asleep 😂
Your just a responsible, good guy saying what we are all thinking. No shame in that. I just pick a breakfast dinner about an hour away and ride out early on the weekend, usually back by 11am to go do the family thing. Less demands from wife and less traffic at 7am equals less guilt and less risk. Good luck my friend!
I agree with everything you are thinking and feeling my friend. I'm an "adult" rider too and I have the same problems. Today is a good example. I'd planned on a nice ride, maybe a couple of hours up in the day but family called this morning and I felt obligated to go and do the "family thing" instead of taking the ride I'd planned on. Some days being the adult is Great. Some days it Sucks. :)
Well you took the words out of my mouth, I been off of work 4 days and still have not rode once, Something always comes up or gets in the way.
I just started watching your videos a few weeks ago and after watching this one I submitted. You said everything I have thought for the past 20yrs. Before marriage and kids motorcycle’s were a way of life but now it’s not even though I think about them literally every second of every day. And something else that sucks is when your single biker friends or non riding friends give you crap for not riding because they just don’t get it. You have made me reevaluate things and it’s time to get more saddle time. Thank you for saving my life!!
A truism: women are dream killers. The way they work is insidious, you don’t realize what is happening but they suck the time out of your life.
I'm the same way with the same thought rolling around in my head. Telling myself I'm going to get out and ride, but the weekends keep coming and going with little more than short rips around town. It's frustrating but work just drains me and it's so easy to just sit at home. Unfortunately that makes for a very unfulfilling life. Screw this it's Saturday I'm going for a ride 😉
This is so on point.thats where I am at.glad I am not the only one
Totally right brother 👍
Life can be complex and so busy
Mortgages ,rent , bills ,family
Sometimes i envy and crave a more simpler way of life .
The system our modern world is built on makes it that we dont have time .
We slave away so we can financially survive and then when we have the time we are too tired to actually enjoy.
Our modern world is at a pace we where never ment to live at and is not healthy for us spiritually ,physically and mentally.
It's like you're reading my mind! Yep, adult rider here, too, with wife, kids, job responsibilities including travel, have to take care of the home, yard, everything. Love to ride but when I take off for a few hours on the weekend I can't help but feel guilt..guilt for not being with the kids, guilt for not doing chores around the house that need doing.. I keep thinking that maybe someday when I'm retired I'll have the extra time....maybe...
You nailed it! We worry about our families. Not sure if it's a ride or don't ride thing, but maybe more of a be ready thing. Life insurance, an "if I die" folder with whatever instructions you want to leave for your spouse. Who to contact, financial info, how much crap is worth so she don't get ripped off when she goes to sell it. Whatever makes things easier for those left behind. My point is that on or off a bike, anything can happen and it sounds like you would agree that we have to take care of our families whether we are here or not. Looking forward to the camera videos:-)
Is it You or Me talking?
I feel the same way.
Yup! Don't know what I was thinking as a Mom buying a bike with a full time job, a husband, a kid, a dog, a cat, and a large family. Had it for almost a year, been out a hand full of times. 😩
Another good video. I am like you, but I am 59 years old and 3 years riding. Well done.
Well said...man; your correct, time is so liquid. 👍
First to comment! I hear you, buddy! Riding is all a matter of perspective and focus. I vlogged on this topic of making plans for this, plans for that, but never making the time to execute those plans.
That's why I try to moto-commute as much as possible... so I can get my riding fix and that daily dose of Zen. I also practice the "work hard, play hard" philosophy, so I take frequent 3-4 day weekends where I can take short moto trips to clear my head. Cheers! 😉👍 --QM
If only I could ride as often as you! Someday…lol
I have an (unspoken) arrangement with my wife. She loves to play cards for money with her friends. It’s ingrained in her DNA (it’s a cultural thing). Once or twice a week, she’ll go to one friend’s house or another and play cards until around 2AM. Consequently, I generally ride whenever I want. Often, like today, I ask if she wants to go ride with me. About half the time, she’ll ride along with me and she enjoys the ride, as I always try to take her somewhere new to her. She’s a wonderful passenger, and we enjoy our time spent together.
Today, one of our granddaughters flew in to stay with us for a few weeks. She’ll spend most of the time here hanging out with friends she has here, but on those days (probably not too many) when she might not be doing something with them, she’ll be spending time primarily with me while my wife is working. During some of that time, we’ll be riding together.
Win-win.
I have two jobs and always say I want to ride to work. Traffic issues with idiots and I don’t ride. On days off I do ride everywhere even though it’s always in the 90s here. I don’t ride enough but with my limited time I get in what I can
Same thing man. Being rung out after work happens so much. Being able to ride off into the sunset without a care in the world would be so nice!
I am 49, no kids two cats and an apartment. I definitely understand your reservations about riding. Work 40 hours and I am also tired getting home and I fall victim a lot of the time to not getting on that e-bicycle. What I have to help with this concern is try to do two tasks while still riding an e-bike, such a practical thing on the e-bike, like food deliveries, to make money and enjoy riding. When i looked online, apparently only 3% of registered motor vehicles are motorcycles, so whatever riding we do as e-bike riders or motorcycles riders promotes the recreation to entice newcomers.
I 100% agree. Adulting is hard and exhausting, but we gotta do it. I hope you are able to find time to make some more videos. It's nice to hear the "ramblings" from a kindred spirit. Either way, do you, and try not to let your anxiety get the better of you. 🤘 Rock on, my dude
I love the truth of this video so much. I bought my first bike almost a year ago, just started learning how to ride. I took the class to get a permit. Which is a pain to try and get in Washington State. But since then I was told I have an auto immune disease called ankylosing spondylitis. Which causes the spine to fuse together into one solid bone, also stiffness and pain, and arthritic pain in my joints. So if I were to fall at all, my back could probably a fracture or break. Plus I'm the bread winner in the family, I have young kids, and lifes daily duties to do too. The decision to keep riding is hard because I love to ride, but I am afraid of what could happen if I were to crash or fall. Sorry for such a long comment, but life sucks sometimes, and only ones that ride understand.
Ah man.. sorry to hear you been dealt a bad hand. I know it’s tough thinking about what would happen if you got hurt and out of work. I’m the only income in my house as well and I think about it all the time. But, I know riding is a much needed distraction and is really good for mental health. Yeah, it’s risky, but if you pick and choose where, and when you ride, combined with being the best rider you can, a guy can reduce the risk to near zero. You can’t give up the things that keep you moving forward. It’s far too easy to fall into a slump and become depressed. That’s more dangerous in the long run than riding is. Anyway, I hope you keep riding and have many safe miles ahead of you, thanks for watching and for the comment.
Thanks for the encouragement. I appreciate your response. I'm leaning towards to keep riding and not let fear set in. But for now I'll stay on local back roads that I know, and work on slow speed maneuvering. I still got to do the knowledge and skills test to get my endorsement. I worked really hard to get the permit so to give up now would be silly. I know it will be worth it once I pass it.
I'm kind of where you're at. I'm not the breadwinner, but my husband, who is, is a truckdriver, so all the house stuff falls to me to do. I have rheumatoid disease, and I've had my spine fused, both knees and one hip replaced. But, last year, I got my first bike (at 57) and got my license. It scares me to think of what could happen if I wreck, but I'm not going to let it stop me. I wear the gear, I ride with awareness, and so far sticking to back country roads, but...I ride! These diseases take so much from us, don't let it take away something you love doing. Enjoy the ride, wind brother!
My brother and I put off riding because of all the reasons you lamented for about 15 years! Now, we are riding and it feels like all those things are trying to hold us down from riding...I say, just get out and ride. I even ride in cold weather, challenging but, I am learning a lot by just getting out there. Happy riding.
Hi there! I have the same problem, too much time working, too much obligations and errands to do... The fact is that I like to go arround with my MT07, I even prepare all the gear the day prior, but then 2 things pull me to do it: I do not have any moto budy and... cyclists (you cannot enjoy a twistie ride if you have more care of cyclist lives than some of them).
But I mantain myself positive and do a ride every few weeks (not counting going to work, which my mindet is on automatic) meanwhile I search for a moto group to ride with.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, sometimes we need to hear that we are not the only ones having this feelings.
Ride safe!
Miss my 20s when I could just go. Now my bikes are just for looking at.
I feel ya bud, getting older makes you wiser which is helpful as a rider. But some how have way less time.
It's a cruel trade off.
I have a 6 month old son, and he is amazing but my bike has been all but forgotten.
Hope ya get out on the road more, if I lived in America would def hit ya up for a cruise 🤙🏽
Im 45 I get up for work at 4am and get home at 2:30pm fro my fulltime machinist job. I then have a painting business that I do on the side until 7pm, no time for anything. Im looking to get my first bike never rode before. Going to take the safety course then buy a bike.
Jeez, dude. I’m going through the same thing. Finding time to ride is really tough. During the week ain’t happening as I’m physically and mentally beat by end of the workday. So that leaves the weekend. But as you said, there’s other responsibilities I need to catch up on during the weekend. Cleaning, fixing, grocery shopping….Then the wife needs something, then the kid needs something…ugh! It’s really a struggle…😟. I envy motovloggers who get to ride every weekend. Living with Mom and Dad is nice.
IF you didn't care about your family and responsibilities, then you'd be selfish. So just the fact that you struggle with the choice between spending time at home with family or riding is a good thing. You care. Nothing wrong with that. So when you DO get to go ride, it means so much more and you really enjoy it. On the flip side, maybe if we got to ride every day, we might not appreciate it as much. Thanks for sharing!
I am 63 , I find the worst part is being stuck in traffic jams , the heat off the road surface can be unbelievable, so I plan my rides , to eliminate that possibility, back roads away from the major Hiway s
I hear you! My family doesn't really like me riding. I just turned 60 and bought my first motorcycle. I like to ride but I am cautious about riding near traffic. I do worry because my wife and kids do rely on me. I'm semi retired and will go out for a couple hours on a weekday. But I'm sore after riding. Hahaha at first I wanted to get a bike and do some single track trails but I'm realizing I'm too old and have a lot of road skills to work on. I did t realize how mentally exhausting riding can be because of how alert you need to be all the time. I too don't ride when I'm tired. I do practice almost every time I go out I try to get in some low speed maneuvers and emergency braking. Every time I step onto the bike I feel more accomplished as a rider but still know my priority is to survive and make it back home. After a ride I feel really refreshed and alert.
I felt like you were reading my mind lol.
How true this is. Its the same for many of us. But keep the faith, I just retired and it does allow the time to do these things.
Luv your channel dude keep going
Good talk, friend.
Your views ring true.
I'm one of the weird ones that see riding as critical to my mental health. Knowing that I've found ways to fit it into my daily life that most wouldn't bother. I've made my motorcycle my primary year round transportation even here in the PNW. I make it a point to schedule a couple hour ride each weekend, preferably both days. My wife sees the difference in my mood if I don't ride even if it's just for quick errands.
Having suffered with a chronic disease since my early 20's, it gives me something to look forward to. That same condition make doing things like riding far from home a challenge, but I make a point of doing a one week or long weekend tour away from home each year. Doing that has helped with my anxiety of jumping on my motorcycle and going.
Your right about it being different then when you are younger with fewer obligations.
@ 7:50 I call that the what if factor, and I fully understand.
Just got a Tiger 850 in Feb. I think it has 75 miles on it. But being gone away from home/family leaves no time to ride. I did repair my energy problem though. Ditched the sugar/grains and sticking to just eggs and beef/bacon. I feel better now than I did at 25. I am 57 now. Thanks for vid.
I love my tiger 850
What you said is true and the truth also sucks somethings. I've been in your shoes. It helped when I would ride my bike to and from work a couple of times a week. Riding motorcycles is a selfish hobby and that's can get in the way even when you have no work or chores to do. Good luck with your motorcycle deficit and that place in Washington is an amazing place to ride to and hang out.
A lot of guys work hard, are good fathers/husbands, but manage to break away occasionally for a little adventure. It can be done. You just have to do it. It's a healthy and rewarding thing to do.
Do what makes you happy the house the chores all of that will be there when you get back !!!
Me time is your time to live, most of us will work 40 years to retire for 10 to 15 or less if your lucky, if your healthy enjoy your time its all borrowed time anyway, do it while you're able!!! There's no promise of tomorrow.
LIVE TO RIDE- RIDE TO LIVE / ITS BETTER TO HAVE LOST AND LIVED VERSES NOT LIVED AND LOST !!!
I perfectly understand what your saying regarding having people that depends on you. I would get a life insurance policy to provide for them in case something bad were to happen to you. Keep in mind that the stuff you are worried about can happen to you when commuting daily or in shorter rides, but honestly I would remove negative thoughts from your head. 10 years ago when my 3rd daughter was born I got the license and my wife started putting all this negativity in my head and never pulled the trigger on a bike. Now I have the fever for one again and found your vlog because I would like a street bob. I am not going to let her get in my head this time and if something horrible happens well then I have nothing else to worry about. We have to live our lives as well, not someone else's. Stay strong sir, I remember that when I use to ride during my teenage years is when I was the happiest.
You’ll ride again. Then comes a time when you feel guilty for being out in the breeze enjoying yourself while your wife sits at home alone, so you don’t go riding. Wait….that’s me, not you.
I must be one of the lucky ones, said to my wife 2 years ago wouldn’t mind getting a bike for fun. She said stop going on about and get one,she came to the bike shop with me said which one are you going to get ?. I done my research and said Honda CB500x, her reply was ok I get the Suzuki !! Because if you get a bike I will not see you on the weekends, she ended up getting a Honda CB500x so she was able to keep up. We have done 2 road trips in Tasmania 2 & 3 weeks it’s great fun talking on our intercoms. The house needs work but live is too short I am 64 my wife is 57. Ps my wife said wouldn’t enjoy being a pillion passed her test first time.
Great topic, and yes I am in a similar place in life and struggle to find the balance of time to ride. Put your time on a schedule, and guard it jealously! As others have said, it ain't all about being selfish, but often it pays dividends when your head is in a better place!' Cheers, and ride safe!
You managed to say my thoughts also riding versys x300 nice to know i am not alone. Best regards go on creating videos you are my rowmodl.
I work in healthcare. I work 14/13/13 and get my 40 hours in 3 days and have 4 days off every week. The 5 day work week totally sucks. I normally spend my first day off recuperating. Second day knocking out yard work and other chores. Then I still have two days to kill.
I muse a lot about being a mature rider over fifty, only getting into motorcycling recently. Verses, why didn't I start this sooner, this is great and feels like a new lease on life. Well, I think that the exuberance of youth would have been my downfall. I am cautious now, with hell of a lot more road using experience. I also appreciate the vestas of places that I visit a lot more. Plenty of rides, just to pull over and admire the view. Yeah, being the bread winner, or needing to be parent or being a supporting spouse - less riding opportunities. But the rides I do get are all more uplifting. Time for myself is special.
Yup. Responsibilities and the ownership thereof. It's what we do. Sometimes adulting sux, says the 64 year old, relatively new rider trying to enjoy some wind therapy almost always on weekends.
Go to Leavenworth tomorrow, or wherever you need to go. It'll be good for your mental health, and listening to this, you need a mental health day (even if it's only for a half day).
If you're looking for a reason to go riding... I started geocaching years ago. Now, I pair it with riding. I pick a cache to go get, and I ride my bike to get it. It gives me a reason to get on the bike, even if it's only a twenty minute ride. Once I'm on it, I never regret it.
Ride safe,
Your friend in Tri Cities
I do a lot of multi day road trips and the comfort, responsibilities and security of home have a strong pull and it always takes some distance for it to release.
I have a Honda CRF that I ride daily to/from work (aside from when snow makes things too sketchy for 2 wheels). I consider the ride home to be relaxing. On particularly nice days or those where work requires a therapeutic trip home, I'll take a longer route home between an extra 30 min or hr. It makes it an easier decision to "just ride around" when I'm already geared up and on the road.
I sold my bike years ago because I didn’t have time to ride. After 15 years I’m riding again. I bought a Grom and ride it back and forth to work every day. That’s how I get my ride in. I also go for rides with my dad. I’m looking to get one of those versys though. The Grom isn’t a comfortable ride.
But anyway as for you video, all I can say is the more you ride the easier it gets and to give yourself some confidence go to a empty parking lot and practice emergency braking and maneuvering.
Everything you said I relate to 👍👍💯
No time is my problem also. We could always work less, unfortunately we need $. I have friends who work for the Federal Government and they get so much PAID time off work it makes me sick.
Right they get a three day weekend every other week!
@@shannondoherty4803 Most of them now 'telework' full time. My sister is a federal government employee and she sits at her pool in the summer while getting paid to telework. They cannot be fires either. No wonder we are 30 TRILLION in debt.
I've been across the U.S. and back 3 times... get a good life insurance policy, that way if something happens to you then your covered, if... that's the right thing for you. And ride your ride, brother!
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We are getting ready to go on a 1500 mile 7 day motorcycle trip. Our last overnight stop will be in Leavenworth. Never been there, so looking forward to it. Our stop before that is Goldendale.
In the 60's and maybe early 70's, we didn't have to think twice about jumping in a car/truck that wasn't so reliable and just go. No second thoughts. Now days we look at the front tires and think maybe we need to replace them first or something like that. In the 60's, if it held air... it was good to go!!
When the working part of my life took control of when I could rest, have fun or travel, it really sucked! It's the worst time to jump on the bike and just take a little ride. Cause the little ride kept going until dark and I didn't want it to stop. More than a few time I almost just kept going. But being a responsible person I let everything else control me.
I'm divorced and retired. Ain't got those problems now. Never thought I'd make it to retired status as the last 10 years were the hardest trying to stick it out without going postal.
So... hang in there... no matter what. You have your family and passions. Your not the only one going through this.
This is so true, after work it's like wow I'm tired but I have stuff to do, during the pandemic I took full advantage of riding but now everything is so busy.👍stay safe everyone ✌️.
Exactly how I feel no time to ride…
Thanks.
I too think about the things that you mentioned.
Suggestions ride to work, make time for yourself don’t just give in to your negative side.
I've been riding since I was 20, I'm now about to turn 39. I was a late bloomer when it came to the family life. Married at 33, had my daughter at 34. I took a 3 year hiatus from riding. But I just sold my sport bike and I'm buying a cruiser next week. I have to get back on 2 wheels. I've gotten lazy on the weekends, and don't do much. But riding will help get me off of the couch. Riding will be my relaxation
It’s better to not ride enough than to ride too much. It just makes those moments you get to ride even better. Just enjoy it when you get the chance and be happy these machines exist for our pleasure.
mmm yep. i switched jobs recently and do not much like the commute route--but i will do it every so often just to get in some saddle time. prior job sucked but had a nice ride.
Hi
Spot on!
Could have been me that did this video😄
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I bought a cb500x to offroad locally (which I got to a handful of times) and take touring across a few states but realized it was just not gonna happen in my current family life. I have maybe a free weekend once every few months, as a dad and it feels wrong to spend that time away from my family. I have a great relationship with them and would rather just bring them on the trip in the first place. So, I'm switching to an ADV 150, so we can put it on a hitch and pack it around with us on our family trips, and it'll double as my ride to work and local offroad fun on my free weekends.
That sort of thing is honestly why when I finally start riding, and when I'm ready to do so, start commuting to work on a bike. My morning commute is before morning rush, and my evening commute is at the end of evening rush, and I'll often take a back way home, any way.
As a totally new rider, I do have a commuting question, which nobody has as of yet answered. You mentioned you work construction. I work in warehousing and logistics, so I'm hoping to get some feedback from someone else who works a very physical job. The helmet, gloves, and jacket, of course, will all come off at my destination. But as for riding pants and boots, I'm undecided.
In your opinion, which of the three options makes the most sense:
1: Just wear my regular work clothes, including regular jeans and work boots with jacket, gloves and helmet
2: Wear motorcycle pants and boots, then change when I get to work (I would use a back pack or some sort of tank bag or something on the bike), or
3: Just change boots, and wear over-pants for the ride to and from work?
The few times I do ride to work I just wear my construction boots and work jeans. Then helmet, riding jacket, and gloves.
@@GasWorksISO Thanks. It just almost seemed like contradictory advice from a coworker who insists basically just short of a track suit and only ever does fun rides (that is, rides like a jerk on public roads) and track days.
Then again, that kind of behavior already had me taking his advice with a generous amount of salt.
Same here..I started getting up really early but still...now I ride maybe four times a month
Neighbour of mine was big into bikes but gave them up completely when he got married and had kids. I asked him why one day and he just said it was not a responsible thing to do for a married man with kids He split with the wife some years ago and no longer lives in the house up the road with her. I am sure he thought he was doing the right thing but must be wondering now about all those years with no bikes and the enjoyment / experiences he could have got from them.
If I don't get to ride much on my days off, I take the bike to work occasionally
I ride my bike to work.
What kind of replacement windshield did you get for your x300? How has it helped helmet buffeting?
Same
Man I was wondering why I haven't seen anything in a while. I wanna do Ground Zero on a motorcycle.
One thing I’ve learnt. If you look after no.1 first, looking after the rest becomes a lot easier 🍻
As always 👍🇬🇧
i know how your feeling, I'm in construction, i ride every other week and that works for me, you have to give yourself free time
Why don’t you guys ride to work? If it’s not below freezing or pouring down rain when I wake up, I ride to work. Love it.
I often have to haul tools around the job site. Not all the time, but when the call comes, I need my truck. Otherwise, I would ride almost every day.
your not alone or its not just you any more my most concern while riding is other people some are really doing bad and strange things on the road these days that what worries me the most
OK I am guilty of all these things you speak it is with much respect to all our responsibilities is the reward worth the risk I truly enjoy 2 wheels bicycle, s motorcycle, s scooters of all kinds but at 65 yrs old I don't want to stop the joy and fun even though I can't do as much riding as I used too but I sur enjoy trying memories with my family and friends is everything to me without my lord JESUS CHRIST IT IS ALL FOR NOTHING THANK YOU JESUS FOR SUCH A WONDERFUL LIFE APPRECIATE YOU MY FRIEND!!!
Yes, there has been zero 'me time' in the world for 20 yrs or more. I even had guys demanding work replies on my phone during my father's funeral, and this goes on 24/7 with no regard for time of night, weekends, annual leave, religious holidays etc. I was financially able to retire early and only now do I have the time do things I want to do. There's also a brain development process in males - it's a one-way turnstile. At around 23 male brains are suddenly able to map out longer-term consequences of actions. Hence armies recruit 18-yr old boys who will do impulsive, crazy things. Girls, on the other hand, always have this mental ability. Thinking back to life at 18 (I hitch hiked for two days and slept in an abandoned shed next to the highway), bought an obviously beat-up and abused TS185 without a second thought, but it was junk that I should have walked away from. The junkiness of that bike resulted in a serious accident that left me in bed for a month and unable to walk for properly for another 3 months. I can't go back to that young adult view of life even if I wanted to. Still enjoy riding though, and I can pick sunny days for a ride.
Do some research on red pill idea. Talking to a twice divorced man that thought I was investing in a relationship for life and found out they were not a bank. I can't get a refund. I was a husband that did everything fir the woman I loved. But found out I got fat in both marriages and was disappointed in myself nor not doing what "i" needed. Kids will hate you and wife will leave you. What will you look back on as mistakes. This sounds worse then it really is. If your kids hate you, they get over it when they become adults in there 30s. And if the wife leaves you, she was ready 6 months or longer , already thinking about it. Do it for you. Be you. They will love you. Sounded like there was resentment in not riding. Keep it up!
Statistically most accidents happen within a mile of home, probably because we are in familiar surroundings and feel a little too comfortable. So worrying about a long trip is probably irrational. Besides that you appear to be a very experienced, skillful and careful rider. You are more likely to get killed by a car while crossing an intersection on foot. Try not to worry so much.
I had some skin cancer removed yesterday when I came out of the Dr office it had just rained and the storm was moving east I had rode about a mile and decided to put on my rain gear pulled off into the mall and it was a short down hill to a stop well down I went but luckily only scratched my left knee didn't even break off the mirror. my point is ya that sucked but I still had a smile on my face when I got home... be are safe as you can but nothing beats riding except for sex and there again your still riding...... Happy Trails.
Hi I would like to know if you have advice about some Harley Davidson dealerships that do not have price tags on there new bikes please comment of my question advice. See if you can look into this and also if you can make a video at Harley Davidson dealers for price tags on new bikes thanks for your help
Don’t buy a Harley.
why not do u errand like paying the bills, pulling weeds, or groceries shopping when you finish work especially since you finish mid-afternoon
I can definitely relate! I'm in my mid-40s, and I unfortunately I do not have kids, the job and everything else keeps me busy enough that riding is always relegated to evenings or weekends. Those times, as you said are always filled up by things that we have to get done.
You do sometimes need to make a little time for yourself, I think a lot of us just have to accept the fact that it's going to be less frequent than we would like. Maybe you can make up for that by just making it a great adventure when you get the chance to go. 🙂
You need to retire with enough money to do what you want. It took me 48 years to get there. The goal is to stay healthy enough to do what I want.
spend more time on your bike. take it to work. take it everywhere. you will lose the fear in no time
People that are Father, son and holly ghost , will undestand it.
if not now...when? five, ten years from now?
Thinking to much can die in a car just as easy or walking across a road
go ride i'm near 60 wife child my escape out adventure riding
Yep, it's s**t!
I never got married or had kids, I just wanna ride bikes till i drp de ad. 🤣
You have the winning strategy. 😆👍🏻
Buy a new bike, that will motivate you to ride!
Believe me it doesn’t been there done that
Sorry mate, but you sound like a victim of your own negativity. Working 40ish hours a week should not fatigue you to the point of being unable to ride. I work 60 ish and commute daily (25km each way). You need to exercise more and change your diet. Being a real adult (40+) means looking after yourself physically and mentally.
Youre letting your negative attitude accept the excuses you make in your mind to not go and do something you say would make you happy. Your letting you negativity validate your decisions by reasoning it's unsafe/unimportant.
I think you need to work on your mental and physical health, working 40 hours a week still leaves you with 120 hours a week for you. Take 70 hours sleep, you telling me you can't find time for you to go for a ride in the remaining 50 hours? If you can't it's your health, mental and physical, not adulting. Because if you cant find time for you in your 50 hours of free time each week - you aren't adulting.
70 hours of sleep in a week? Really??? I’m lucky to average 42. Seventy...wow. But, yeah, I make time to ride. Heading to work, or run errands, going to church and sometimes I just ride to ride.
Nah, friend. Your math does not add up. You are not accounting for all the Dad, husband, brother, and Son activities. You also don’t seem to account for mental stress from work, and being a parent. You must not have to clean the bathroom, fix the house, do groceries, do laundry, spend time with the wife, spend time with the kid… it’s endless, dude.
Could be worse buddy. Don’t sound like a spoiled privileged American. There’s kids in this world that don’t have water to drink.
Do those kids have the privilege of the internet to try to insult people? You could learn a lesson in humility.
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