Help talk me out of it or into it...
I have 8 bikes all but one run and I've worked or modified every single one of them. It's no longer a challenge to me or fun or interesting. I still ride every day but i'm loosing the passion for it. It's not about the money, they're all bought and paid for and I'm doing ok. Every bit of free time and spare money I've put into these bikes...
My daily ride/commuter bike is a 2011 Speed Triple. I hate that bike, it's a piece of shtt, the transmission sucks, the suspension is terrible and the seat makes everything hurt from the waist down. I ride it most days and when I do I ride it with the intention of blowing it up so I can find something new. I beat the crap out of this turd hoping it will let go, it doesn't excite me or make me feel anything at all. I messed and have more money into it that what it's worth. Trying to sort out the suspension and ergonomics is not worth it financially.
My TBS is all original and I don't want to mess with it so I hardly ride it.
The Adventurer is where I want it to be so I haven't worked on it beside regular maintenance.
The Thunderbird.. I've put more money into it that what it's worth selling for, I don't ride it much as it seems to be an accident magnet.
The Legend is the long term project, I haven't touched or rode in maybe a year, I hate myself for doing that, letting it become neglected as it was my best running, sounding, handling bike.
My Sprint 1050, loved it. Crashed it again back in December but didn't want to rebuild it again so it sits in the garage.
My Trident T160 it's a money pit and eyesore it hurts me when I see it in the garage.
The only bike that excites me and makes me smile now is my KX250 dirtbike. I can't ride it off road often, I've crashed it a bunch off road already, I'm not 16 and bullet proof anymore, and when I take it on the street the front end doesn't say on the ground for too long. I get pulled over each time on it because that cops can't believe the bike is street legal, it is leave me alone.
I know some of you guys have been here before, what did you do to shake the funk? Any ideas on what to do?
Thanks.
I have 8 bikes all but one run and I've worked or modified every single one of them. It's no longer a challenge to me or fun or interesting. I still ride every day but i'm loosing the passion for it. It's not about the money, they're all bought and paid for and I'm doing ok. Every bit of free time and spare money I've put into these bikes...
My daily ride/commuter bike is a 2011 Speed Triple. I hate that bike, it's a piece of shtt, the transmission sucks, the suspension is terrible and the seat makes everything hurt from the waist down. I ride it most days and when I do I ride it with the intention of blowing it up so I can find something new. I beat the crap out of this turd hoping it will let go, it doesn't excite me or make me feel anything at all. I messed and have more money into it that what it's worth. Trying to sort out the suspension and ergonomics is not worth it financially.
My TBS is all original and I don't want to mess with it so I hardly ride it.
The Adventurer is where I want it to be so I haven't worked on it beside regular maintenance.
The Thunderbird.. I've put more money into it that what it's worth selling for, I don't ride it much as it seems to be an accident magnet.
The Legend is the long term project, I haven't touched or rode in maybe a year, I hate myself for doing that, letting it become neglected as it was my best running, sounding, handling bike.
My Sprint 1050, loved it. Crashed it again back in December but didn't want to rebuild it again so it sits in the garage.
My Trident T160 it's a money pit and eyesore it hurts me when I see it in the garage.
The only bike that excites me and makes me smile now is my KX250 dirtbike. I can't ride it off road often, I've crashed it a bunch off road already, I'm not 16 and bullet proof anymore, and when I take it on the street the front end doesn't say on the ground for too long. I get pulled over each time on it because that cops can't believe the bike is street legal, it is leave me alone.
I know some of you guys have been here before, what did you do to shake the funk? Any ideas on what to do?
Thanks.