My old bird is about £400 tax, and ins went up then down again last two years. Way less to insure than tax, and I keep in garage but insure as if on the drive I spent £1800 last year having it ‘recommissioned’ a little as had a leaky rad, tip gearbox oil change, few other things to make it more likely to be reliable. Then did 200 miles and stuck back in the garage
I live close to a main road and plenty of bikers up and down every day Some speed up and down and I dread the day I hear a big bang as im not far away from a junction Love hearing the ride out groups go by
I’m not saying it’s stopped, but it’s noticeably less. And whenever I see a gaggle of sports (super) bikes pulling in for some petrol, and they pull their lids off, they’re all old farts like me. The average age is around 60! Not good for continuation. And my hearings fine btw I have to have an audiogram annually. I work on noisy equipment…
You are, of course, correct. I’ve been encouraging as many of da yoof to get on two wheels for decades now. It’s a pastime/sport/hobby/necessity in decline I’m afraid.
In another 15-20 years motorbikes will probably be a rarely seen novelty and a surprise to see them out & about. Most of the riders (us) will be playing bingo in a care home -if we're lucky!
I’ve done quite a bit of riding, almost all of it off road on my Gas Gas, but I can’t put a figure on it as the speedo/odo is fucked (they all do that, sir). I’ve put quite a few miles on my Mini and my motorhome but I’ll be damned if I’m going outside to check how many. “Some miles” will have to suffice for the purposes of this thread.
GSXR1100 10 miles in 7 years, Spondon Streetfighter 0 miles in 7 years, R1 1 trackday in the last 8 years. Multi does about 5k per year though so I do get out a bit
1098R unridden since 2015. Pani R unridden since 2020. Been on the KTMs the last 4 yrs with the ducatis under covers.
