A picture a day... biker banter (Vol 6)
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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.
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/1a4CgcDS.jpg)
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.
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/1a4CgcDS.jpg)
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.![frown](/inc/images/frown.gif)
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.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.
![frown](/inc/images/frown.gif)
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 ![smile](/inc/images/smile.gif)
loftylad said:
Jazoli said:
That's the bike demographic of the 2020's right there, not a brown hair in sight ![hehe](/inc/images/hehe.gif)
You’re not kidding! I was only thinking this the other week.![hehe](/inc/images/hehe.gif)
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.
![frown](/inc/images/frown.gif)
Found some time to give the bikes a wash, I hadn't done it for a while.
![](https://i.imgur.com/Q5il6SM.jpeg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/jcvULwG.jpeg)
And took my son out for a ride in the forest. He turned 15, and wants a street bike now. Gotta start 'em young!
![](https://i.imgur.com/tXQaQpm.jpeg)
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.
![](https://i.imgur.com/Q5il6SM.jpeg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/jcvULwG.jpeg)
And took my son out for a ride in the forest. He turned 15, and wants a street bike now. Gotta start 'em young!
![](https://i.imgur.com/tXQaQpm.jpeg)
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
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.
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/rXuUBgWs.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/cWNLF8Tw.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/7Q86udsh.jpg)
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.
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/rXuUBgWs.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/cWNLF8Tw.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/7Q86udsh.jpg)
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. ![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/zSDkQF1e.jpg)
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