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

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

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Scrump

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21,891 posts

157 months

Tuesday 7th September 2021
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Mr Dendrite

2,301 posts

209 months

Tuesday 7th September 2021
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New thread and I’m just off to collect this smile

Scrump

Original Poster:

21,891 posts

157 months

Tuesday 7th September 2021
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Mr Dendrite said:
New thread and I’m just off to collect this smile
Looks great.

nigelpugh7

5,997 posts

189 months

Tuesday 7th September 2021
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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.


Jazoli

9,086 posts

249 months

Tuesday 7th September 2021
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That's the bike demographic of the 2020's right there, not a brown hair in sight hehe

loftylad

306 posts

228 months

Tuesday 7th September 2021
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Jazoli said:
That's the bike demographic of the 2020's right there, not a brown hair in sight hehe
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

Jazoli

9,086 posts

249 months

Tuesday 7th September 2021
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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
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

16,160 posts

189 months

Tuesday 7th September 2021
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Do you remember when this was all fields Jazoli?

SAS Tom

3,398 posts

173 months

Tuesday 7th September 2021
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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

7,696 posts

118 months

Tuesday 7th September 2021
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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

9,086 posts

249 months

Tuesday 7th September 2021
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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

Biker's Nemesis

38,536 posts

207 months

Tuesday 7th September 2021
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Podman. Yes its going ok. (Touch wood)

gareth_r

5,712 posts

236 months

Tuesday 7th September 2021
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loftylad said:
Jazoli said:
That's the bike demographic of the 2020's right there, not a brown hair in sight hehe
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
The ludicrous licence laws have had the desired effect.

nigelpugh7

5,997 posts

189 months

Tuesday 7th September 2021
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Jazoli said:
That's the bike demographic of the 2020's right there, not a brown hair in sight hehe
Yep it does seem to be an old fart type of thing these days!

smile

nigelpugh7

5,997 posts

189 months

Tuesday 7th September 2021
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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
The youth don’t seem to be into bikes like we all were when we were teenagers!

Bob_Defly

3,645 posts

230 months

Tuesday 7th September 2021
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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

8,850 posts

239 months

Tuesday 7th September 2021
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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

21,224 posts

171 months

Tuesday 7th September 2021
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Bob_Defly said:
I am loving that crud guard for the rear shock and spring.

carinaman

21,224 posts

171 months

Tuesday 7th September 2021
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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

8,850 posts

239 months

Tuesday 7th September 2021
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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.