Luxury or Hobby or What
#101
11-21-2018, 05:05 PM
All of the above. It's a luxury because it's something I saved up for, spent an enormous amount of income on, yet primarily use for impractical self-indulgent reasons. It's a hobby because I love wrenching and learning about engines and engineering in general. It's a tool because it enables me to burn less fuel on the way to work every day and arrive feeling alive, smiling, and eager to take on whatever is coming my way. It's a lifestyle (I say that while cringing) because it encourages and motivates me, like nothing else does, to go forth and live, travel, explore, and to accept an additional level of risk and danger in exchange for a more exciting, fulfilling, and memorable life.
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Originally Posted by BikerPepe`
The more you have, the less "things" may mean to you. The less you have, the more you appreciate what you've been able to get. I'm the 3rd generation Harley rider in my family. I've never thought of my bike as a "Hobby" and I don't have money to blow on what most would consider "Luxury" items. My bike is as much a part of me and my life as my prosthetic foot. Take away either one and I'll go stir crazy, sooner than later.
Nobody that knows me would ever ask me a question like that. Live to Ride, Ride to Live!
Nobody that knows me would ever ask me a question like that. Live to Ride, Ride to Live!
The less I have, the more I gain
Off the beaten path I reign
Rover, wanderer
Nomad, vagabond
Call me what you will
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11-21-2018, 09:02 PM
All of the above. It's a luxury because it's something I saved up for, spent an enormous amount of income on, yet primarily use for impractical self-indulgent reasons. It's a hobby because I love wrenching and learning about engines and engineering in general. It's a tool because it enables me to burn less fuel on the way to work every day and arrive feeling alive, smiling, and eager to take on whatever is coming my way. It's a lifestyle (I say that while cringing) because it encourages and motivates me, like nothing else does, to go forth and live, travel, explore, and to accept an additional level of risk and danger in exchange for a more exciting, fulfilling, and memorable life.
A VERY old lady walked by me the other day as I was saddling up and says "I call you guys angels just waiting to go to heaven". Well lady, some people want to live life, and some want to hide on the sofa.
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11-22-2018, 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted by eleutheros
OK it's a luxury, but also my life. So I don't care what anyone says, though I get it from my wife when others bend her ear.
A VERY old lady walked by me the other day as I was saddling up and says "I call you guys angels just waiting to go to heaven". Well lady, some people want to live life, and some want to hide on the sofa.
A VERY old lady walked by me the other day as I was saddling up and says "I call you guys angels just waiting to go to heaven". Well lady, some people want to live life, and some want to hide on the sofa.
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11-22-2018, 10:49 AM
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OK it's a luxury, but also my life. So I don't care what anyone says, though I get it from my wife when others bend her ear.
A VERY old lady walked by me the other day as I was saddling up and says "I call you guys angels just waiting to go to heaven". Well lady, some people want to live life, and some want to hide on the sofa.
A VERY old lady walked by me the other day as I was saddling up and says "I call you guys angels just waiting to go to heaven". Well lady, some people want to live life, and some want to hide on the sofa.
#106
11-22-2018, 11:22 AM
My bike is many things to me
Luxury, because its one of the most expensive and nicest things I own.
Hobby, because I can derive pleasure from just being around it, either working on it, riding it for no practical reason, or just sitting there admiring it.
Necessity, because I use it daily for transportation to my 1st job (Motorcycles get priority parking), it saves me on gas, and at my 2nd job, it fits better in tight areas when making deliveries (that tourpak works great for hauling stuff)
Lifestyle choice, because it allows me to decompress and just get away from life for a while by myself or as part of a select group (depending on my mood), and is cheaper than psychobabble therapies.
Luxury, because its one of the most expensive and nicest things I own.
Hobby, because I can derive pleasure from just being around it, either working on it, riding it for no practical reason, or just sitting there admiring it.
Necessity, because I use it daily for transportation to my 1st job (Motorcycles get priority parking), it saves me on gas, and at my 2nd job, it fits better in tight areas when making deliveries (that tourpak works great for hauling stuff)
Lifestyle choice, because it allows me to decompress and just get away from life for a while by myself or as part of a select group (depending on my mood), and is cheaper than psychobabble therapies.
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11-22-2018, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by CanadianRocky
When I kick my Pan to life, my heart goes Potato Potato Potato. ...... trying to describe it is like trying to describe any passion.. impossible.
It's an emotionally rough Thanksgiving for me so I am looking for humor where I can find it.
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