Loosing interest
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 421
Likes: 2
From: United Socialist Republic of Massachusetts
1. Get your hands on a Sportster! Or a Dyna!
or
2. Or a 20+ year old Japanese 650 or 750.
or
3. Or a dirtbike, 250-450.
#1 will be the purest Harley experience. I'm partial to XL1200s for this kind of riding.
#2 will just be fun--an old bike that has plenty of life and zip, not heavy, but one you can ride the snot out of and tear some schitt up.
#3 in many ways, dirtbikes are the purest form of riding. superlight, very responsive, great for practicing fundamentals. actually ride that thing in the dirt and you will feel like a little kid again.......and it will teach you a thing or two, as well
or
2. Or a 20+ year old Japanese 650 or 750.
or
3. Or a dirtbike, 250-450.
#1 will be the purest Harley experience. I'm partial to XL1200s for this kind of riding.
#2 will just be fun--an old bike that has plenty of life and zip, not heavy, but one you can ride the snot out of and tear some schitt up.
#3 in many ways, dirtbikes are the purest form of riding. superlight, very responsive, great for practicing fundamentals. actually ride that thing in the dirt and you will feel like a little kid again.......and it will teach you a thing or two, as well
Road Warrior
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 1,383
Likes: 3
From: Texas City, TX
I have been riding for approx. 10 years now. I bought a new S.G. last fall & I could not wait for the riding season to get here this year. I even rode to Sturgis and back (3900 mi. in 9 days). I got back from that trip and have ridin once since (work and back). I don't understand why but my desire to ride has vanished. Has anybody else had this happen? Did it pass?
I've had at least three or four times when I actually sold the bike after not riding for a while. Each time that turned out to be a bad decision as the urge to ride again returns a lot faster when there's no two wheeler parked in the garage!
Regardless, it always passed eventually. I wouldn't worry about it.Best of luck & Ride Safe (when you do!),
Steve R.
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 485
Likes: 10
From: East Tennessee
A trip like that to Sturgis will do it to ya. Somehow that putt out to the local lake or bar just doesn't have the zip it had before you experienced long-distance touring and such sights as Glacier or Yellowstone national parks, rode through beautiful morning sunshine and the hail storm. When you return your adrenalin is down, the bike's dirty and there are other things that need doing.
I rarely rode when I was raising my kids because I tried to spend as much time doing things with them and since they can't ride their own bikes when they're little, it wasn't fair to take off on a bike while the kids needed somebody to throw a baseball with or take horseback riding.
The spring will bring the urge to ride back out. Also, planning a new trip will get your juices flowing again. If not, take up golf or whatever. Just don't flop down in front of a TV and waste your life like a lot of people do.
I rarely rode when I was raising my kids because I tried to spend as much time doing things with them and since they can't ride their own bikes when they're little, it wasn't fair to take off on a bike while the kids needed somebody to throw a baseball with or take horseback riding.
The spring will bring the urge to ride back out. Also, planning a new trip will get your juices flowing again. If not, take up golf or whatever. Just don't flop down in front of a TV and waste your life like a lot of people do.
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 886
Likes: 3
From: NC Mountains
That happened to me right after I got married...took me 25 years to get back into riding. I wanted a bike since the eighties but had the kids, house, etc. thing going but kept telling myself "someday". Got the bike last June and we have enjoyed every minute of it.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 1,697
Likes: 0
From: Indiana
Tell you what... let me have your bike for a while, I will drive by your house everday and honk...after a while you will want the bike back and will be out riding... It is worth a try. Hang in there spring is on the way.
Advanced
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 57
Likes: 0
From: Central CA
I have been riding for approx. 10 years now. I bought a new S.G. last fall & I could not wait for the riding season to get here this year. I even rode to Sturgis and back (3900 mi. in 9 days). I got back from that trip and have ridin once since (work and back). I don't understand why but my desire to ride has vanished. Has anybody else had this happen? Did it pass?
I know when I go through hard times I lose interest doing the things I normally love to do, probablly just down about something else unrelated to riding.
Just putting a hunch out there..
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 225
Likes: 1
From: Denver, Colorado
Sometimes I'd rather take the wife and dogs out on a sunny weekend. We take the cage in that case. I don't feel like I'm cheating on my bike for "squandering" the time. I'm only at about 4k miles per year right now due to a 1 mile commute and a short riding season. No worries...
Tourer
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 349
Likes: 0
From: Arizona
I had pretty much given up riding,...then I got a divorce and got a new ride. Ride all the time now
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Tourer
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 472
Likes: 0
i was about to trade my NT for a SG. after test rode it, i felt like driving a car. it wont give u the feeling of looking forward to jump on ur bike and have that road/wind contact !! im sticking to my NT untill i can afford a touring bike beside it.
Tourer
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 345
Likes: 0
From: Vancouver, WA
Yeah, there's a lot to be said for open space in front of you and clean, straight head on wind... very nice! But personally, I'm sticking to my RGC until I can afford to buy a Dyna again to have beside my RGC.
Interestingly, to me, the Road Glide Custom feels MUCH less like a geezer glide than a SG/EG/UG does. The Road Glide has a lot more open space ahead of you than those bikes do. And with the 2010, a low wind screen, which I really love... for me it's perfect. (6' and full face helmet). I guess that's why I'm ok with the RGC as my only bike. It's a touring bike that doesn't feel much like a touring bike.
After test riding the SG/EG/UG and RG, I chose the Road Glide because the other bikes just felt too closed-in/car-like to me. If I had a SG/EG/UG (great bikes that they are if you like 'em) I'd really have to have a Dyna as well. But after having a Road Glide, I doubt I'd ever buy a SG/EG/UG. Someday I will buy a tourpak for the RG for occasional use, though. As for the radio, nah, I generally have no use for it... I like the sounds of riding.
So, for those who might feel the SG/EG/UG are too car-like as touring bikes, test ride a new Road Glide Custom... you may find that a touring bike can feel a lot more like a hot rod than you thought!
Interestingly, to me, the Road Glide Custom feels MUCH less like a geezer glide than a SG/EG/UG does. The Road Glide has a lot more open space ahead of you than those bikes do. And with the 2010, a low wind screen, which I really love... for me it's perfect. (6' and full face helmet). I guess that's why I'm ok with the RGC as my only bike. It's a touring bike that doesn't feel much like a touring bike.
After test riding the SG/EG/UG and RG, I chose the Road Glide because the other bikes just felt too closed-in/car-like to me. If I had a SG/EG/UG (great bikes that they are if you like 'em) I'd really have to have a Dyna as well. But after having a Road Glide, I doubt I'd ever buy a SG/EG/UG. Someday I will buy a tourpak for the RG for occasional use, though. As for the radio, nah, I generally have no use for it... I like the sounds of riding.
So, for those who might feel the SG/EG/UG are too car-like as touring bikes, test ride a new Road Glide Custom... you may find that a touring bike can feel a lot more like a hot rod than you thought!
Last edited by DHart; Oct 26, 2009 at 11:18 AM.