the times, they are a-changing

[acidpixie]

This may be a well-out of date question folks but I was reading an old MCN I found in a re-cycling bin the other day.
There was an editorial about the benifits of taking your sportsbike up to Scotland on the train to ride around th twistys up there.
The point was that many readers thought it was a good idea, rather than have to spend hours on the boring motorways.

I thought this was just a sign that I was too old and had nowt in common with todays riders.....
what do you folks think? :confused:

[Bosun]

i didnt think you could do bike on train any more..
but hey you don't want a wet race rep bike do you
:rolleyes:

[BikerGran]

Can't see why it made you think you were too old - all it tells me is that some folks are completely daft, which I knew anyway!

It's a bit like the folks who get in the car to drive to the gym to get some exercise.....

But what do I know? I'm just an idiot who rode up to Heysham from the south coast to get on a boat to the IOM to ride round the mountain course on Mad Sunday ........... instead of putting my bike in van and driving up ther like a lot of folks did!

So who enjoyed the trip more?

:D :D

[Grav]

Bikes are for riding, NOT putting on bloody trains. Whats the blummen point of having a bike if you're not going to ride it to your chosen destination?

Poofs the lot of them.

[Grav]

And before anyone says owt, YES I have ridden to Scotland. My wife and I spent a very enjoyable week riding round the highlands on our honeymoon. 1000 miles in a week we travelled just taking it easy, enjoying the stunning scenery and that was without the 600 or so miles getting there and back from Wigan.

Some folk just treat bikes as a plaything or even worse, a fashion accessory.

Grrrrrrrrrrr...........

[Shudy]

Bikes are for riding, NOT putting on bloody trains. Whats the blummen point of having a bike if you're not going to ride it to your chosen destination?

Poofs the lot of them.

Never had a B31 then? :D

[Grav]

Nope, but my father in law had one with a sidecar fitted which he rode all round the country. He sadly passed away on the same day I had my accident 2 years ago and I really do miss his tales of derring do he used to tell me about his adventures on it. :(

[Simon B]

There all BGB, mid eighties me an me mates used to ride to Scotland at least once a year mainly on 125's what a larf that was.
Makes me larf these Big Girls Blouses will take the piss out of certain types of bikes, but dont do the mileage alot of others do, think about the blokes on their 200'cc scooters that think nothing of riding down to the Isle of White from Scotland.

[Baloo]

think about the blokes on their 200'cc scooters that think nothing of riding down to the Isle of White from Scotland.
That's 'cos they're mental. ;) :D

[acidpixie]

as an ex (sort of) scooter rider who used to ride a 125 to fort william from surrey.
im not sure if mental is the right word! hmmm! mind you.
I think it just means that me and MCN hear different music nowadays.

I used to have a C15 fir what thats worth :o

[Maggie B]

the reason to put it on a train is that the tyres only last 2-3,000 miles, and square off on the boring motorways,
plus having rode a speed triple from Lands end to John O Groats, I can say that the doctor thinks my backside may be back to normal after a few more physiotherapy sessions :D
(only joking)

[Rabid]

As i have always said these people are motorcyclists and not Bikers their bikes are kept in garages never ridden anywhere and have season tickets on trains :mad:
Its funny how the number of people going to work on bikes seems to be getting less and less at the moment. i wonder if it has anything to do with the weather getting a little colder. Dreamers the lot of them :mad: