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Anonymous Wed 12 Jun 2019 23:06:26 No.1346338 View View Reply Original Report

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Anyone here that transitioned from bicycle to motorcycle, how happy are you with your decision? Are they they much better?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 12 Jun 2019 23:35:18 No.1346348 Report

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>>1346338
Both are awesome and have their own place and uses, moto is better for getting to work however

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 12 Jun 2019 23:54:18 No.1346349 Report

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>>1346338
>Dad got me into bicycles when I was 4
>Taught me to ride a 650/4 when I was 14 but didn't ride motorcycle much after that
>Always loved cycling but
>Started driving and stopped cycling at 16
>1st motorcycle, 125 single, at 18
>2nd motorcycle, 450 twin, at 20
>Move back to dense urban city grew up in
>Started cycling again at 22
>Rekindled old love for cycling
>Eventually got rid of cars and motorcycles by 26
>Never will get rid of Dad's 81 Kawasaki 650/4 and his vintage 80s OTS Fuji still sitting in garage (Happy Father's Day Dad)
I loved riding motorcycles but my passion is in bicycles. My dad was the other way around, since he started riding motorcycles at 9 and had a passion for them he wanted to share even if he likes bicycles too. He's the reason I'm hooked on two wheels, regardless of whether it be human or gas powered. Bikes are fun.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 12 Jun 2019 23:54:21 No.1346350 Report

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no /thread

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Jun 2019 00:13:53 No.1346354 Report

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>>1346349
give your kid an ebike

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Jun 2019 06:59:10 No.1346437 Report

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>>1346338
How does that handle at speed, in a crosswind? Can’t think of anything better, but looks pretty sketch.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Jun 2019 11:24:06 No.1346510 Report

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>>1346437
What happens when you go over a bump, looks like it would tear off the frame

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 13 Jun 2019 14:47:45 No.1346580 Report

Quoted By: >>1346585 >>1348093

No, but recumbents did introduce me to feet-forward motorcycles, which are like the bents of the motorcycle world, and they're awesome.

https://youtu.be/MV4qVbNPX_w

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Jun 2019 14:52:10 No.1346585 Report

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>>1346580
>Quasar

That would be a pretty cool last name to have.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 16 Jun 2019 01:03:58 No.1347657 Report

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>>1346338
I was a cycling fool pre-16. Got my license and that shit ended quick... had several motorcycles over the years and while they are awesome, cellphones and general retardation with cagers became too much of a problem. Basically the risk to reward just isn't worth it anymore.
Just last week bought myself a decent bicycle again and rediscovered the lost joy.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Jun 2019 01:19:27 No.1347964 Report

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>>1346338
Bicycles and motorcycles really complement each other. As a kid I remember huffing and puffing up big hills on my mountain bike and seeing motorcycles zoom past effortlessly. It always made me yearn for one. From 16-26 I hardly touched a bicycle and rode motorcycles around 3 continents. In my late 20s I started road cycling and absolutely loved it. It's like touring on a motorcycle but at a slower pace that is much more rewarding physically and mentally. I notice a lot more at bicycle speeds than at motorcycles speeds and really enjoy covering long distances under my own power. I still have a motorcycle but with my limited time, I tend to get on the bicycles much more often these days.

Zishan Anon

Zishan Anon Mon 17 Jun 2019 11:45:52 No.1348093 Report

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>>1346580
omg that design looks a "johnny cab" from Total Recall and none of that performance is impressive and the video is lame. Plus fuck New Zealand.

>GAY

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Jun 2019 17:48:10 No.1348218 Report

Quoted By: >>1351672

I went the other way. When I was pure motorcycles I found that I just kept getting speeding tickets. I know this is my fault, but having something w/ 100+ hp kind of just leads to me speeding sadly.

I eventually found that dealing w/ the man in terms of fines, paperwork, being in traffic etc just caused me to fall out of love with it. The final nail in the coffin was doing track days. No more road riding for me.

I finally found that when I had free time I had more fun riding my bicycle than the motorcycle. Sold it years ago and have not looked back.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Jun 2019 19:11:27 No.1348246 Report

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>>1346338
This picture grinds my gears.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Jun 2019 23:21:05 No.1348327 Report

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>>1346338
most of us are too tall to ride motorcycles

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Jun 2019 05:49:34 No.1348905 Report

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>>1346338
Basically it's a faster way to kill yourself.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 19 Jun 2019 06:06:59 No.1348912 Report

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>>1346338
Bicycle is exercise.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 21 Jun 2019 04:59:15 No.1349626 Report

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>>1346338
its not really the same thing tho. use the motor vehicle for longer distances and bike for shorter and /fit/ stuff.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 25 Jun 2019 01:16:14 No.1351672 Report

Quoted By: >>1353009

>>1348218
Pretty much this. Having a moto on the roads means you either blueball yourself out of your bike's potential, or you get to have fun at the expense of being an absolute prick. Either way you still have a huge chance of dying to a dumb cager pulling out of a driveway or who doesn't know what turn lights are. By going to the track it's all dreams and joy, the only problem is that most people don't live close to one.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 27 Jun 2019 19:54:46 No.1352973 Report

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>>1346338
>transitioned
Why not both? They are much different.

IMHO motorcycle is better for long rage travel or technically difficult fun (jumps, hills, sands).

Bicycle is better for short range commutes, traveling and exploring some local area.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 27 Jun 2019 21:34:38 No.1353006 Report

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>>1346338
Ever since I was a child, I knew that I was really some sort of aircraft. I recently transitioned into a hot air balloon, and it feels FUCKING FABULOUS.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 27 Jun 2019 21:43:34 No.1353009 Report

Quoted By: >>1354053

>>1351672
> Having a moto on the roads means you either blueball yourself out of your bike's potential, or you get to have fun at the expense of being an absolute prick.
Not everyone is gottagofast, and the recent crop of beginner 400s are great for legal speeds.

> Either way you still have a huge chance of dying to a dumb cager pulling out of a driveway or who doesn't know what turn lights are.
It's worse on a bicycle though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 30 Jun 2019 07:39:19 No.1354053 Report

Quoted By: >>1354056

>>1353009
Are motorbikes easy to handle relative to road bikes? I am fairly proficient handling road bikes, I race cat 1. Would a motorbike be much of a step up? Just a small bike now, a 250 or similar.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 30 Jun 2019 07:54:13 No.1354056 Report

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>>1354053
I've have a bicycle and a motorcycle. I've commuted on 2 wheels my entire adult life.

I don't feel like they're that similar. With a bicycle, you are peddling. With a motorcycle, you are turning a throttle and working a clutch. It is different, like walking is different from running.

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