I’d like to take a moment to tell you

[Steve_M]

I really hate washing and cleaning cars and motorbikes. Motorbikes in particular.
 

I’d even rather be decorating. 

 

No, hang on. Stet that. Decorating. Eugh. 
 

What, if anything, is your least favourite thing about owning a motorbike?

[fastbob]

No . I just can't understand the question . 

[Trooper74]

Not a clue what your talking about ................

[dynax]

Cleaning and polishing Xena is the only cleaning and polishing I enjoy doing

[Six30]

1 hour ago, Steve_M said:

I really hate washing and cleaning cars and motorbikes. Motorbikes in particular.
 

I’d even rather be decorating. 

 

No, hang on. Stet that. Decorating. Eugh. 
 

What, if anything, is your least favourite thing about owning a motorbike?

[Bender]

Hmmmmm turning it around in the garage, that's as bad as it gets sorry, 1St world problems ehhhh  

 

Off to look at turntables  

[geofferz]

Fricking love cleaning my bike. I used to do it after most (80%?) rides. I miss it. 

[onesea]

My fuel bill...

 

Oh and the fact that my bike gear takes more space than the rest of my clothes put together..

[Stu]

Putting it away when its nice out  

[dynax]

I think the worst thing is the amount of security we need to use to stop some scrote taking them.

I would be so nice to be able to walk out of the door and jump straight on without have to spend 10 mins undoing chains and locks before riding off.

[fastbob]

8 minutes ago, Stu said:

Putting it away when its nice out  

Ah yes . I'll give you that one . Sometimes when I'm stuck at work I'm actually glad when it's raining because I wouldn't be out anyway . 

[Bianco2564]

Putting all the bike gear on.

My winter commuter clothing is;

Trousers, 3 zips,1 press stud, 4 Velcro bits

Boots, 2 zips, 2 Velcro

Jacket, 2 zips, 1 press stud, 2 velcro,

Helmet, 1 strap

Gloves, 4 Velcro

 

 

[Ian Frog]

27 minutes ago, dynax said:

I think the worst thing is the amount of security we need to use to stop some scrote taking them.

I would be so nice to be able to walk out of the door and jump straight on without have to spend 10 mins undoing chains and locks before riding off.

You have a Chinese bike !

Fook if he needs security we are all in trouble.

Cheers

Ian

[Steve_M]

50 minutes ago, geofferz said:

Fricking love cleaning my bike. I used to do it after most (80%?) rides. I miss it. 

Move up to Cumbria, you could do mine. I’d pay (though not that much). It needs cleaning after every ride - it gets filthy ‘cos of the run-off from fields. 

[Steve_M]

23 minutes ago, Bianco2564 said:

Putting all the bike gear on.

My winter commuter clothing is;

Trousers, 3 zips,1 press stud, 4 Velcro bits

Boots, 2 zips, 2 Velcro

Jacket, 2 zips, 1 press stud, 2 velcro,

Helmet, 1 strap

Gloves, 4 Velcro

 

 

I remember the winter commute well. 14 miles each way from Acle to Norwich for several years. The A47 was a grind. To your list I could add a “boil in the bag” one piece oversuit. 

[James in Brum]

I dislike the time taken and the faff putting on my gear/clobber. 
I like wearing it, I feel like a knight, but the time I save on journeys because I can filter is lost with time to get my kit on.

[Steve_M]

3 minutes ago, James in Brum said:

I dislike the time taken and the faff putting on my gear/clobber. 
I like wearing it, I feel like a knight, but the time I save on journeys because I can filter is lost with time to get my kit on.

I have learnt to accept that’s an overhead, but I rarely do rides of less than an hour now, and only for leisure so it’s just part of the prep, a bit like the POWDERS checks before setting out.

[James in Brum]

I accept it, I dislike it. I commute all my working trips on my bike and love it. For a fifteen minute ride to another office it takes as much to get dressed and undressed.

[S-Westerly]

The only thing I dislike is the huffing and puffing getting it out of its parking space before I can ride off. Its the only time I notice it's 225 kg.

[Pie man]

58 minutes ago, Bianco2564 said:

Putting all the bike gear on.

My winter commuter clothing is;

Trousers, 3 zips,1 press stud, 4 Velcro bits

Boots, 2 zips, 2 Velcro

Jacket, 2 zips, 1 press stud, 2 velcro,

Helmet, 1 strap

Gloves, 4 Velcro

 

 

And after all that I realise I cant find my key so off it all comes again. 

[skyrider]

15 minutes ago, Pie man said:

And after all that I realise I cant find my key so off it all comes again. 

many years ago my dad used to wear a one piece rubber suit in dodgy weather and he reckoned it was 100% water proof, but no good in summer it got too hot

[Pie man]

1 minute ago, skyrider said:

many years ago my dad used to wear a one piece rubber suit in dodgy weather and he reckoned it was 100% water proof, but no good in summer it got too hot

perhaps it needed some holes in it to keep him cool. 

 

[bonio]

Tightening the chain. In fact doing anything with the chain. Dunno why - it's just one faff too far.

[Tiggie]

2 hours ago, Ian Frog said:

You have a Chinese bike !

Fook if he needs security we are all in trouble.

Cheers

Ian

 

I know you meant it in jest but I was a little perturbed the other day to hear that local to me a Lexmoto 125 had been stolen from someone's garden. Cutting 3 chains and snapping the disk lock off to get it 

 

Makes me worry if they will go to that much trouble over a cheap 125 what do you need to protect an RSV or a monster? 

[Ian_1986]

Cleaning/adjusting chain hate messing with it.

 

And concerns of theft etc.