Is it a fad?

Our road trip holiday that we've just come back from got me thinking, it set a spark of interest in me... Wait for it.... about riding a motor bike...... I know, you've all just stopped reading at that point and are reaching for the phone or the mouse to tell me that that's the worst idea i've ever had. I know, i've even told some of you to lock me up if ever mention wanting to ride a bike that can go faster than i can pedal it.

But wait for a moment, here's the thinking - remember this might just be a fad and it'll evaporate as quickly as my surfing aspirations did once I read about Mr and Mrs Shark.

1. I've seen lots of people riding the big BMW's like Ewan McGreggor and Charlie Boorman did in the Long Way Round and it looks pretty great thing to do. (I did actually think about bikes when I read their book, but i think it was some time in January and the thought of riding a bike on a cold winters night to Tesco and back isn't really the Easy Rider vision... But it's hot and dry here so the idea's stuck a bit more.)


2. I really want to try something new that would be are really long lived hobby, this is another on the list which contains learning to windsurf, building a Westfield Kit car and becoming an Airline Pilot - ok, Airline Pilot is a bit far fetched and to reassure those reading this who don't know me, i'm not 48 and having a mid life crisis...i don't think!!


3. I've never really wanted to ride a bike in London, because that's a recipe for an accident being knocked off by a cab or bus or sales rep, but being away from london gives you different more atainable ideas


4. I certainly wouldn't want to commute on a bike


5. I'm not interested in going that fast - the ideas about cruising the roads and tracks exporing places rather than breaking speed records.


6. I've been eyeing up bikes, namely the BMW 650 GS, which is touring/enduro bike, which seems the kind of thing that would suit me.

So there it is... Who knows if it'll materialise - i certainly think it's a better idea than surfing with the sharks...

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