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What’s on everyone’s agenda for 2022?
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2022 5:18 am
by Tigcraft
Thought I’ll do a fresh post…
For me, after buying my new non R1150 boxer and trying aR9T I’m building a ‘touring’ version in the style of OEM this year and I’ll test it later on in summer, also I’ll be sticking to the UK this year for now. Eric
Re: What’s on everyone’s agenda for 2022?
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2022 2:48 pm
by riceburner
Getting back into riding not regularly for me. Last 2 years i haven't had the bike I've an easy to access location, now it's right here and just needs riding!
Re: What’s on everyone’s agenda for 2022?
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2022 7:41 pm
by mogu83
The last two years have been pretty rotten with the restrictions and all.. Hopefully we'll have an all clear by spring and we can do some riding.
Last year I barely broke 10,000 miles, lowest mileage in decades.
Re: What’s on everyone’s agenda for 2022?
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2022 2:00 am
by Tigcraft
at 10,000 that’s mega miles for a rider if you were in the uk. Even I wish I had the time to sit on a bike that long!! Lucky
Re: What’s on everyone’s agenda for 2022?
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2022 7:56 am
by riceburner
Tigcraft wrote: ↑Tue Feb 15, 2022 2:00 am
at 10,000 that’s mega miles for a rider if you were in the uk. Even I wish I had the time to sit on a bike that long!! Lucky
I used to do 25-30,000 a year. About 20-23K was commuting, the rest leisure, and it wasn't all day riding, but just an hour or two 'most' weekends.
Re: What’s on everyone’s agenda for 2022?
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2022 7:12 pm
by Biff's R
I'm hoping to get 2 weeklong trips in this years, and some long weekends. I usually get 7000-9000 miles in a year, but it's almost all leisure. Don't want to ride to work when I get a free vehicle for my job. At least one of the longer trips will be out west to Colorado.
Re: What’s on everyone’s agenda for 2022?
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2022 8:04 am
by Tigcraft
riceburner wrote: ↑Tue Feb 15, 2022 7:56 am
Tigcraft wrote: ↑Tue Feb 15, 2022 2:00 am
at 10,000 that’s mega miles for a rider if you were in the uk. Even I wish I had the time to sit on a bike that long!! Lucky
I used to do 25-30,000 a year. About 20-23K was commuting, the rest leisure, and it wasn't all day riding, but just an hour or two 'most' weekends.
That’s still a lot James
Re: What’s on everyone’s agenda for 2022?
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2022 10:17 am
by riceburner
Tigcraft wrote: ↑Thu Feb 17, 2022 8:04 am
riceburner wrote: ↑Tue Feb 15, 2022 7:56 am
Tigcraft wrote: ↑Tue Feb 15, 2022 2:00 am
at 10,000 that’s mega miles for a rider if you were in the uk. Even I wish I had the time to sit on a bike that long!! Lucky
I used to do 25-30,000 a year. About 20-23K was commuting, the rest leisure, and it wasn't all day riding, but just an hour or two 'most' weekends.
That’s still a lot James
Not really. It's a shame more people don't ride mileages like that - we might actually generate enough demand for bikes that aren't made like toys.
( I was about to say 'made like Tonka toys', but then I remembered that Tonka toys are probably the only things that will be left circling the Milky Way long after this planet has succumbed to a fiery death).
Re: What’s on everyone’s agenda for 2022?
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2022 3:26 pm
by Tigcraft
Well that’s a humble comment and very true. The current models on offer mostly dont even come with rear mudguards now and it’s such a shame. Most people I come across can’t make things like that and what’s out there are flimsy huggers that achieve nothing but make your wallet lighter. I remember when seventies bikers fixed everything that went wrong with a bike, a lot were engineers or people that worked on the tools but today’s ‘average’ biker can only just be able to clean their machine after an hour on a forum asking which cleaner to use or not to use!
