*In a drunken state I'm sorry* I think I might just keep the bike.

[StarZero81]

Okay so it's no secret that I've been terribly torn about whether or not I should keep my 6R. You can search my thread about my cousin's scooter crash and my "All good things must come to an end" thread for all the details.

Anyways, I talked to yet another good close friend of mine tonight that very well understood my predicament. And he provided his own unique perspective. After hearing what he had to say, despite buying my new car, I might just keep the bike.

Why? Because riding and "risk taking" are kind of in my blood. I've never been a particularly "risky" rider. I don't ride overly fast. I don't try to pop wheelies or do any tricks of the sort. I just ride. Which in and of itself is risky. I love it and the idea of giving it up is very painful.

I tried to picture in my mind today, somebody legitimately purchasing my bike and riding away with it, and it felt like someone was stealing something precious from me....Apparently I'm very attached(which is weird because I don't typically attach to things).

I searched long and hard, and spent a crap ton of money trying to find THE bike. Here I finally find it and now I have to be rid of it???? Not a pleasant thought, even if it is the most practical thing to do.

I have yet to even list it, so it's not like it's on the brink of being sold or anything. But after tonight's discussion and my overall torn feelings in general. I still don't know what to do. GRRRRR

 

[Wooster]

I haven't read your other threads, but you certainly don't sound too confident in your decision to get rid of the bike. If it's not a money issue and you can keep it locked up for a few weeks or months until you can make a more clear decision, I'd say keep it.

 

[Fizzer6R]

glad you have come to your senses, alcohol sometimes makes you do that!

 

[Nastybutler]

I'd agree with Wooster. Sit on it for a couple of weeks and make sure you really need/want to get rid of it. Once gone, it can't be gotten back. But you can always sell it at a later date if you keep it.

 

[JT]

keep if, and if you must get rid of it give it to me ill take good care of it. lol

 

[CrazyCawi]

I miss mine till I get on the new one

 

[StarZero81]

Okay now that I'm sober and rereading this(and making sure I didn't have to apologize for saying anything stupid, lol), I'm surprised I was able to put the thoughts on screen as clearly as I did, as I was pretty drunk when I got home and wrote that.

I actually hung out with my cousin who crashed the scooter and some friends last night. He's doing much better now. He still has a lot of metal in mouth, looks kinda like braces, but at least he can open it and eat soft foods. He can speak normally as well.

As far as the bike goes, I'm still torn. I CAN afford to keep it, it just slows down my saving for a house because now I'm making payments on that and the new car. So it's fairly impractical to keep it, but we'll see.

Anyways, thank you everyone for your responses.

 

[Spunky99]

If you don't believe in God...stop reading and ignore the rest....

If God wants you, he is going to take you whether you are sleeping or racing your bike on the street. I believe everyone that rides bikes, flies airplanes, rides monster waves or does any extreme sport lives life to the fullest. Those that stay on the ground and only watch too scared to join in aren't living life, they are only observing us live it.

So I have no fear riding my bike but I do watch out for situations that I can avoid. Whether in a car or a bike, you can lose your life in a split second and most never even have time to react. That's when God's hand is on your shoulder and you are invited home.

We try to mitigate the danger of riding just as we don't walk across a busy interstate or jump off a cliff or swim the Niagra river. Everything is dangerous....How many people die in their sleep each year? Sleeping is the #1 killer in the world. (kidding)...but really, how many times have you tempted fate and lived? I've done it almost daily all my life and I don't consider myself lucky. I have a purpose here on Earth that only God knows what that is and I obviously haven't fulfilled it yet so I am still here.
Life is for the living and eternal peace is for the dead and I refuse to be a bystander and watch life pass me by only to be snuffed out in a stupidly safe activity.

Peace out

 

[StarZero81]

"Courage in daring leads to death.
Courage in not-daring leads to life."

-Tao Te Ching

Was a quote my buddy last night used. Which I kind of translated to mean, it's okay to be courageous and do risky things as long as you try mitigate the danger of the risky act.

Applied to riding motorcycles: which is obviously a risky act on it's own, if I do what I can to make that act as safe as is possible(ATGATT, try to always be aware of my surroundings while riding, etc.), then I should be okay, because I wouldn't be "asking for it" aka daring.

Thought that was an interesting way to look at it.

 

[RoadTrip]

gear is the first way to reduce risk, the next is where and when you ride - before 8am and after 8pm on back country roads increases the odds of encountering a deer, for example. Also, rain, tires, being mentally and physically ready for each ride, warming tires, focused and alert, but also relaxed, and staying within known personal limits all add up to lower risk as well. Riding motorcycles is very fun, and the FZ6R is an excellent all arounder, low cost of ownership model, sounds like you should hang on to it for now.