Double the mileage!

Andrew Szafran wrote:
 >
 > I bought my bike in June with 4,866 miles on it. Today, it passed 9,732,
 > so it now has double the mileage that it had when I bought it (the first
 > half took 21 years to accumulate). I don't understand why some people buy
 > bikes and then barely use them.
 >
 > -Andrew

Unlike us, they have lives....<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Tim Morrow <tomorrow DeleteThis @erols.com> wrote:
 > Andrew Szafran wrote:
  >>
  >> I bought my bike in June with 4,866 miles on it. Today, it passed 9,732,
  >> so it now has double the mileage that it had when I bought it (the first
  >> half took 21 years to accumulate). I don't understand why some people buy
  >> bikes and then barely use them.
  >>
  >> -Andrew

 > Unlike us, they have lives....

*Grin*. The funny thing is that I've not really had time to go on any
rides or take roadtrips this summer. 95% of the miles put on the bike
were either done commuting, on local errands, or taking road trips that
would normally have been made by cage.

Since I bought the bike, the cage has only accumulated around 2k miles.
That being said, I'm thinking of selling both the bike and the cage and
using the money to get a Miata[*] - infinitely more practical than a bike
in the Northeastern winters, and my current cage (Ovlov) isn't much fun to
drive. I'll probably get another bike before next Spring (maybe a dual
sport) 'cos I can't imagine going bikeless for more than a few months .

-Andrew

[*]-> the closest four-wheeled conveyance to a bike that's readily
available in the US, and is still in production. When I had the FIAT
Spider, I once took my dad for a ride in it - is quote was "that's not a
car - that's a four-wheeled motorcycle!" Driving the Mazda gives a very
similar feeling.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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"Phyloe" <shlshl DeleteThis @sctelcom.net> wrote in message
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 > "Andrew Szafran" <b05020ku DeleteThis @5df.l0n35tar.0r6.invalid> wrote in message
 > news:cirtqo$e03$2@chessie.cirr.com...
  >> I bought my bike in June with 4,866 miles on it. Today, it passed 9,732,
  >> so it now has double the mileage that it had when I bought it (the first
  >> half took 21 years to accumulate). I don't understand why some people
  >> buy
  >> bikes and then barely use them.
  >>
  >> -Andrew
 >
 > 1) They have too much money
 > 2) Their mother is no longer there to tell them no!
 > 3) They have a 7 pucker factor experience and get too scared to ride any
 > more
 > 4) They got caught up in their buddies having a bike and got one of their
 > own but did not really want one
 > 5) They got married and she does not like riding
 > 6) They bought one and then wifie got knocked up and they had to become
 > responsible and stopping risking their life
 > 7) They found they could not carry golf clubs on the bike and decided they
 > liked to golf with their buddies more
 > They found that the majority of riding is done alone and they did not
 > like that aspect
 > 9) They got divorced and bought one to show that "bitch" they do too know
 > how to have fun
 > 10) They just were looking for something and biking was not it
 >
 > I'm sure there are ten more reasons.
 > Phyloe

Then that begs the question.....which one of the above applies to Henry?<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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