Monday, 23 May 2011

They were right all along


When my other motorcycle-riding friends who I used to ride with regularly started to drop off the scene because they'd had kids, I used to think "Yeah, but I'll always ride my bike regularly no matter what!" How wrong I was. How right they were. 19 months into fatherhood and I love being a dad to my little girl dearly but this year the only chance I've had to ride my bike was to the MOT man in March. I have to look at photos of it on my desktop to remind me what it looks like. I'd so like to ride off onto the continent for a couple of weeks this year but it just ain't gonna happen..

Photo of my S3 nicked from Nick's Guzzi Cafe' Racer Build blog here
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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous25 May 2011 at 03:47

    You're killing me! You're killing my people. Please schedule some time with your baby, go out and ride.

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  2. BC25 May 2011 at 04:53

    I'm in the same boat, but it will get better. I have two girls of my own. With the oldest being four, I am just starting to be able to devote more attention to the bikes. The oldest even has a small work bench next to mine with lots of nuts/bolts and tools. She loves going out to the garage with dad and will do her thing while I do mine.

    Anyways, I read your post and wanted to share my story with you. I always check your blog but still haven't bought an issue yet. But promise I will! Great work!

    http://www.rustrockets.com/featured/2011/5/9/this-little-bike-of-mine.html

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  3. ITALIAN MOTOR magazine25 May 2011 at 08:48

    Thanks chaps - I remember how I used to feel really weird if I didn't ride for a day or two, now I feel the same but weeks rather than days pass. I'm going to spark up the Guzzi this weekend no matter what...

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