Dreading Spring

phenrichs · 01-11-2011, 04:34 PM

Well it is January that means in about a month or month and a half it will get nice enough around here to get the bikes out again.

I am not sure that I am ready for that as this will be my first full season without a bike since I sold my Nomad last summer. I know I am going to have fun spending the time camping with my kids but it isn't the same. Maybe it is just cabin fever setting in or something.

Yellow Jacket · 01-11-2011, 04:53 PM

Hang in there Paul. Life's road always has some bumps in it. Remember, your kids are only kids for a short time. They grow up way to fast.

deadant · 01-11-2011, 04:56 PM

Hopefully your kids will get in to riding and then you can all ride together. I'm close to that point. 1 more year till my son gets his license. :)

AlabamaNomadRider · 01-11-2011, 05:35 PM

Just enjoy what you have. I have lived for years without a bike and years with a bike. It was fun when I had them and fun when I didn't. Of course owning a Nomad now does make me look more forward to warm weather.

bobhamlin · 01-11-2011, 05:42 PM

For me, it was always the first warm day -- when all the bikes came out and I could ride around with the window down, holding my arm out to feel the wind.

Before I knew it, the kids were out of the house, and I started back riding.

You are doing the right thing.

**ringadingh** · 01-11-2011, 06:03 PM

It will be mid March before Im back on the road, as much as I miss riding the bike It also means I can go snowmobiling, icefishing, and catch up on a few things around the house.
And thats a nice break for a couple months to get out and do some other stuff.

**cnc** · 01-11-2011, 08:06 PM

I think you will find that when the kids grow up, you'll have a chance to buy back the toys, and just imagine how nice the Nomad will be by then. Kids really do grow up fast, so enjoy spending time with them while you can.

crabbypaddy · 01-11-2011, 08:35 PM

You are doing the right thing for sure! I went throught that.... now my son is all grown up and has his own bike... we ride alot and last year started Mega trips! They do growup fast! I camp and wish I had camped more when my son was younger....

I also agree with Ring... I put the bike away on Oct 1st when Bow season opens... I then hunt deer till season is over.... then Ice Fish ... then call coyotes ... then spring turkey season... then back to the bike in May! .... I did sneak a week of riding in between Christmas and New Years .... that takes off the edge... But ice fishing is ON.....

**ringadingh** · 01-11-2011, 08:57 PM

I went about nineteen years between bike while the kids were small. Actually it went by pretty quick. I was fortunate enough to be able to borrow a freinds bike once in a while during those years and keep myself in the spirit of riding.

Netnorske · 01-11-2011, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by OP

Maybe it is just cabin fever setting in or something.....

Nope.....you are gonna miss that bike bad dude. I'm kinda in the same boat in a sense. Due to my eye surgery last summer, I had to retire from umpiring baseball. As soon as spring hits and the balls start flying.....I will be hanging on the fence like a lost little puppy.... :'(. Once it is in your blood.....

The good news though, is that the kids will grow up fast enough so enjoy them while you can. There will always be a bike with your name on it sometime down the road!

**nomadtom69** · 01-11-2011, 09:24 PM

Took me 30 years but I am back on board

ponch · 01-11-2011, 10:06 PM

You never know what the future will bring. You may be back sooner than you think.

phenrichs · 01-12-2011, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Netnorske

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Originally Posted by OP

Maybe it is just cabin fever setting in or something.....

Nope.....you are gonna miss that bike bad dude. I'm kinda in the same boat in a sense. Due to my eye surgery last summer, I had to retire from umpiring baseball. As soon as spring hits and the balls start flying.....I will be hanging on the fence like a lost little puppy.... :'(. Once it is in your blood.....

The good news though, is that the kids will grow up fast enough so enjoy them while you can. There will always be a bike with your name on it sometime down the road!

Man that ain't right. So they figure you can see good enough to drive and ride but not good enough to keep an eye on a ball. I am sorry to hear that. I know you loved it.

**Top Cat** · 01-12-2011, 11:27 AM

Curious. Why can't you have kids and a bike at the same time.
Hey, I'm just askin'...........

phenrichs · 01-12-2011, 11:33 AM

I could have just got tired of make a payment on something to watch it collect dust. 3 kids, oldest is 4, youngest is 7 months. No time to ride. Sold the Nomad and bought a camper. I can take them along for that. Still miss the bike though.

01-11-2011, 04:34 PM	#1
phenrichs Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 2,498	Dreading Spring Well it is January that means in about a month or month and a half it will get nice enough around here to get the bikes out again. I am not sure that I am ready for that as this will be my first full season without a bike since I sold my Nomad last summer. I know I am going to have fun spending the time camping with my kids but it isn't the same. Maybe it is just cabin fever setting in or something. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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01-11-2011, 04:53 PM	#2
Yellow Jacket Top Contributor Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fayetteville, Georgia Posts: 5,792	Dreading Spring Hang in there Paul. Life's road always has some bumps in it. Remember, your kids are only kids for a short time. They grow up way to fast. __________________ Bob KawaNOW/VBA 210 Green/Silver 2006 Patriot Guard Riders 2009
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01-11-2011, 04:56 PM	#3
deadant Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Dickinson, ND Posts: 341	Dreading Spring Hopefully your kids will get in to riding and then you can all ride together. I'm close to that point. 1 more year till my son gets his license. :)
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01-11-2011, 05:35 PM	#4
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	Dreading Spring Just enjoy what you have. I have lived for years without a bike and years with a bike. It was fun when I had them and fun when I didn't. Of course owning a Nomad now does make me look more forward to warm weather. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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01-11-2011, 05:42 PM	#5
bobhamlin Advanced Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Thurmont MD Posts: 760	Dreading Spring For me, it was always the first warm day -- when all the bikes came out and I could ride around with the window down, holding my arm out to feel the wind. Before I knew it, the kids were out of the house, and I started back riding. You are doing the right thing. __________________ Bob Hamlin RC PGR '06 VN1600D6F Login or Register to Remove Ads
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01-11-2011, 06:03 PM	#6
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Dreading Spring It will be mid March before Im back on the road, as much as I miss riding the bike It also means I can go snowmobiling, icefishing, and catch up on a few things around the house. And thats a nice break for a couple months to get out and do some other stuff. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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01-11-2011, 08:06 PM	#7
cnc Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal QC Posts: 12,034	Dreading Spring I think you will find that when the kids grow up, you'll have a chance to buy back the toys, and just imagine how nice the Nomad will be by then. Kids really do grow up fast, so enjoy spending time with them while you can. __________________ Norm Ward 2008 blue / silver nomad kawanow / VBA #01136
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01-11-2011, 08:35 PM	#8
crabbypaddy Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kokomo Indiana Posts: 163	Dreading Spring You are doing the right thing for sure! I went throught that.... now my son is all grown up and has his own bike... we ride alot and last year started Mega trips! They do growup fast! I camp and wish I had camped more when my son was younger.... I also agree with Ring... I put the bike away on Oct 1st when Bow season opens... I then hunt deer till season is over.... then Ice Fish ... then call coyotes ... then spring turkey season... then back to the bike in May! .... I did sneak a week of riding in between Christmas and New Years .... that takes off the edge... But ice fishing is ON.....
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01-11-2011, 08:57 PM	#9
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Dreading Spring I went about nineteen years between bike while the kids were small. Actually it went by pretty quick. I was fortunate enough to be able to borrow a freinds bike once in a while during those years and keep myself in the spirit of riding. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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01-11-2011, 09:24 PM	#11
nomadtom69 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Maryville, Tn Posts: 2,656	Dreading Spring Took me 30 years but I am back on board __________________ (NomadTom69)Tom Green Previous bikes - 2004 BMW R1200 CLC 2006 Nomad 1600 Black -1985 BMW K100 RT VBA #001609 Viet-Nam Vet 71-72 Maryville , Tn. Maggie Valley '11-Townsend '12-Estes Park '13- Copperhead fall rally "13- Elkins WV '14- Eureka Springs ' 15- Helen Ga. SE Rally '16
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01-11-2011, 10:06 PM	#12
ponch Sr. Contributor Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Way East Valley Posts: 12,016	Dreading Spring You never know what the future will bring. You may be back sooner than you think. __________________ Ponch VBA 0019 VROC 8109-R BMWMOA 162849 BMWRA 41335 BMW: When you care enough to ride the very best. My Motorrad Blog My Motorrad YouTube 2009 BMW R1200RT Previous bikes:2007 Nomad \| 2001 Vulcan 800 Classic \| 1984 GPz750 \| 1978 KZ1000A2 Rallies: Custer '09\|Prairie Du Chien '10\|Crescent City '11
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01-12-2011, 11:27 AM	#14
Top Cat Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of New York State Posts: 15,154	Dreading Spring Curious. Why can't you have kids and a bike at the same time. Hey, I'm just askin'........... __________________ Tim "TC" Conley VBA #9 2011 Victory Kingpin mine 2013 Victory Boardwalk -hers [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] [SIZE=4]
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01-12-2011, 11:33 AM	#15
phenrichs Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 2,498	Dreading Spring I could have just got tired of make a payment on something to watch it collect dust. 3 kids, oldest is 4, youngest is 7 months. No time to ride. Sold the Nomad and bought a camper. I can take them along for that. Still miss the bike though.
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