top 50 things canadian motorcyclists do in winter when they can’t ride
Motorcycle riders tend to get twitchy when they can’t ride. For many of us, riding is a lifeline. It keeps us sane in a world that seems to be increasingly insane. Motorcycle riding is good for our mental health.
In winter, the majority of Canadian riders who live in the colder parts of the country put their motorcycles into storage and either pursue other activities (such as skiing, curling, snowboarding, snowshoeing, etc.) or suffer what we call PMS (Parked Motorcycle Syndrome). The latter is a really sad state of affairs…
Top 50 things Canadian motorcycle riders do in winter when they can’t ride:
- Miss riding their motorcycle(s)
- Hate snow, salt and slippery roads
- Talk about motorcycle riding
- Visit their bikes wherever they are stored
- Talk to their bikes when they visit them
- Give in to temptation and sit on their bikes
- Start their bikes just to hear the sound
- Listen to recordings of the sound of their motorcycles if 4, 5 and 6 are not possible
- Wish they had recorded the sound of their ride if they didn’t
- Repair their bikes
- Shop for new bikes
- Go to motorcycle shows
- Shop for motorcycle-related stuff
- Buy new gear and accessories
- Look at parts, order parts, order more parts, shine bike, polish bike, stare at bike, order more parts, repeat….
- Wish they had more money to buy more stuff
- Add bells and whistles to their bikes
- Read motorcycle magazines
- Watch motorcycling videos
- Meet inside at Timmies and talk about the great times they’ve had meeting outside at Timmies’ in the past and the great times they’re going to have meeting outside at Timmies in the future
- Diss riders who only ride from home to Timmies and back
- Share stories about motorcycles they’ve owned and rips they’ve been on
- Complain about cagers and how they don’t know how to drive
- Rue the fact that cagers don’t see motorcyclists (as if it were news)
- Diss cyclists and their sense of entitlement
- Clean the dead bugs off their gear
- Plan rides and trips for the upcoming season
- Watch videos and Relives of past motorcycle trips
- Post motorcycle memes on social media
- Troll motorcycle groups and forums
- Pick fights with other riders on social media
- Count the months, weeks, days, hours and minutes until spring
- Self medicate
- Dream about twisties and sweepers and roads and tracks and dirt
- Feel as if they might explode
- Cry
- Cry some more
- Replay old motorcycle races and events
- Stuff their faces at Swiss Chalet
- ten more demonstrated here by my cat
Here’s to spring, summer and fall!
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10 motorcycle rider cabin fever symptoms (as demonstrated by my cat)
