Why are you a biker?

[Chris]

I've always loved bikes/cars/machines as long as I can remember. I love the mechanical logic of them all and the freedom they provide.

My dad's the same, or am I the same as him? haha. He used to have bikes long before I was around and when I was young but he stopped riding for about 10 years. He got a Yamaha FZR 1000 Genesis (pre-exup valve) when I was about 15 and I went out on that with him quite a lot. I was completely hooked on the whole thing, mainly the acceleration, which it had plenty of, and being out in the open and really feeling part of the experience instead of sitting in a cage as the world goes by.

I promised dad that I'd wait until I was over 21 before I got a bike. So I passed my car test when I was 17 and got some road experience and then did my CBT when I was 21. had a CBR125 for a year and a half, passed my direct access and then had to sell my bike due to buying a house, I couldn't afford another bike until last year when I'd gone without one for a summer, I hated seeing all the bikes out when I didn't have one. Managed to get some money together and I'd always loved the foxeye 600 fazers so found one and never looked back since. Been great, perfect first big bike for me and an absolute riot to be back on 2 wheels.

Good times!

Chris