Replacement fun?
 

I hope this is the right place to post this.

I'm a motorcycle guy. Have been as long as I can remember.

But I have children and a wife. Leisurely motorcycle riding takes away from both of those. Anyone with both of those knows that is a recipe for failure.

I don't like to fail. The wife hated that I would go riding(fear of me dying horrifically.) Then the bad Dad vibes creep into my head cause I'm not able to share that with my kids.

I have found that my FR-S, not specifically but in this case, gives everyone a relatively better feeling. My boys love the "cool car" and the wife likes that I'm caged and not so exposed to the dangers of the traffic world.

But I myself have found that I truly enjoy riding around in this sexy lil beast. Turns heads everywhere I go, looks so good, and just generally makes me happy.

For the first time since I was 15(16 years) I don't find myself YEARNING for a motorcycle when I see a group of em go by. I've not gotten the "fever" yet to go for a spirited jaunt thru the mountains. In truth, my FRS will essentially take the curves as fast as I was willing to take them on my crotch rockets anyways. In fairness I was a puss on my bike, but I AM still alive to admit that.

I love motorcycles and I thoroughly enjoy the freedom they represent and the fun they produce. But I believe I can happily say that the 86 gives me a very similar satisfaction in a much safer way.

Flame away if you must. But I hope that everyone enjoys their twin as much as I do.
(Scotch was involved in this post, so you know it was truthful) lol.

I gave up biking a few years ago, and now haunt the twisty backroads I used to enjoy on two wheels, only with the FR-S. No flaming from this direction...

HHAA MOOSEKNUCKLE

After 7 years of riding, I finally had my first and possibly last accident on August last year. A truck pulling a boat merged onto my lane without looking. I remember grabbing a handful of brakes, honking and trying to switch lanes to avoid the a**hole. I remember his boat hitting me on the side. And then the next thing I remember paramedics are cutting my clothes off and taking my helmet off. All this at 100kph (At 35, I'm past the stupid phase of motorcycle riding).

Forunatley, I got away with only a concussion, a broken collar bone and a few road rash. I don't have a kid yet but I have a wife who was called by the cops to let her know what happened to me. Imagine the horror of getting a call like that!

This is my second year on my FR-S and first summer without a bike. I gotta admit, I still feel the itch when I see bikes on the road. But I literally just put insurance back on the FR-S. Hopefully, like you, I'll find content on the 86.:cheers:

The FR-S is very much like a motorcycle. Drive it using the same mindset you use when riding and it's even more fun. It's a damn fine little car.

Glad to hear you made it thru okay. There's NOTHING(IMO) that will 100% replace the awesome feelings and freedom that riding provides. But this is as close as I've come so far. I've had 5 bikes and only laid one down once. I was fine, bike was a lil rashed up. My next bike, when the kids are gone, will be a stretched/lowered Busa. Always wanted one, never had the balls to own one.

But I will....oh yes, I will.

love riding my bikes and driving my cars . Idk if i will ever not have a bike but it has to be nice out if you were to catch me riding anywhere on the street

Refreshing honesty! My FRS could never compare to my R1... Motorcycling is my spiritual fuel. No car (within reason) could ever fill that void.

Agreed. The FR-S is great fun but my CBR1000RR is another plane.

Well said Phobos!

I honestly can't relax and explore my boundaries on my bike. I get too worried about what happens if things go wrong and I eat shit. I push my brz a lot harder than I do my bike, because it's not going to randomly slide out from under me if I hit a sandy patch of road.

The FR-S is like a 250. The engine won't save you. I'd rather hop in the car than on the bike, these days.

More power to you but for me, not even a sprinted drive through the canyons in my Supra can't replace the feeling of ripping the throttle on a moto. I don't ride the canyons anymore but a day at the track is enough to quench my speed fix.

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I learned to ride something like a year and a half ago, but never did wind up getting a bike. Every time I tried to get one something fell through, and then I got my FRS. Kind of thinking about trying to get a motorcycle in the fall though. I really enjoyed riding the few opportunities I got, I'm just not entirely sure whether I want to risk it out there on the road with all the crazies.