what do you guys do besides ride

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bulldog

Discussion Starter · Feb 15, 2005

you got hobbies????????

i collect knifes and of course dirtbike i also injoy lifting weights

what do you guys do

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Captain Morgan

· #21 · Feb 15, 2005

Well, I work and go to school right now. But besides riding, I enjoy taking the vette out for drives, although that has decreased significantly since I bought a bike.
There is not much to do here in the winter, but school keeps me busy. When I lived in Utah, I loved to go skiing or off-roading whenever possible. I haven't been skiing in 4 years.

That's the worst thing about living here is that there is nothing to do in the winter. Oh well, school has been taking up most of my time, but that will be over in less than a year. Not sure what I'll do in the winter then. :lol:

twisty

· #22 · Feb 15, 2005

I workout everyday and spend time with my Girl and the dogs.

DAN DUBEAU

· #23 · Feb 15, 2005

I'm just getting back into working out, after about 2 years off. Other than that i'm pretty big into woodworking. I'm trying to push that as part time income. It really helps having a three day weekend everyweekend. I mainly design and build custom furniture, and take pride in my work and stand by it 100%. I don't do kitchen and bathroom cabinets, even though that where the money is around here, i'm not depending on the cheque to put food on the table, so i can build what i like. I'm also getting into metal work now, but only for my benefit, like building tools and such.

Playing hockey and baseball, also take up some of my time. As well as fishing, camping and other outdoor stuff.

Gas Man

· #24 · Feb 15, 2005

furorange said:
Respect? That is what you tell her in the dark. :wink:

That's going to go over the poor boys head!! :lol:

And yes, this is a good thread.

SpeedWerks, Brian, I too wish I had something that elaberate to talk about.

Anyway, I don't do much. Watch movies with the wifey, drive down and visit family, hang out with friends, whatever to stay busy. Nothing really really cool. Plus I work all kinds of strange hours.

SpeedWerks.com

· #25 · Feb 15, 2005

Gas Man said:
Anyway, I don't do much. Watch movies with the wifey, drive down and visit family, hang out with friends, whatever to stay busy. Nothing really really cool. Plus I work all kinds of strange hours.

As most of you have seen, my wife and I work together and run the online side of the shop ... so we hang out a LOT

As for hooking anyone up ... maybe in a couple years when we're able to afford it! What I will say though is that working for yourself is very cool ... but terrifying at the same time. I'm glad we're trying it though.

- Roach
- SpeedWerks.com

zx636r

· #26 · Feb 15, 2005

i would like to take a big chance and start a company or buy a franchice someday but man it is a huge gamble. plus you ahve to be able to afford it. how long has speedworks been around and how much have sales grown since it starte.

GSXR1000DJ

· #27 · Feb 15, 2005

Well, besides riding, I spend time with my 2 boys. Austin(almost 4yrs old) and Caleb(almost 7 month old) Austin loves bikes as much as I do. He will be riding soon. :thumbs:

2FURYUS

· #28 · Feb 15, 2005

Mostly work 50+ hours /wk. I have an RV, dirtbike and quad, so we camp and dirt ride a lot on weekends.

When we're not camping we spend time with kids and three grandchildren.

Or we're cruisin' the beach, wining and dining. :cheers:

SpeedWerks.com

· #29 · Feb 15, 2005

zx636r said:
i would like to take a big chance and start a company or buy a franchice someday but man it is a huge gamble. plus you ahve to be able to afford it. how long has speedworks been around and how much have sales grown since it starte.

Steve started the shop in '95. It occupied a stand-alone two-car garage he rented from a car lot. I started working for Steve in '01 as a mechanic (after quitting my job as a software engineer), and that year we moved the shop to its current location, with about 2500 sq feet of space. Last year in Sept, we launched the e-commerce site and leased the next unit in our commercial building (the old tenent moved out), giving us a total of about 4000 sq feet for both the service shop, a small retail floor, and the web business.

The shop itself has grown steadily year to year in terms of business ... but it is a slow process. The website is definately going to increase the retail sales, as the shop has always been focused on service before now, and we're hoping it also serves to bring in more service business as well. Again, it's a slow process ... I hoping we do well, but you never know. As you mention - you have to put away some money and plan if you decide to do your own thing - you're going to have to put money into the business, and live off savings until you get to the point where you're making enough to cover your own bills.

We'll see how it plays out ... worst case, we have to go work for someone else again ... but at least we'll never have that "I wish I had tried ... " thing going on.

- Roach
- SpeedWerks.com

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pickle.of.doom

· #30 · Feb 15, 2005

I play Guitar in a death metal band.

3BoyzNaBike

· #31 · Feb 15, 2005

GSXR750DJ said:
Well, besides riding, I spend time with my 2 boys. Austin(almost 4yrs old) and Caleb(almost 7 month old) Austin loves bikes as much as I do. He will be riding soon. :thumbs:

Oh lordy... just the other day he told me "when i get bidder (bigger) im gonna ride a motorcycle real fast" :sob:

When I dont' get to go out with DJ, I am at home with the kids, cleaning, singing and dancing, acting like a goof and helping Austin learn to read and write. No fun stuff for me! :lol:

bulldog

Discussion Starter · #32 · Feb 16, 2005

twisty said:
I workout everyday and spend time with my Girl and the dogs.

you meen for strength or for skinnyness

if its for strength how much you put up???

twisty

· #33 · Feb 16, 2005

I use to do it for strenth then I got to big for my racing suit and suspension setup. I went from 135 to 175 in year. I have the strech marks to prove it. I was was benching 300. Now I just trying to maintain what I have. I want to be around 165 and tight.

bulldog

Discussion Starter · #34 · Feb 16, 2005

cool yeah i am worried about me looking to big for a crouch rocket!! i am pretty big but i am really strong (especialy for my age)

zx636r

· #35 · Feb 16, 2005

trust me you wont look too big for the bike. im 215 right now, usually i get down to 195 durring the summer, lol at 190 im getting too skinny.

Gas Man

· #36 · Feb 16, 2005

I love it when I hear... I'm just too big for that bike...

I just think SQUID!!!

bulldog

Discussion Starter · #37 · Feb 16, 2005

Gas man i dont meen skill wise or like the bike is small!!!!!!
i meen i am big and it might look dumb with me on it but i dont care i am gettin anyway

BikesR4Girls

· #38 · Feb 17, 2005

Hmmm...
I like to camp, although I haven't had the chance to go since July.
Of course everyone knows I love to tailgate and I love sports. In fact, we tailgated our basketball game last night :lol: People were walking by and we'd hear them whisper, "OMG, they're tailgating a basketball game.." Yea, well we're just doing what we love. Tailgating in SC is a sport in itself :lol: Anyway, I love football and basketball. I'll get into baseball but don't usually go to the games.
I like going out and hearing local bands.
I'm a nerd so I like to read. I mostly read nerdy stuff, like political figures' autobiographies, current events type stuff, history books and so on.
Other than that....I dunno :yaewn:

Captain Morgan

· #39 · Feb 17, 2005

BikesR4Girls said:
Hmmm...
I like to camp, ...I like going out and hearing local bands.

:seeya:

I'm a nerd so I like to read. I mostly read nerdy stuff, like political figures' autobiographies, current events type stuff, history books and so on.
Other than that....I dunno :yaewn:

:nono: :lol:

Mudpuppy

· #40 · Feb 17, 2005

I club seals for fun - oh and I harpoon dolphins to make my favorite dolphin/tuna sam-ich..

Seriously though - I hunt, go to Nascar races, bowl, play softball.. Among other things that I can't divulge at this time due to a national security risk..

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