ok we've talked about most things on here. So what do you do with your time when you can't get out on the bike? Obviously I don't mean work My other hobby is amateur radio. I've been licensed since 1995 and had taken a break from the hobby. Just recently spent a small fortune on radios and other bits in preparation for starting up again. Quite looking forward to it
When I'm not riding the bike, I'm at the caravan, jetsking, wakeboarding or out on the sports rib sea fishing and pissing about. with friends and family.
Music, especially hi-fi with my old vinyl records, and new ones now the tide has turned. Going to try to start vlogging, thinking of using the handle Richard of Torque (#1 Son's idea). Local Triumph dealer have asked if I'm interested in doing some part-time work for them, which sounds more hobby than work to this old dozer.
Dogging is in the our pets Thread Sea fishing when I get time. A few gigs coming up this year too. Robbie Williams ( partner likes him, but I'm going with her ) with Erasure. Phil Collins and Blonde and Mike and the Macanics And a few comedians too. So I will be going out out .
All mine have been bike based recently. Did track days for a few years. Then started doing flyers until I achieved the 200mph mark. Then did drag racing until I managed to do a number of 7second runs. I retired from that about 3 years ago. Helped out a mate in drag racing for the last few years, including winning the ACU Drag racing Competition bike class 2015. He's now semi retired for this year, so I'm between hobbies currently. Might be taking up a new one when I get my early retirement payout at the end of the year. Until then it's weekends bimbling around and a few continental trips.
Been known to turn a bowl or two myself! Also make furniture, mostly tables, but done cabinets, a bed and a headboard. Along with: Archery Kayaking Sea fishing Flying kites Photography Mountain biking And probably a couple of others!!! Stopped land Rover trials- got too expensive, and ice hockey got too painful Bit of a serial hobbyist
For me it's: Training and working gun dogs Shooting Fishing Marshalling and watching road racing Drugs Sex Rock and Roll OK forget the last 3 I know I'm to old
I don't get much time for other hobbies nowadays as any free time I'm out on my bike! but used to do a lot of course fishing, still go occasionally,usually have a few days skiing up at Glenshee every season, but this year they have only had 1 week of skiing the worst season they have had for years. i do enjoy taking the dogs long walks up the hills (doesn't tire them out though) enjoy photography although don't get technical with it just set the camera to auto and snap!..oh almost forgot love watching motorbike racing!
It is when I work three week rotation offshore, need to piss about on my time off, although I've got a weeks training away this time too ffs, but at least I can travel the 160 mile trip up to Darlington on my bike and make a good ride of it.
My other hobbies include: Bass guitar, Learing guitar, model making (cars and bikes) and painting model figures. Although for the moment, as I have a toddler and another on the way, my hobbies mostly consist of what my wife tells me needs done around the house and garden!
Pistol & rifle shooting, and modelling,at present making a Lancaster 1/48 scale out of copper, ( old water tanks )
Used to race a ZXR 400 and owned a horse with whom I competed in Show jumping and Cross Country, but breaking the same collarbone twice has made me rethink those hobbies, so went out and bought a Speed Triple to keep me amused. Kept my race bike for some track days, and enjoy flying RC planes. Started with glow, and now have petrol and electric models as they are so convenient.
I used to race 1/10th RC Cars at national level when I was 14/15, My Dad refuelling the car (methanol/nitromethane) with a fag on used to get people cringing Done it off and on for a bit as a hobby over the past 15 years Also Mountain biking, Photography but my main weekend activity lately seems to be working :/
Did nitro RC racing with work for a few years. I entered a schools team for 5 years in a UK competition called Formula Schools. Managed to win it 3 years out of the 5 we entered, didn't win first year, should have been 4/5 years but a dodgy glow plug stopped us one year, only finished 2nd. As you can see we had the support of Allan McNish, a local chap that drives a bit ! If you look on his left arm (grey saltire with DBT McNish) he has our school team logo sewn into his race overalls, just so happened he won LeMans that year, and was up on the podium with our school team logo on display to the world. Car was an 1/8 th scale buggy, totally re-engineered to go circuit racing. We built everything from scratch except the engine and drivetrain. Manufactured a chassis, suspension, braking, even had a wind-tunnel to test the aerodynamics. Chassis was drawn by kids then laser-profiled out of steel from a round the world yacht !!!! Suspension wishbones machined by a local firm that makes pulleys for F1 and LeMans cars. Was a serious business for us.