Is it time to give up?

[gn2]

If you can get the Gilera sold, then get it gone.
Buy yourself something better suited to the type of riding you do most of.
Four years ago I traded a Triumph Daytona 900 for my first scooter, a PCX 125 and immediately started doing more riding and enjoyed it a whole lot more.

[Globs]

Buy a small light scooter that works and have fun again!!

Get rid of the lardy unreliable 800 - you won't miss it.

[johnp]

Don't go anti-bike just get rid of the problem bike and buy a reliable one.

[SkuTorr]

The gp800 is an amazing bike when it runs properly but the dealer support is not up to the same standard as the Japanese bikes. I could.use my mp3 but it seems all too tame after the gp ...... Even if it is more reliable!

THAT is a scary thought in itself...

[Ferret]

C4aok Firstly you love the gp when all is ok ,so hopefully it will get fixed properly this time so you can enjoy it once more . With regards to riding it around the smoke (london) i cant see that being a problem or being that much better if you get a different machine especially regarding your state of mind ATM . Most people who i know who have the gp or srv or the mana for that matter have had good reliability from their machines .I have had issues with mine but not ever been stuck by the roadside because of it .You should list your issues on here as i am sure someone will be able to help solve them .Like others have said maybe a change is as good as a rest ,but do go and have a few test rides before chopping in the gp as like you said its a great machine .

[ridinhigh]

I think Earl had a load of problems with his Mana, and its def not a bike i would buy

[Sylar]

Every time I ride i feel sixteen again, don't get that in a car, when that feeling goes I know it will be time to stop riding. Till then I'll carry on doing my 10-12,000mls per year.

I'd hate to feel 16 again, I was in Aldershot with a bad haircut, wearing khaki, and bulling boots etc. I can't even remember now if I watched the England v Germany World Cup on the telly. I started riding when I got out of the Army 40 years ago, I was starting to get bored with bikes after 20 years and bought my first maxi a couple of years later which rekindled my enthusiasm.

Now I've been riding maxi's for 18 years and I'm losing motivation, I started Euro touring in 1982 and I've done it more or less year every year since, sometimes going twice to make up for the odd gap. I've toured a dozen or so countries but mainly Germany on bikes and maxi scooters. I've camped, rallied, used bunk barns, chalets, castles, mobile homes, huts, bikers hotels, sailing ships, pensions, hotels, etc. These regular touring trips no longer give me the buzz they once used to and I'm not into ride outs to bikers haunts etc, so I'm looking to do something else.

Why not take up knitting Meldrew? You could knit some neck covers and gloves for the rest of us, I have never left UK so, never ridden anywhere else. I do about 200-300 ml a week just pottering around. Unlike yourself i don't go in for long touring rides ,never stayed in a tent although, i did own a static caravan at one time. Any holidays i go on I let someone else fly the plane or drive the coach and do the cooking and make the beds ( all inclusive for me).

[richie the 1st]

Buy a small light scooter that works and have fun again!!

Get rid of the lardy unreliable 800 - you won't miss it.

I Have a Honda sh125i scoot. Brilliant,and its my 3rd sh125.

[Dave Weller]

I belong to the National Trust and many of my rides are to their country houses and open countryside, you can usually park close to the entrance and the bike is very safe to leave there, as long as the old folk aren't able to knock it over reversing. They have good cafe's and restaurants on site, and once a member entrance is free for the year. Much better than just going for a pointless ride.
A small scooter or bike is much more involving to ride, getting the bends right and judging hill climbing and overtaking requires skills you've forgotten when you went large.
But if you are not enjoying biking, give up. it should never be a chore, especially if you have a car.

[Data]

Over they years the guys I've known who have had the thought of giving up biking have taken advice and gone out for a few test rides on completely different bikes to the ones they were riding. So, a guy with a Triumph has gone out on a big scoot and loved it (a la Gn2). Instantly he is revitalised and doesn't give up riding. Or visa versa. A scoot owner has tried a bike and instantly found a new direction. Ultimately, it doesn't matter what you ride as long as you are happy with it.