I Never Expected That!!!

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The video taps into relatable, unexpected challenges and costs associated with a popular hobby, using a conversational and personal tone. The creator's direct address to the audience and the use of on-screen text make it engaging and shareable.

Summary

A motorcyclist shares three unexpected aspects of the hobby: the sheer volume of specialized clothing required for different weather conditions, the emotional attachment that develops with the machine, and the need to become an amateur meteorologist to plan rides. The video highlights the unexpected costs and the constant need to check the weather forecast.

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1Introduction of unexpected aspects of motorcycling
2The cost and quantity of motorcycle gear
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#125 #CBT #bikersoftiktok🏍♥️ #bikersofinstagram #scottishbiker I never expected this when I bought a motorbike

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I Never Expected That!!! THERE'S THREE THINGS I NEVER EXPECTED TO GO THROUGH AS A MOTORCYCLIST. LET'S SEE IF YOU'RE THE SAME. NO. 1. I NEVER EXPECTED TO OWN SO MANY CLOTHES. I HAVE SUMMER RIDING GEAR FOR DRY DAYS, WET DAYS. I HAVE AUTUMN GEAR, I HAVE WINTER GEAR, I HAVE BOOTS TO GO ALONG WITH ALL OF THE MULTIPLE HELMETS, MULTIPLE GLOVES. I EVEN HAVE HEATED CAP FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE I'VE NOW GOT MORE CLOTHES FOR MORE CYCLING THAN I DO FOR JUST KICKING ABOUT. GOD, IT GOT EXPENSIVE QUICK. IT'S NOT EVEN THE BIKE THAT COST THE MOST, IT WAS ALL THE STUFF TO GO ALONG WITH IT. NO. 2. I NEVER EXPECTED TO GET SO ATTACHED TO A MACHINE. NOW, I'VE HAD CARS IN THE PAST THAT I HONESTLY THINK THAT BUT WHEN IT COMES TO MY MOTORBIKES, IT'S ALMOST LIKE THEY BECOME A YOU'VE GOT TO LOOK AFTER THEM. IF THE CAR NEEDS SOMETHING FIXED, UH, WE CAN GO A COUPLE OF WEEKS TILL THAT NEEDS FIXED. AFTER THE BIKE NEEDS SOMETHING FIXED, IT'S EITHER FIXED THAT DAY OR I'M HAVING A PANIC. AND NO. 3. I NEVER EXPECTED TO BECOME AN AMATEUR METEOROLOGIST. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE BUT I CHECK THE WEATHER EVERY HAlf DAY JUST TO SEE WHAT IT'S DOING NOW. AND IT'S NOT JUST SO THAT I CAN GO, OH, BIKE, 'CAUSE I'M OUT ON THE BIKE ALMOST EVERY DAY ANYWAY. IT'S BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GOING, WHAT THE WEATHER IS GONNA BE THERE I AM CONSTANTLY LOOKING AT THE WEATHER FORECAST, HOPING FOR A DRY DAY. AND IF IT'S NOT A DRY DAY, THEN I NEED TO PACK OUT FROM MY THOUSANDS OF OUTFITS WHAT I'M GONNA WEAR. BUT IT MIGHT BE DRY LATER ON, SO LET'S HAVE A LOOK. OH, I'LL BE DRY LATER ON, SO I'LL TAKE WETWEAR AND I'LL BRING DRY STUFF. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT HAVE YOU GOT ANYTHING YOU NEVER EXPECTED TO DO WHEN YOU BECAME A MOTORCYCLIST

Transcript

There's three things I never expected to go through as a motorcyclist. Let's see if you're the same. No. 1. I never expected to own so many clothes. I have summer riding gear for dry days, wet days. I have autumn gear, I have winter gear. I have boots to go along with all of the multiple helmets, multiple gloves. I even have heated cap for the middle of the. I've now got more clothes for more cycling than I do for just kicking about. God, it got expensive quick. It's not even the bike that cost the most, it was all the stuff to go along with it. No. 2. I never expected to get so attached to a machine. Now, I've had cars in the past that I honestly think that, but when it comes to my motorbikes, it's almost like they become a you've got to look after them. If the car needs something fixed, uh, we can go a couple of weeks till that needs fixed. After the bike needs something fixed, it's either fixed that day or I'm having a panic. And no. 3. I never expected to become an amateur meteorologist. I don't know if anybody else, but I check the weather every half day just to see what it's doing now. And it's not just so that I can go, oh, bike, 'cause I'm out on the bike almost every day anyway. It's because I don't know what I don't know where I'm going, what the weather is gonna be there. I am constantly looking at the weather forecast, hoping for a dry day. And if it's not a dry day, then I need to pack out from my thousands of outfits what I'm gonna wear. But it might be dry later on, so let's have a look. Oh, I'll be dry later on, so I'll take wetwear and I'll bring dry stuff. I don't know about you, but have you got anything you never expected to do when you became a motorcyclist?