What do you do often that makes you the happiest?

[Cooter]

I know it's a chatty question and this being a motorcycle forum most responses will (should?) be predictable:sleeping:

But lately I've noticed several acquaintances of mine that have no hobbies. Nothing.
Work, eat, TV, buy stuff, bed, repeat.:down: Aside from 'I love my kids/wife/dog', or minor things just to pass more time before they die, they have passion for nothing. Seems like Hell to me.

What do you selfishly for YOU and not for anyone else. The thing that makes you smile in your sleep, the thing your friends roll their eyes when you talk about it. Something you'd do whether married, single, parent, broke, old, hurt...

The best thing I ever did in my life was to eliminate things I did that I wasn't passionate about. A garage full of shiny stuff that just sat:grumpy: That crap always needed something. Registration, maintenance, whatever. That left money, and most importantly TIME for the few things I really love.:triumphant:

For me, it's being packed light and putting my helmet on without a final destination:eagerness::angel:

Yesterday, a 35 year old guy called me "Sir" and opened the door:mad-new: so I'm coming up to 'old age' I can no longer deny:upset:

No matter... I have truly never been happier in my life.

What floats your boat?? A boat? haha.

 

[BuellyBagger]

What floats your boat?? A boat? haha.

That makes me pretty happy when I'm on it and not fixing it! Or our camper. And obviously the motorcycles which are mostly a selfish pleasure. The boat and camper are more for the fam.

 

[TPEHAK]

Paragliding, bicycling, snowboarding, RC planes designing, building and flying, videogames.

I currently design and build 4 meters span carbon fiber RC glider, pretty huge thing I will hopefully enjoy soon.

Here is wing master models sections for wing molding tools building in progress

 

[airbozo]

I understand about the no hobbies/interests thing. I have several friends who live for their kids, but as the kids get older, they find they are doing less and less. I try to get them out and about, but the passion is gone for them. The SO has no passion outside of work right now. She slowly started putting all her time into her job and I understand it because she is a special ed teacher and devotes a lot of time to make sure her kids can survive in the real world. As I started reassembling my sportster, she realized that she too needs a hobby and is trying to find that passion now.

I spend a lot of time making things. I love to create stuff and as I move towards retirement, I am teaching myself different things like wood working (I have a ton of experience already but no fine furniture experience), pin-striping, and car restoration. I want to be able to make things and sell them for extra cash for retirement.

 

[nicholas900]

Hmmm.... well besides hot rods and motorcycles there is my guitar hobby. I have a sound proof studio that I make a lot of noise in.

Then I also really enjoy bicycling. I ride about 100 miles a week. I'm lucky to have some nice bike trails, so it's refreshing to get out on two wheels without dealing with traffic. It's quiet. It's relaxing. It makes me feel good and healthy.

 

[wickedchop]

I'm into all kinds of sh!t, mountain biking, kayaking, surfing for 36 yrs now, waverunners,muscle cars, and riding quads. I'd have to say that the most selfish thing I enjoy hands down the most (besides BJ's) Is being on the racetrack and building and prepping my own machines. She isn't to keen on it but knows she CAN'T stop me and supports me 100%. Oh, and I'm with John......ZERO social media. Good stuff from the guys above as well, awesome hobbies.

 

[rchuff]

smoke meats and aquariums. Be easy on me Wally!!Lol!!!

 

[Silverrider]

My cows , Koi, Dirt bikes, Wood shop etc..........

 

[Cooter]

I agree Lunatic! This is one of only 3 places (besides shopping) that I go on the internet. No Facespace, Instachat, nothing. Never cared for peoples opinions about me or anything else. Thats why I'm here so much:applause: haha

Thats actually very impressive TPEHAK, and it begins to explain the oddity that is the TP.

Keep it up airbozo! I've found when you exercise the learning center of the brain, it's all-inclusive. Take apart a lawn mower and learn a new language. Pinstriping is crazy hard to do...

You continue to impress me Nicholas900. I pathetically dabble where you are obviously pro. Beautiful stuff. How do you soundproof a room against that massive Marshall!?!

Wicked, your passion for racing is clear. You're committed... or should be, lol. Tell her not to worry, it's much safer than the street:upset:

 

[Cooter]

Smoked meats and aquariums? Could you have a more diverse set of hobbies? I can't imagine combining the 2... and I won't tell you my fish death toll. It's high. Really high:black_eyed:

You too Silver, wow. You gotta explain the "etc...." pic!

 

[wickedchop]

You guys rock, real diverse crowd here but none of it would make me roll my eyes if you were on a jobsite talking to me about it. Koi, cows, rc planes, aquariums, guitars, SAUSAGE. Seriously I could get into ALL of that. Keep it coming guys, I'm interested.....

 

[user_deleted]

i do extensive Instagram and SnapChat modeling. at last check had over 7,000,000 followers. specialize in mostly Mens "French-cut" thong-style swim suits. that along with scooter riding consumes all of my spare time.
love always,
Jimmy540i

 

[rchuff]

i do extensive Instagram and SnapChat modeling. at last check had over 7,000,000 followers. specialize in mostly Mens "French-cut" thong-style swim suits. that along with scooter riding consumes all of my spare time.
love always,
Jimmy540i

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omg I am blind. lol.

 

[wickedchop]

I fu@king hate you so much right now!!!!!

 

[Dobe1]

Hay jimi540i,
I thought it was leather/lace Wednesday. That pic must have been from thong Tuesday, you obviously have been at the local Amish slip and slide pool complex. I missed the fun day, apparently you had a blast. Well I managed to dry clean your favorite dominatrix leather costume you let me borrow, even got those terrible PA stains out:


Call me after your afternoon kale smoothie.

Regards,
Larry.

 

[airbozo]

It's funny, after thinking about what I posted, I realized I left sooo much out.

I hate to sit around and it drives the SO crazy! I can't sit and watch even a half hour of TV without getting antsy.

Woodworking has been a passion for many many years, but I lack the true space to build anything large. So, I am designing a workshop to replace my 60 year old shed. Which will actually free up a ton of space in my "Harley Shed" (originally built for our 2 sportsters, but now houses 2 Buells and all the parts to my torn down sportster). I built that shed using redwood milled from 2 trees we had taken down because they moved our house during high winds.

I also love cooking. I used to run a small catering business on the side, normally for private small events like intimate dinners for two in remote locations or an annual pig roast.

The SO and I are working on building up a jam and jelly business on the side. Redwood Canning Company. We make small batches of jam using local ingredients and no preservatives. Once we have that running smooth we will start adding other items to the product list. Nothing like Olallieberry jam on a hot Baguette!

I also build custom computer systems. Gaming rigs, professional workstations, home control systems with bling, etc.

I'll see your stringed instruments and raise you an electronic drum pad (Sold my normal kit because it wouldn't fit in my office):

 

[user_deleted]

Hay jimi540i,
I thought it was leather/lace Wednesday. That pic must have been from thong Tuesday, you obviously have been at the local Amish slip and slide pool complex. I missed the fun day, apparently you had a blast. Well I managed to dry clean your favorite dominatrix leather costume you let me borrow, even got those terrible PA stains out:
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Call me after your afternoon kale smoothie.

Regards,
Larry.

yo Larry: we actually have our own water-park here in Amishland, PA. it's filled mostly with cow-piss but we DO chlorinate it. come on by anytime.
warm regards,
Jimmy540i

 

[rchuff]

yo Larry: we actually have our own water-park here in Amishland, PA. it's filled mostly with cow-piss but we DO chlorinate it. come on by anytime.
warm regards,
Jimmy540i

john you are killing it today. lmfao.

 

[herwawan]

Great topic, great idea! My wife and I were talking about that too recently - I'm not sure where the passion get lost for some, or if it just has never been there. It's weird though to go through life without anything thrilling.

Anyways, besides learning how old cars and bikes work and driving/riding them, my biggest passion is travelling. Not just fly to a place and go to a westernized hotel, but hang out, meet local people, eat the street food, do local stuff and discover completely different sceneries. I went on 5 continents, to almost 40 countries (only 160 left!), did multiple full circles around the globe. There's just so much to see, and sometimes I just go back to one place to explore more when I felt the first time wasn't enough. That's why I go back to Hong Kong next month for example, and since I live in the USA though, I also have a real crave to see all of it. It's so diverse, each state feels like a different country with a specific local culture, activities and all.

After travel, although it feels the same to me, is music. I don't play music myself (on my list though!) but I can spend hours and days just digging tracks and exploring genres. And then I bring this music in my travels and altogether it's a fantastic explosion of feelings and sensation.

I love to read about your passions guys, the boats, the RC, the music, the fishes... It's just so COOL what people are into!

 

[njloco]

Camp hunt, fish, hike, tent camp, shoot old style black powder single shot firearms, new style pistols.
Shoot a lot of Traditional archery, stick and string no wheels, no sights, no stabilizers, don't need them.
Come on this sight and make fun of teabag !
Starting to slow down due to age but, I still like things with a lot of horse power, bikes, cars, trucks, trains, though sadly, I can't handle the fast women anymore.