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RE: Not going to swear to it as of yet. but.
June 17, 2020 at 7:21 am
(June 17, 2020 at 7:07 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Patient: So I need a heart transplant?
Doctor: Yep, we're waiting for donors now, but the good is it's raining.
Bikers will "get it".
So will cardiac surgeons.
But what about cardiac surgeons who are bikers?
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June 17, 2020 at 7:24 am
My husband used to have a Sportster. He later got some big ass custom bike but when he had the Sportster the reason for it was to go fast. It certainly wasn't a bike built for long rides to enjoy the scenery. The sissy bar (if you could call it that) was about four inches high. I told him I was a much bigger sissy than that. I think I rode a total of two miles with him for various reasons. One being his need for speed. I had no desire to become a grease spot on the pavement. Both bikes were so damn loud they would rattle your fillings loose.
I'll take a road trip in a car, drive 24 hours straight and enjoy it. Bugs in my teeth, tangled hair, and roaring exhaust pipes have never appealed to me.
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June 17, 2020 at 7:43 am
(June 17, 2020 at 7:24 am)arewethereyet Wrote: My husband used to have a Sportster. He later got some big ass custom bike but when he had the Sportster the reason for it was to go fast. It certainly wasn't a bike built for long rides to enjoy the scenery. The sissy bar (if you could call it that) was about four inches high. I told him I was a much bigger sissy than that. I think I rode a total of two miles with him for various reasons. One being his need for speed. I had no desire to become a grease spot on the pavement. Both bikes were so damn loud they would rattle your fillings loose.
I'll take a road trip in a car, drive 24 hours straight and enjoy it. Bugs in my teeth, tangled hair, and roaring exhaust pipes have never appealed to me.
I regularly used to ride my bike between Melbourne and Sydney when I was going to uni. So often, in fact, that I became quite well known at the petrol station/stop off that I used as a pitstop for my journeys.
But, honestly, one if the great joys I have is jumping in my car and taking it on the open road. Last major road trip was to Darwin and back.
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June 17, 2020 at 7:53 am
(June 17, 2020 at 7:43 am)The Valkyrie Wrote: (June 17, 2020 at 7:24 am)arewethereyet Wrote: My husband used to have a Sportster. He later got some big ass custom bike but when he had the Sportster the reason for it was to go fast. It certainly wasn't a bike built for long rides to enjoy the scenery. The sissy bar (if you could call it that) was about four inches high. I told him I was a much bigger sissy than that. I think I rode a total of two miles with him for various reasons. One being his need for speed. I had no desire to become a grease spot on the pavement. Both bikes were so damn loud they would rattle your fillings loose.
I'll take a road trip in a car, drive 24 hours straight and enjoy it. Bugs in my teeth, tangled hair, and roaring exhaust pipes have never appealed to me.
I regularly used to ride my bike between Melbourne and Sydney when I was going to uni. So often, in fact, that I became quite well known at the petrol station/stop off that I used as a pitstop for my journeys.
But, honestly, one if the great joys I have is jumping in my car and taking it on the open road. Last major road trip was to Darwin and back. I had planned a solo road trip for the end of this month. My high school reunion was to be held the weekend of my birthday and I was going to visit my best friend and maybe swing into the Chicago area to see my sister and niece. COVID cancelled the reunion as well as the rest of my plans. The 1,000 mile drive, one way, was going to be my favorite part of the trip.
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June 17, 2020 at 10:26 am
I gave up moto's when my drinking got out of control.
Who says drunks don't make good decisions?
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RE: Not going to swear to it as of yet. but.
June 17, 2020 at 11:12 am
Last bike I had was a Suzuki GS700EF. Nimble and fast. I rode rings around my friends hogs.
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June 17, 2020 at 11:34 am
(June 17, 2020 at 11:12 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Last bike I had was a Suzuki GS700EF. Nimble and fast. I rode rings around my friends hogs.
My taste ran more towards touring bikes. Sometimes I get a little misty over my Electraglide.
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June 17, 2020 at 11:48 am
(June 17, 2020 at 11:34 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: (June 17, 2020 at 11:12 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Last bike I had was a Suzuki GS700EF. Nimble and fast. I rode rings around my friends hogs.
My taste ran more towards touring bikes. Sometimes I get a little misty over my Electraglide.
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I thought you had to be of a certain age to own an Electraglide?
The gathering of riders I witnessed in the mountains of North Carolina some years ago would indicate that an AARP card was required to own one. Oh, and matching riding attire...hubby, wife, and bike.
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June 17, 2020 at 12:40 pm
(June 17, 2020 at 11:48 am)arewethereyet Wrote: (June 17, 2020 at 11:34 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: My taste ran more towards touring bikes. Sometimes I get a little misty over my Electraglide.
Boru
I thought you had to be of a certain age to own an Electraglide?
The gathering of riders I witnessed in the mountains of North Carolina some years ago would indicate that an AARP card was required to own one. Oh, and matching riding attire...hubby, wife, and bike.
Nah, you can be any age at all. All that is required is a sense of taste and style.
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RE: Not going to swear to it as of yet. but.
June 17, 2020 at 12:44 pm
(June 17, 2020 at 11:34 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: (June 17, 2020 at 11:12 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Last bike I had was a Suzuki GS700EF. Nimble and fast. I rode rings around my friends hogs.
My taste ran more towards touring bikes. Sometimes I get a little misty over my Electraglide.
Boru
I went from a '37 Flattie to the Suzki. I sold the Harley and bought the bike. And a car. (Being married does that to you.)
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