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Highly unexpected reply. I love it! So refreshing every time I understand that I am not alone in thinking alternatively, or a topic trigger my brains inner workings into going a bit off tangent, albeit still within touch of the original topic. Thank you for taking the time to write a very interesting reply!
I wish to ride my Airhead along these roads. I'm in Southern Ontario across from Detroit. Manageable, I think?
Come to the Wisconsin rally,first weekend in August.
Is there an official page, Facebook, etc?
I am 65 and have had my license to ride on the street for 49 years and rode the fields for a few years before that. Many broken bones and road rash but they are all memories that I have grown to cherish.I have been fortunate in life, it has been well rounded. I remember the day in my mid twenties that my ex told me it was time for me to move on and I left Arizona with everything that I owned in the world on a 1976 Harley. I made my way towards Ohio because I knew someone that owned a spot there and would have a place to park and hopefully enough work to get enough money to start over. It was the worst time in my life but it worked out. I was down to just enough money for gas to get me to where I needed to go. I stopped on a country road and walked through a few trees and the sweet corn was just getting ripe and I picked an ear and ate it raw. When I exited back to the road I was met by the farmer who asked me what I was doing. After hearing the truth he took me to his shop as a place to stay and fed me. He put me to work fixing and readying equipment. We still keep in contact to this day.I went on down the road and met my wife that I have been married to for 30 years and we have a nice home, I am now retired after 23 years with the same company and I have a number of motorcycles. including the 76 Harley that I made my way into life on. I still club race, have done 8 sanctioned races so far this year. The secret is as we get older and slower so do the bikes I race.Motorcycling has been my life and will continue to be until I can no longer breathe life into my body.
I think this qualifies as one of the best first posts ever!Welcome to WG!
Motorcycling has been my life and will continue to be until I can no longer breathe life into my body.
This has been a very interesting thread for me. I finally caught a late March day that was not too cold or wet to get the bike out for a first ride this year. Had it out earlier this month but just a very short run around a few blocks after getting the garage set up for the warmer weather. Put on a good short ride of 80 miles to get sorted out for the summer. I will turn 75 this next August. My riding has changed a lot from the days of long road trips with my wife who rode along with me on her own Guzzi. She is no longer able to ride so I am solo or with buddies who are still riding. Mostly local now but still fun enough to keep in the game. The V9 Bobber I down sized to a few years ago suits me well and when I am on it and running down the road all the issues of old age I deal with now are forgotten and for a time I am the same guy who did all those long road trips in the past. I plan on doing this as long as I can. How long will that be I don't know but when I am riding it just doesn't matter. Its in my blood and I have ridden since I was 19 years old. I will only quit when its just no longer possible for me to do it by any means possible.
I had a real wake up call last May when I went down at about 30 mph avoiding going into a too sharp a curve for my speed. Was lucky as I was able to ride the bike abet on one cylinder away from the scene to where I could could get more help. I didn't seek any medical help at the time but probably should have as my hands are still recovering. Was fully AGATT thankfully or it would have been ugly. Why did it happen? Because I was having a senior moment gawking at something off to the side. I have not had any problem getting back into riding but am working hard on staying attentive all the time a maybe just dialing back a bit overall. Damn it, have to remember I ain't 30 years old no more even though my brain keeps trying to trick me. GliderJohn
I did quit last October after 45 great years of riding. I turned 60 and can finally see retirement as a real possibility.