Why Guys with Motorcycles Ride...

[crestwood36]

Fjamming previously said:

This thread is making yearning for my bike.

What does this do for you then? My buddy and I spent Sunday ripping through some twisties in NC and SC. This was a stop we made on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

[kokopelli]

Great (older) thread.. I rode bikes from 1960 until 1983 and loved them; it was just time for me to quit. I learned that a small convertible (i.e. Jeep) was just about as close to a bike as you can get, without actually riding one. Take the top and windows off and it's pretty much the same escape. After awhile (several/many years) a noticed that I no longer took the top off, too much trouble, and just took out the windows. Still later I noticed that I didn't even take the windows out any more and just unzipped them. Life goes on and things change,, Now I meditate in the FJ.. LOL... Ron

[Fjamming]

crestwood36 previously said:

What does this do for you then? My buddy and I spent Sunday ripping through some twisties in NC and SC. This was a stop we made on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

The bikes look so happy in places like those...

[GTKrockeTT]

Fjamming previously said:

The bikes look so happy in places like those...

i guarantee the riders are much more.

[Dissident]

I don't even both replying to the people that don't get it; it's a lost cause...

here are some of my riding pics...

and a video, too

closecall.flv - Video - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

[crestwood36]

I've always been a sucker for an Italian beauty. Thankfully, that "close call" what not what I expected.

[Fjamming]

Rockstore! That place is always packed on weekends. Saw Arnold there once. He had quite an entourage.

[Dissident]

That was my only time there. Was ok.

Now, ACH was AMAZING!

cold weather? ya, we get that too in SoCal




Riding a big v-twin through a few inches of slush during a whiteout.. not fun! but good stories!

[PaulThePhotographer]

I have been a bike rider for many years.

Once when riding west through Texas or New Mexico, on a road trip with no destination and no time frame required. There was a time when I had total freedom and felt the love of speeding along the roads less traveled. I looked down and saw my reflection in the gas tank and I kind of had a zen experience. I still remember that feeling!

OK, I know the highway/safety rules are not followed in this video, But I love this video. I watched every minute of it.

Video 10.07 montee ospédale - porto-vecchio, palavesa, ospedale, vitesse, ghostrider - Dailymotion Share Your Videos

I have have many bikes. In fact, for many years, the only transportation I had was a bike. And that was my choice.

When I was around 19, I drove a bike into the back of a car at 45 mph.

Broke both arms and my leg. They put a six inch plate in my leg, which still hurts at times.


But I was riding a bike again before I was out of all my casts.

I mostly loved Dirt bike types.



But for while I even had one of these! It was amazing to be the different reaction I would get when I rode this around.




And this is what I rode, when I went from Florida to points west unknown, which ended up being Oregon. Too long of a story for here. lol

[crestwood36]

PaulThePhotographer previously said:

But for while I even had one of these! It was amazing to be the different reaction I would get when I rode this around.

But how was the bike to ride?

Seriously, great story. I know that I will ride for a very long time. I've gone down. Everyone does. I've jumped right back on and loved every second.

Here's a video I did from the Tail of the Dragon last year. It might help for adrenaline videos that do follow the rules of the road.

Ducati Multistrada on the Tail of the Dragon