Are there prerequisites to posting in the old farts club? My odometer just rolled over 61 and my check engine light has been on for quite a while now.
Actually more of a point system, with extra credit for being mentally twisted and physically beat up. If your age plus your number of chronic pains and degree of twist equals at least 75, you're in.
If you're just short, stick around and we'll soon twist you the rest of the way.
Damn it GW, you got my eyeballs bouncin'.Welcome, WB.
Mesmerizing isn't it?
This is why I quit riding.....I go crazy on a motorcycle....can't help myself. And to may crazies driving cars as well.
I quit riding bikes 37 years ago, after waking up in a receiving ward all busted and deciding I was too old to get that busted up again. My neck injuries continue to remind me why riding on the street with cars that don't see me is a bad idea, as evidenced by them sometimes suddenly hitting me head on making an sudden unannounced left turn.
I also gave up my 500S off road bike at the same time, even though I had never been seriously injured, as Pute says, I am inclined to push things to the limit and did occasionally have "beyond" experiences trying to keep up with better riders that broke my bike and left me with owees.
My confidence wasn't bolstered by watching the better riders I was trying to keep up with, crash and burn occasionally, sometimes spectacularly. Sometimes they deserved to crash, but I remember following one across a clear cut at 30 plus and watching a stick lock his front wheel and face plant him. I didn't know anyone as good as he was and if it could happen to him, it could happen to me.
In keeping with my new found insight and a desire to remain safe, I sold both bikes and bought a Sunbeam Tiger to turbo charge and intercool...................
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