The_Paragon
Thats right, Paragon!
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It had been years...many years...since I had owned a motorcycle. Some friends bought bikes and I decided to get back into it. When I mentioned it to my wife she said, great I think that sounds like fun, maybe I should look into getting my license. The response I got from many of my friends. Was "your wife is going to let you?". Ha ha.
We are in our late 40s and my wife had never ridden before. She IMMEDIATELY took the the class, got her license and started on a 600 cc Honda Silverwing. She spent a year, and a few thousand miles, on that and then was ready for a bike. After a trip to bike week in Daytona, and riding a bunch of motorcycles, she settled on an 800cc cruiser. On more than one occasion she has said she is pissed that she did not start riding sooner. We really enjoy it. I ride a bit more spirited when it is "just the boys", but going out for a cruise with my wife is a lot of fun. For the time spent in the saddle, she is a good rider. I'd say better than I was at that experience level. I get a kick out of seeing her all geared up too.
I got stuck on a car park once up in the hills. It was kind of flat, or so I thought, but in actual fact I'd parked it on a downwards slope and couldn't actually reverse the bike back when I wanted to leave. I got off the bike and was pulling it backwards with all my strength but it wouldn't budge. Fortunately a fire truck happened to turn up and a group of five firemen jumped out and helped me out.
I got stuck on a car park once up in the hills. It was kind of flat, or so I thought, but in actual fact I'd parked it on a downwards slope and couldn't actually reverse the bike back when I wanted to leave. I got off the bike and was pulling it backwards with all my strength but it wouldn't budge. Fortunately a fire truck happened to turn up and a group of five firemen jumped out and helped me out.
Five firemen?
I might try that next time.
Stuck or not
Most of the women I see on bikes are either half and half or hogs. However, there is one here in Loganville that rides her own Harley that is HOT.........:rockon:
Bikes were made for guys to drive, not gals........
RS
You sound VERY sexist, but I'll ignore it as I ride past you on one of my triples in the twisties.
Hubby and I ride with a local group (@vegasrider) is one of them. The first time a new "guy" rider rides with him I can tell he's thinking "Cr$p a lady rider, she's going to hold us up). By the end of the first 100 miles they approach me to say how impressed they are with my skills. Usually end up following me the rest of the way. hahahaha
I've ridden with guys that were crap riders, so it goes both ways....
What a silly thing to say by RS. Let one thing be clear, there's absolutely nothing that is only a man or a woman thing, not when it comes to hobbies, professions, capabilities or anything else I can think of apart from being able to give birth!!You sound VERY sexist, but I'll ignore it as I ride past you on one of my triples in the twisties.
Hubby and I ride with a local group (@vegasrider) is one of them. The first time a new "guy" rider rides with him I can tell he's thinking "Cr$p a lady rider, she's going to hold us up). By the end of the first 100 miles they approach me to say how impressed they are with my skills. Usually end up following me the rest of the way. hahahaha
I've ridden with guys that were crap riders, so it goes both ways....
What a silly thing to say by RS. Let one thing be clear, there's absolutely nothing that is only a man or a woman thing, not when it comes to hobbies, professions, capabilities or anything else I can think of apart from being able to give birth!!
And it's just as silly to assume men are better at this or that!
:spank:
PS. I am a man myself and that should not matter. :thumbup:
I've lost count of how many times random male riders have asked me at gas stations, restaurants, etc. "do you have a sister that rides?" :rof:
Hehe, nice!I'm a teacher by profession. I always tell my students that "girls can do anything boys can do, and boys can do anything girls can do, except give birth". lol
Hubby and I just took a 7 day cruise to Alaska. We were in Skagway and saw a H-D rider. The rider wasn't wearing a helmet. I asked a local about the helmet law. He said that riders were not required to wear helmets, but pillions were required to wear a helmet. I thought that was weird. Does anyone know if that is the helmet law in Alaska?
Well, do you? Blah
Hehe, nice!
To me the pillion helmet rule makes sense in a weird way. Look at it this way, as the rider has a license, there is some kind of understanding of the risks and hazards involved with traffic and riding. And for some reason it has been left for the rider to decide if they want to put their life at serious risk.
BUT! A friend that might be interested in your bike but has zero knowledge of rules and risks of being on the back of a bike comes along. In which case the pillion is required to wear a helmet since he/she is not a rider with a license and might not be aware of the risks involved.
Wonder if I make any sense.
QUOTE=Pujazuba;634220]Hehe, nice!
To me the pillion helmet rule makes sense in a weird way. Look at it this way, as the rider has a license, there is some kind of understanding of the risks and hazards involved with traffic and riding. And for some reason it has been left for the rider to decide if they want to put their life at serious risk.
BUT! A friend that might be interested in your bike but has zero knowledge of rules and risks of being on the back of a bike comes along. In which case the pillion is required to wear a helmet since he/she is not a rider with a license and might not be aware of the risks involved.
Wonder if I make any sense.
I always say "only cover the parts you want to keep" I think that road rash is harder to heal than broken bones.
Also, the bugs all over my face is icky enough to make me want to wear a full-face helmet everytime.
Mon,
That wound did take an aweful long time to heal. It would ooze and I would be stuck to the sheets in the morning. I just happened to be friends with one of the worlds leading wound care specialists and she told me what to get and how to care for it. This woman was beyond in her ability to help people when doctors were at a loss. We just lost her this year and I will always be broken hearted because of who she was and how she treated people medically and spiritually. Her name was Judith Greenhaw.