Going slow

Daboo said:
Gosh, I'm 72! Is that what awaits me in two years?!?!?


Chris
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Lol not necessarily..... some people never ummm ..... get old?

I know of a guy older than me that rides one of those 200 hp BMW's . Doesn't ride slow either. Then again I've had 3 buddies younger than me, give up riding cause they said they were too old to keep riding.

Like the phlebotomist told me last time I rode in for bloodwork and walked in wearing my motorcycle gear " some guys your age are still riding motorcycles while others your age are riding walkers".

We all age differently, and in our own way
 
ST Gui said:
I've always enjoyed a sedate pace. It reminds me of various avians floating on thermals with nary a wing flap. So there's not a lot of slowing down on my part. That's what's known as 'stopping'. But it could be time for a lighter bike. Still working on the quads.

On my two long-ish trips (rides to MT) we whipped through some gorgeous county. So I'm told. I asked my buddies so slow a bit so I could enjoy the scenery. Turns out sight-seeing wasn't really high on the todo list. It was a lot like

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So fast is fun but not as much fun as appreciating the landscape while it lasts.
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It's fun to do both. The roads where I am enjoying slowing down are ones I've hauled butt down dozens of times and that gets boring even though they're great roads.

If I was traveling to a place I'd never been before and there was great scenery, I'm sure I wouldn't want it to be going by in a blur, either.
 
mello dude said:
No...I'll start with saying "To each his own..." But I dont get some guys who will only do one flavor of riding... thats cool, but not for me.
For multi decades, I have had several bikes for different dutys... and always one to go fast,hair on fire in the twistys, sometimes one for distance with some sport thrown in,
off and on a dirt focus bike.... and then the gotta have... the laid back, easy slacker cruiser for 40mph in the local backroad woods. (I probably was a teen the last time I only had one bike)

Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you dont...
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I have the Blackbird for hooning about.) I don't ever plan to sell it, because it's just such a hoot to ride. The ST is my old man bike. I do need a couple more bikes for different duties.
 
the Ferret said:
Lol not necessarily..... some people never ummm ..... get old?

I know of a guy older than me that rides one of those 200 hp BMW's . Doesn't ride slow either. Then again I've had 3 buddies younger than me, give up riding cause they said they were too old to keep riding.

Like the phlebotomist told me last time I rode in for bloodwork and walked in wearing my motorcycle gear " some guys your age are still riding motorcycles while others your age are riding walkers".

We all age differently, and in our own way
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I know too many people who give up on riding because they don't take care of their health and can't even get a leg over a bike anymore. Others lose their health through no doing of their own. I'm trying to get in as much riding as I can while I still can and will get a 3-wheeler if there comes a time when I can't balance well anymore. I'm convinced that riding will keep me young at heart.
 
I've been hanging out with a group of bike enthusiasts at a local coffee shop since I got back in the saddle last summer.
These guys all have sport bikes and some brag about how fast they take highway ramps & how quickly they can get to destinations.
They are a good bunch for the most part but I never went on group rides because I knew that I couldn't keep up with them on my VStar 650.

This August, I moved up to the ST 1300 and now have one of the fastest bikes in the group except for the Aprilias & other 1+ liter superbikes.
I still won't ride with them since several have gone down this year due to excessive speed every time & thankfully weren't killed or permanently injured.
Many are in their 50s and 60s but think they are still in their 20s and NEVER ride on a track... I only know of one who has a track bike & I don't believe he's ever done a group ride.
I like my life, licence and insurance rate to remain intact... & besides, my wife will kill me if I dump the bike!
 
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mello dude said:
No...I'll start with saying "To each his own..." But I dont get some guys who will only do one flavor of riding... thats cool, but not for me.
For multi decades, I have had several bikes for different dutys... and always one to go fast,hair on fire in the twistys, sometimes one for distance with some sport thrown in,
off and on a dirt focus bike.... and then the gotta have... the laid back, easy slacker cruiser for 40mph in the local backroad woods. (I probably was a teen the last time I only had one bike)

Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you dont...
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Riding in traffic, I pretty much conform with the general flow which varies with time of day. Morning rush two-hours is more hazardous than going home time traffic. My general rule in traffic is 'don't be the speed bump'. That aside, I have embarrassed more than a few gofast drivers on both the 1100 and 1300. 'There's a time for every purpose under Heaven....'
 
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