- Dec 23, 2022
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Got a funny story for you, in 1987 me and my best friend and our ol' lady's went on a trip from southern Ontario (I'm Canadian eh...) we went to Pennsylvania specifically Amish Country cause I wanted one of their hats. (seriously Stevie Ray Vaughn hat, just add leather strap & conchos!) We were riding Triumph choppers (rigid & raked out to the max) We pulled into a random yard and the family immediately hid their children while the elder came out to meet us. I explained to him that we were Canadian and on holiday and that I wanted one of their hats, he said that if I could help him then he would help me and that he had a major problem with gophers in his pasture and his cows were breaking their leg in the holes, me being ex-military I accepted the challenge. After 8 confirmed kills, the women came out of hiding and taught our ol' lady's how to quilt. The next day the farm owner vouched for me at the tack store and I got my hat! We then went to Boston & NYC but those are crazy stories for another day...I've never had an accident, but I've also never been comfortable in a car. Maybe it's a spatial awareness thing, but I never feel good about judging exactly where my far side is. I've said my entire life that given the option I'd ride a horse everywhere, as I'm much more comfortable there, but unless I plan on joining an Amish community I don't think that's gonna track. To that end, I've been seriously considering a motorcycle as I don't see how it's possible to not be acutely aware of where you are on the roadway while riding; next best thing to a horse. Of course, full gear is a requirement, at all times, and some classes wouldn't hurt.
I'll be taking Scooter_Tramp's recommendations under advisement, but I was never really drawn to sport bikes or cafe racers anyhow. Crotch rockets or super low handlebars just looks like it would be incredibly uncomfortable for a long ride, and why buy a means of transportation that you can't take on the highway to go a ways?
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