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<blockquote data-quote="rod" data-source="post: 5718891" data-attributes="member: 5382"><p>It&#039;s hard to explain &quot;motorcycling&quot; to someone who don&#039;t do it. It&#039;s a totally different experience than driving a car. I automatically feel 20,years younger when I ride. I like to say it helps keep me young by MAKING me use the old brain MUCH more than when driving a car. You have to be on your guard every second of the time you are on the road. Very seldom can a go on a ride for any length of time without having to take some evasive action because some idiot will pull out in front of you or there is some piece of trash in the road to avoid.&nbsp; You constantly have to have your head on a swivel and be prepared to hit the brakes or do some swerving. I&#039;ve been on motorcycles for 63 years now (started with a 1957 50cc Sears Moped when I was 12 years old) and I was lucky enough to have survived my &quot;STUPIP RIDING&quot; days (should have died many times drinking and driving on a motorcycle).&nbsp; Now days I don&#039;t allow myself ANY alcohol when on my Harley.&nbsp; I was also smart enough to realize that when I turned 70 I would put another wheel under me and traded my Ultra Classic Electra Glide for a Tri-Glide. I still miss 2 wheels but enjoy the hell out of my Trike------even though its been called a girls bike more than once. I have noticed MANY more Trikes on the road in the last few years as the population of old bikers continues to grow. Motorcycles are a dying thing. The younger generations (except for a few dirt bike lovers)&nbsp; apparently can&#039;t drive one because they involve a clutch and manual transmission.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="rod, post: 5718891, member: 5382"] It's hard to explain "motorcycling" to someone who don't do it. It's a totally different experience than driving a car. I automatically feel 20,years younger when I ride. I like to say it helps keep me young by MAKING me use the old brain MUCH more than when driving a car. You have to be on your guard every second of the time you are on the road. Very seldom can a go on a ride for any length of time without having to take some evasive action because some idiot will pull out in front of you or there is some piece of trash in the road to avoid. You constantly have to have your head on a swivel and be prepared to hit the brakes or do some swerving. I've been on motorcycles for 63 years now (started with a 1957 50cc Sears Moped when I was 12 years old) and I was lucky enough to have survived my "STUPIP RIDING" days (should have died many times drinking and driving on a motorcycle). Now days I don't allow myself ANY alcohol when on my Harley. I was also smart enough to realize that when I turned 70 I would put another wheel under me and traded my Ultra Classic Electra Glide for a Tri-Glide. I still miss 2 wheels but enjoy the hell out of my Trike------even though its been called a girls bike more than once. I have noticed MANY more Trikes on the road in the last few years as the population of old bikers continues to grow. Motorcycles are a dying thing. The younger generations (except for a few dirt bike lovers) apparently can't drive one because they involve a clutch and manual transmission. [/QUOTE]

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