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You know, I forgot about that question that most of us are asked. For me it seems that whenever someone finds out that I ride, they invariably want to tell me about some acquaintance or friend of theirs who lost their life or was maimed while riding. I'm to the point of getting annoyed by it as it happens too often. No one really asks me if I'm afraid of the risk... They just go straight to the statement about who and who and what happens to them.
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(06-16-2016, 04:06 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: G'day Mike ... before I answer your question, how can I be sure you aren't Elvis?
Like ride4now I gave up riding for a bit. In my case it was after I recovered from an accident and realised I had lost my nerve to the point that I was no longer enjoying riding. Some years later, when my children were small, money was very scarce and we needed a second vehicle, I took it up again so as my then wife could have our one car. Same thing happened after a couple of years—I got more and more convinced some idiot was going to knock me off, that I gave it up.
I rode very occasionally over the years until nearly 6 years ago when I decided I really wanted another bike. I bought one and haven't looked back. I love it. I know it's risky; but, frankly, I don't regard myself as brave doing it. Nor would I not want to do it, at least for the time being.
LoL. Well....I did live very close to Elvis and have touched the gates of Graceland!!!! Perhaps I have some of his blood flowing in my veins!!!! Thank you. Thank you very much ladies and gentlemen...Thank you!
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(06-16-2016, 09:30 PM)Rocky_imp Wrote: Loved the video 
I am rarely asked that question about risk or being brave and don't bother to try and explain why I ride, but it comes up once in a great while. I'm polite about it and usually just say I try to be careful, etc., etc.
For a small province (947 thousand) we have a huge per capita volume of motorcycles here and on fine weekends (and daily) the streets and roads are alive with motorcycles.
When I returned to motorcycles in 1992 after a 34 year layoff, I thought about the risk constantly. I wasn't really afraid, just not comfortable being so exposed.
It took me the greater part of that summer to calm down and just let my instincts and the things I learned in the MSF course to be my guide.
Now, almost 24 years later I ride very comfortably, but am not complacent about it. My "sensors" are always on and have become second nature and instinctive for surviving in traffic.
That said, we don't have the great volumes of traffic here like in the big cities like Montreal, Atlanta, LA, Sydney, Melbourne, etc., but we have our share of stupid drivers to watch out for.
Risky? Of course it is, but at age 78+ there will be no watching "I love Lucy" for me 
Haha. I Love Lucy. Haven't seen that show in years!!! Love it!!!
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