Ridin' 2 up...

[Setchman_imp]

$700? Holy cow. In the subdivision? That was a little excessive imo.

Anyhow my wife has been riding with me for 42 + years. I feel it has strengthened our marriage immeasurably. We have been all over the U.S., Canada and Europe. She has been an awesome riding partner. At 63 with a replacement hip and 2 replacement knees she is slowing down, but we rode out to dinner the other night and she really enjoyed the ride. As long as she wants to ride she is wanted/welcome on my pillion seat.

The combination of the two fines really added up. For whatever reason, the cops where not in the mood to give him a break that day. I think the lack of insurance was the steeper of the two, though. He had gotten many years of enjoyment up to that point so, all in all, he was pretty lucky.

I never minded riding solo for all the years I did but there is something about sharing the experience with another person, especially someone you love, that really takes it to another level. I know you can say that about any activity we all do together but there's definitely something special about riding together. We can travel to the same destination on the same day on the exact same road and the experience will always be better on a bike.