11-29-2019, 12:13 PM
I can relate to much of what he wrote.
As a teenager I was very quiet and shy. In 1966 I bought a small motorcycle and after dinner sat on the outside of a circle of bikers at donut shop. As the size of the group and my motorcycles grew so did my confidence. Within a couple of years my personality had changed. I was not as obnoxious as pipes of my BSA café racer, but I was heard and having a lot of fun.
In 1982 I was elected the president of a 150 member motorcycle touring club. Public speaking to this rowdy crowd was now easy and enjoyable. My wife and I toured on our Aspencade Goldwing with members of the group every summer. But in 1989 we became busy with other aspects of our life and I sold the bike.
25 years later on my 68th birthday I returned to motorcycling and bought a CB500XA. Thoroughly enjoyed the bike for 3 years and then traded it in on a 2017 CB1100 EX. I still enjoy motorcycling and the people I meet while riding, but I prefer to ride alone. I am very lucky that there are many good motorcycling roads within an hour of our home. Of all of my pastimes, I prefer motorcycling the most.
As a teenager I was very quiet and shy. In 1966 I bought a small motorcycle and after dinner sat on the outside of a circle of bikers at donut shop. As the size of the group and my motorcycles grew so did my confidence. Within a couple of years my personality had changed. I was not as obnoxious as pipes of my BSA café racer, but I was heard and having a lot of fun.
In 1982 I was elected the president of a 150 member motorcycle touring club. Public speaking to this rowdy crowd was now easy and enjoyable. My wife and I toured on our Aspencade Goldwing with members of the group every summer. But in 1989 we became busy with other aspects of our life and I sold the bike.
25 years later on my 68th birthday I returned to motorcycling and bought a CB500XA. Thoroughly enjoyed the bike for 3 years and then traded it in on a 2017 CB1100 EX. I still enjoy motorcycling and the people I meet while riding, but I prefer to ride alone. I am very lucky that there are many good motorcycling roads within an hour of our home. Of all of my pastimes, I prefer motorcycling the most.