03-02-2018, 04:26 PM
very , very good article and great responses .
I myself generally ride alone or with my wife on the back . riding with a group has been fun , exciting , adventurous and sometimes tragic.
the older i got the more concerned i became about novice especially after getting rear ended while stopped by the young guy behind me once.
always liked fast motorcycles and lost many friends upon the way as a result and that is why i gave up sport bikes and love my CB1100.
much of the problem has always been me - meaning i lack self control to ride a high performance machine and not enjoying the shear power and acceleration . While still in the US Marine Corps I did a group ride and lost a fellow Marine who had this same affliction. He had a new Kaw - Z1 and was by far faster than my CB750 , Norton 850 commando and other bikes in the group as we pushed these bikes hard getting our Adrenalin fix. on a twisting road one night he left us all behind and all of us thought he had gone home but later his wife called asking where he was. it was sad when they found him 2 days later deep in the woods on a sharp turn and parts of his bike. this may be rambling but I found his glasses later after revisiting the site of his death and brought them home to remember him by. I do not believe in superstition " mostly because it is bad luck " but every pet i owned was dead in 24 hours after bringing those glasses home. dog got ran over , and ever fish in my aquarium died . After that i only rode solo.
Fast forward I worked my way up to hayabusa's one being a turbo and was at it again with a group called PensacolaRiders that is pretty much gone. once again extreme fun and tragedy followed.
now i only group ride with local Vets who mostly ride Harley's and ride in the very back knowing i can enjoy the ride more and have superior brakes .
not much more to say other than I have finally found the perfect motorcycle or have gained some wisdom after years of being lucky
I myself generally ride alone or with my wife on the back . riding with a group has been fun , exciting , adventurous and sometimes tragic.
the older i got the more concerned i became about novice especially after getting rear ended while stopped by the young guy behind me once.
always liked fast motorcycles and lost many friends upon the way as a result and that is why i gave up sport bikes and love my CB1100.
much of the problem has always been me - meaning i lack self control to ride a high performance machine and not enjoying the shear power and acceleration . While still in the US Marine Corps I did a group ride and lost a fellow Marine who had this same affliction. He had a new Kaw - Z1 and was by far faster than my CB750 , Norton 850 commando and other bikes in the group as we pushed these bikes hard getting our Adrenalin fix. on a twisting road one night he left us all behind and all of us thought he had gone home but later his wife called asking where he was. it was sad when they found him 2 days later deep in the woods on a sharp turn and parts of his bike. this may be rambling but I found his glasses later after revisiting the site of his death and brought them home to remember him by. I do not believe in superstition " mostly because it is bad luck " but every pet i owned was dead in 24 hours after bringing those glasses home. dog got ran over , and ever fish in my aquarium died . After that i only rode solo.
Fast forward I worked my way up to hayabusa's one being a turbo and was at it again with a group called PensacolaRiders that is pretty much gone. once again extreme fun and tragedy followed.
now i only group ride with local Vets who mostly ride Harley's and ride in the very back knowing i can enjoy the ride more and have superior brakes .
not much more to say other than I have finally found the perfect motorcycle or have gained some wisdom after years of being lucky