12-29-2016, 01:27 PM
(12-29-2016, 01:20 PM)Stichill_imp Wrote: Rolls your story is so visceral! Amazing that a CB1100 was the first bike you'd ridden in all those years. We must be about the same age; I looked long and hard at a 1984 V30 Magna but ended up deciding not to take the risk (in hindsight, wise given my behavior/attitude at the time). Then got married, kids, etc. but when they got old enough...at 49 I got a bike. My first highway ride was exactly as you describe yours: Scary! What in the heck have I done?! Then the discovery of earplugs to cut the frantic wind noise and a gradual adjustment to the joy of riding as the nervous tension fades away.
Yes, indeed! When the CB11 was new, I took a trip up to Oregon before I became a die-hard ear protection user. Ears are still ringing. Would never ride w/o 'em again. Or in plain jeans. Can't believe all I got away with in my youth. Different times. Different standards.