09-23-2013, 01:38 AM
The use of motorcycles has changed dramatically in the last 30 years. Yesterday I saw an older couple traveling together and I found it interesting what they were aboard. The gentlemen was driving a Harley Trike pulling a trailer and the wife was on a nice looking Can Am reverse trike. That certainly is the other end of the bell curve to the sport bikes.
I don't know how I personally feel about traveling with that gear but I certainly admire the folks who are able and willing to do it and especially as a married couple in their apparent later years.
I guess my thoughts are if you have to travel with that much gear is it still fun? I don't use my motorcycles for transportation or travel so I can't say.
Just considering the types of bikes and their application. You've got the speed demons riding crotch rockets and the other end: People with large very expensive bikes with all the gear and equipped to apparently travel shore to shore in comfort (I guess)
Neither extreme is my style of biking but that's OK. I too am a cruiser. I take it easy and ride conservatively hoping to get there and to ride tomorrow. Riding cross country well too old for that now.
I don't know how I personally feel about traveling with that gear but I certainly admire the folks who are able and willing to do it and especially as a married couple in their apparent later years.
I guess my thoughts are if you have to travel with that much gear is it still fun? I don't use my motorcycles for transportation or travel so I can't say.
Just considering the types of bikes and their application. You've got the speed demons riding crotch rockets and the other end: People with large very expensive bikes with all the gear and equipped to apparently travel shore to shore in comfort (I guess)
Neither extreme is my style of biking but that's OK. I too am a cruiser. I take it easy and ride conservatively hoping to get there and to ride tomorrow. Riding cross country well too old for that now.