Hi guys, after a 25 year break, I own a motorcycle again. back in the 60s, 70s, and 80s I owned several bikes, starting with a Bonneville 650, and the last a KZ650. Loved those quick tossable bikes. Then life intervened and I went without wind in my face for a couple decades.
I got the fever to own a bike again a few weeks ago. I hit Kawasaki, Honda, Yamaha, and Suzuki, rode some of the current offerings, not really liking any of them. Technically advanced, but they didn't look like the bikes of my memory, or sit like them either. Then I decided to drop by the Harley shop.
Hmmm, what's this bike right up front by the door? Doesn't look much like a Harley. Looks like a real sports bike from my era. XR1200. Threw a leg over it. Yep, I like this. A short time later, I'm riding it home in the rain in my new Harley rainwear.
It's true what they say, once you learn to ride a bike, it is like falling off a stepladder, you never really forget how to do it. I was a little wobbly at first, but within a couple of miles it was all coming back to me.
Now that I've spent a little time on the bike, I realize I need to learn quite a bit from more experienced riders. So I've been chasing around the internet looking in here and there for a place to talk about this bike. This place looked good, so here I am.
Some particulars. I'm 60, single, and live near Lawrenceville, Georgia (just outside Atlanta for those not familiar with the area). I work in downtown Atlanta. I expect to commute on the bike once I get past the break in miles. For now I'm just putting around the neighborhood getting used to the bike and putting some miles on it.
Oh, and BTW, I also drive a Corvette. That was another dream fulfilled. I'm too old for a mid-life crisis, lets just call it a second childhood, though I don't believe I ever outgrew my first one.
I got the fever to own a bike again a few weeks ago. I hit Kawasaki, Honda, Yamaha, and Suzuki, rode some of the current offerings, not really liking any of them. Technically advanced, but they didn't look like the bikes of my memory, or sit like them either. Then I decided to drop by the Harley shop.
Hmmm, what's this bike right up front by the door? Doesn't look much like a Harley. Looks like a real sports bike from my era. XR1200. Threw a leg over it. Yep, I like this. A short time later, I'm riding it home in the rain in my new Harley rainwear.
It's true what they say, once you learn to ride a bike, it is like falling off a stepladder, you never really forget how to do it. I was a little wobbly at first, but within a couple of miles it was all coming back to me.
Now that I've spent a little time on the bike, I realize I need to learn quite a bit from more experienced riders. So I've been chasing around the internet looking in here and there for a place to talk about this bike. This place looked good, so here I am.
Some particulars. I'm 60, single, and live near Lawrenceville, Georgia (just outside Atlanta for those not familiar with the area). I work in downtown Atlanta. I expect to commute on the bike once I get past the break in miles. For now I'm just putting around the neighborhood getting used to the bike and putting some miles on it.
Oh, and BTW, I also drive a Corvette. That was another dream fulfilled. I'm too old for a mid-life crisis, lets just call it a second childhood, though I don't believe I ever outgrew my first one.
