Posted on 01/15/2005 12:38:29 PM PST by martin_fierro
Raining? Thats it, raining? Oh what a pampered life you Floridians live!
Current conditions in my neck of the woods:
Temperature: 2°F
Humidity: 49 %
Wind Speed: N 9 MPH
Barometer: 30.73" (1042.7 mb)
Dewpoint: -13°F (-25°C)
Wind Chill: -13°F (-25°C)
I'm convinced my garage refrigerator has a built-in heater. The beer isn't frozen . . .
Temperature: 60.6°F
Humidity: 86 %
Wind Speed: NNW 13.1 MPH
Barometer: 30.13" (1020.2 hPa)
Dewpoint: 56°F
Wind Chill: Not Reported
Neener neener!! :-)
But I cleaned, waxed & polished my ride last year. If I get it wet, I will need anxiety relief and a clean polishing cloth! :-)
After the when has come to fruition, the question becomes - did you heal well enough, save enough parts of your body and brain, and are crazy enough to keep riding? If the answer to any of these is "no", it's time to buy a TiVo, if you still have your eyes.
Semper Fi
Ride Safe
PS: Can't argue about the horses, old lady's in Geo Metros or first time riders who have more bucks then brains !! :-) PPS - Impressive military cabbage collection on your home page. This lowly Marine Salutes you.
What's the downside? (I was born in 1950.)
Death is cheaper for the system than long term medical care.
No one knows exactly why baby boomers are dying at a faster clip…
lol
They call the bikes, "donorcycles" in the emergency room
Same here. I've been licensed for over 20 years, and I've never taken the MSF.
That would have been possible when I was young. My first street bike was a Honda Twinstar 185. It served me well for well over a year, but I'm afraid that was only possible because of the 55mph speed limit. That same motorcycle would be worthless outside of the inner city (vespa land) now.
Sorry my friend, but statistically you're much more likely to die on the squidcycle dejour as on any cruiser from any manufacturer. Read the HURT report. You're least likely to be involved in an accident if you're riding a behemoth (read visible) bike like an Electra Glide Ultra or a Goldwing.
I rode for over 30 years and made it to the emergency room twice because of being hit by ignorant people in cars. Most of what I heard were jokes about the quality of stitching.
I also learned something about young male paramedics. With the first incident, I was lying on the pavement in pain and my passenger – a very attractive young lady – was unharmed. The medics forced her to lie down as they “checked her for broken bones”, paying particular attention to her chest, pelvis and thighs. After they determined she felt OK, they loaded me into the ambulance.
The second incident was much the same. I was lying in a spreading pool of blood and rapidly going into shock. My wife was on her feet cussing and swearing. The medics made her lay down and felt for “broken bones”. Only after deciding she felt good they loaded me into the ambulance.
To quote Freddy Mercury: Who wants to live forever?
That's the downside to growing up with motorcycles. The thrill was gone before I hit adolescence. Motorcycles were just something that were always around in my world. They were as much a part of life as station wagons.
I won't get too specific, but the director of a major DFW ER, rides a Harley.
The motorcycle gods are going to curse you and your pistons will seize. :)
Yowser!! A ground pounder!
As for the horse, to each it's own. It was obvious I was going to be small, when I was growing up, (my full adult height it 5'1'") so my parents had this fantasy of me making millions has a jockey. After 3 years around horses, you can have them. I would rather ride a moped, in a diaper, on national TV than ride a horse.
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