[KevinB]

I certainly understand the appeal of motorcycles, but never thought it was worth the risk.

[Fishtalk]

I was once married to a Baltimore motorcycle cop.

That man did love motorcycles and always wanted me to ride with him.

By me, sitting on a motorcycle and being scared out of my mind, not being able to talk, sometimes crying....not my thing.

One time he wanted to take a ride and I succumbed to this entreaties and jumped on. I was only wearing flip-flops.

Husband made a turn almost putting us on the ground and the top of my big toes got ripped off.

Of course I shall never get on a motorcycle again, not for any reason.

[Dubh_Ghlase]

I agree with you. Still have my motorcycle endorsement on my license, though it has been many years since being on one. My FIL (God rest his soul) pointed out long ago that a married man with a young family really didn't need to be on one of these, particularly in an urban setting. I saw the wisdom of that (thank God) and have refrained all these years...

Now have buddies who are die-hards who are parking and selling their Iron Horses just due to the road hazards out there today. Even being very experienced and careful, they just don't feel safe.

I've used the same logic that my FIL used on me for my SIL, but he's too confident in his youth and strength, and not really considering that in a blink of an eye his young son could be without a father...

[Joe 6-pack]

Last Tuesday (5/19) was the 85th anniversary of the motorcycle crash that ended the life of TE Lawrence.