"Bar hoppers and sport bikes just don't do what I want them to do."
Likewise, Cruisers are incapable of doing what I want to be able to do on a motorcycle. Most years I put between 16,000 and 22,000 miles on my sport bike. What does mileage have to do with anything?
Hmmm, I went 11 months without a car in the early 90's. I rode my Ducati on I-95 in the snow on a regular basis. I can not reccomend this sphincter tightening experience to anyone....LOL.
Would that qualify me as a "Biker"?
I hope not.
On top of all that, you see some of these machines with highly questionable frame geometry. Ground clearance? Who needs that when the thing looks soooooooo cooooool slammed down to the pavement? Watch them weep and moan when they bend their $1,500.00 controls. I remember riding a friend's 900 Sporty that had a girder that was perhaps a foot too long for my tastes. He didn't bother to alter the rake angle at all. Below 40mph, the thing was a real handful and with a bolt-on hardtail (kudos to whomever came up with that...brilliant), you didn't want to spend that much time above 40mph anyway.
Hope you didn't have to ride that duck on 95 near Bridgeport in the snow. I feel for you if you did. The wavy and warped road surface there is stressful in the sunshine.
A Commando would have been a keeper but I've been staring at a '65 Atlas under a tarp for too long.Needs a gas tank, seat, wiring and the mag MAY be shot...Interested?
The mileage stat was in answer to a poster's statement about the utility of motorcycles. My mileage is a direct reflection of the utility. ie, garage jewelry isn't very utilitarian.
Would that qualify me as a "Biker"? I hope not.
Doesn't sound like you like bikers much. Oh well, you're not the first and you sure won't be the last.