Aging and the Desire to Ride Motorcycles
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As Old as I Think The air was clear, the light brilliant as my friend Dave
and I started our ride to breakfast. I can’t count how many times I’ve
stopped...
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"There is something about a small engine that the big bikes just don't have. It's not mystique, no, that's not it. It's definitely not speed. Perhaps it is the freedom to simply enjoy the ride."
I have never let the power of my 650 Kawasaki keep me from enjoying the ride. Heck, when I had a thousand CCs of power that really let me enjoy the ride. The experience I have on my scooter is just different from my bike. I feel like the scooter is a go kart on two wheels in comparison to my bike. No shifting, no foot braking, just twist and go.
That said I agree the economy is such that it's a time when people can use inexpensive transport. Certainly it's nice to burn pennies of gas to fetch groceries on the scooter and it makes for a cheap commuter. Hopefully shrewd manufacturers will enlighten the public and insert themselves into more garages.
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