therideistheway
therideistheway
By way of introduction: I know nothing about forums so I'll read the tips and hints before getting in over my head. Generally, my life has been about motorcycling since I was 6 and my father gave me a home-built lawnmower motorcycle scaled to fit. Since then I've logged (yeah... my father got me in the habit of logging my rides - or I couldn't borrow his machines) over 2 million miles on 70+ motors since 1958 and the best I've ever ridden were BMWs. Today we own more motors than we have space for (if you leave them in your garage in the dark I swear they multiply on their own...) and I ride BMWs, Indians, and once in a great while, a highly modified HD. We ride 2 or 3 times a week, rain or shine. We don't ride in snow or ice by choice, but as we all know, S... Happens. I'm not very mechanically inclined and have always relied upon top-notch knowledgeable people to wrench on our motors. My wife E, a superb enthusiastic motorcyclist, rides her own motorcycles and she has BMWs, HD EVOs and HD FXRs, and earlier machines, a 2015 Indian, and some others. Our first-choice motors are GSAw Adventures. In my 20's I used to set my hair on fire every time I climbed aboard a motor, but eventually I discovered a deeper level of appreciation in riding. Now we usually ride by ourselves because we ride slower than everybody else we know, for cruising we average about 55 - 90 mph range depending upon the scenery. If we get there last, we're happy because we spent more time riding and less time talking. We both enjoy photography and music; my wife plays guitar and I play electric bass. We're looking forward to meeting you guys and learning a lot! Tha' tha' that's all, folks!
