Greetings All!
I don’t get to say this much anymore but..
Hey! New kid in the block here!! Lol
After many years of looking a fool on many bikes, I can say it’s in me and won’t go away, not talking about being a fool… but I have to have a bike, I have to ride. Full Stop.
Interesting enuf, at this stage and have come across a bike that I didn’t know existed. Which at the end of the day, this discovery takes me right back to my 1st road bike purchase.. after the obligatory rural town teenage dirt bike years I wanted the open road, so I got me a 83 CB1000 with that 10sp hi/lo tranny, what a bike.. I’ll never forget as I left that dealership. My 19 yr old 115 lb skinny ass hugging that, that beast.. the salesman says be careful, that’s a lot of bike. He was right and it was one of the happiest seasons of my life, took that first road bike on my first roadtrip; Midland, MI to Key West and back. Man did I learn some lessons on that trip!
Major fast forward to now and well, running into a sweet deal on a sweet 07, more importantly is that this bike now makes me feel like it’s all new again, you know.. over time, experiencing many styles of bikes, it’s kinda sad I didn’t understand what I wanted in a bike until now after all theses years, am sure some can relate. It’s been awhile since a ‘toy’ has made me feel this way and wanted to share, besides I started a conversation over somewhere in the forum without any intro.. apologies! so here it is! lol Currently in ne Fl, Retired about 2 yrs now so still trying to figure that out, answers to no one and yes trying to get used to that also. But I have an ST on the lift, all the plastic is off and excited to get to work! I don’t have any affinity to squids, baggers or adv riders, I think anyone on 2 wheels is heads above the rest regardless of the platform of choice! A biker is a person and a bike is a bike. Thank God!
So enuf for this, as you may gather, I don’t get much adult conversation. HaHa don’t get me wrong, am lucky and living life!!
Cheers!
Keith
I don’t get to say this much anymore but..
Hey! New kid in the block here!! Lol
After many years of looking a fool on many bikes, I can say it’s in me and won’t go away, not talking about being a fool… but I have to have a bike, I have to ride. Full Stop.
Interesting enuf, at this stage and have come across a bike that I didn’t know existed. Which at the end of the day, this discovery takes me right back to my 1st road bike purchase.. after the obligatory rural town teenage dirt bike years I wanted the open road, so I got me a 83 CB1000 with that 10sp hi/lo tranny, what a bike.. I’ll never forget as I left that dealership. My 19 yr old 115 lb skinny ass hugging that, that beast.. the salesman says be careful, that’s a lot of bike. He was right and it was one of the happiest seasons of my life, took that first road bike on my first roadtrip; Midland, MI to Key West and back. Man did I learn some lessons on that trip!
Major fast forward to now and well, running into a sweet deal on a sweet 07, more importantly is that this bike now makes me feel like it’s all new again, you know.. over time, experiencing many styles of bikes, it’s kinda sad I didn’t understand what I wanted in a bike until now after all theses years, am sure some can relate. It’s been awhile since a ‘toy’ has made me feel this way and wanted to share, besides I started a conversation over somewhere in the forum without any intro.. apologies! so here it is! lol Currently in ne Fl, Retired about 2 yrs now so still trying to figure that out, answers to no one and yes trying to get used to that also. But I have an ST on the lift, all the plastic is off and excited to get to work! I don’t have any affinity to squids, baggers or adv riders, I think anyone on 2 wheels is heads above the rest regardless of the platform of choice! A biker is a person and a bike is a bike. Thank God!
So enuf for this, as you may gather, I don’t get much adult conversation. HaHa don’t get me wrong, am lucky and living life!!
Cheers!
Keith
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Most here are in the same boat.
kpo
