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By: Motorcycle Spares UK (@MCSparesUK)

Motorcycle Spares UK (@MCSparesUK) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:50:53 +0000

sure, motorcycles are risky but isn’t that part of the thrill?

By: Pat M

Pat M — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:10:27 +0000

I’m looking forward to getting a Harley soon and everyone in my family except my mom and dad who also ride are “concerned” for me. I was in the Army Light Infantry and miss adventure and want to feel free. I also lost my 9 year old daughter to cancer in July 08 so I think riding and hopefully camping on trips will be therapeutic. I say hopefully camping because I have had 2 back surgeries due to my time in the “light” infantry. (Gotta laugh at the light part!)

I have only ridden motocross bikes when I was a kid so I’ll need to go to a riding course and get my certification but I can’t stop thinking of going on trips either by myself or with a buddy from the Army if I can talk him into, and if he can afford to get a bike again. I’m also a photographer so that will be a great way for me to get around and explore for photos!

The bike I want is a Harley Davidson Iron 883 (flat black). Any advice, especially if you do any camping while biking, would be appreciated! I also plan on blogging about my trips to include photos and video! I’m hoping to get my bike this or next Summer.
Added this blog to my blogroll

By: aejotz

aejotz — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:43:53 +0000

I was born in 1954. My first vehicle was a Honda Dream that I bought when I turned 16. My uncle, who raced motorcycles, made me promise to wear a helmet, leathers and tall boots and to never ride recklessly.

I dumped my first bike twice in the first few weeks I rode. After only a few days of riding I was run off the road when I naively expected a teenager in a car to observe the right of way. A couple of weeks later I was showing off for a girl and released the clutch too quickly during a very tight turn. That time I actually rode into a ditch backwards!

I have never dumped a motorcycle since then.

I get a kick out of all the guys telling me about their big bike wrecks and how it wasn’t their fault. I say that unless you suffered completely unpredictable mechanical failure, it was at least partly your fault.

As much as possible, I don’t let other vehicles anywhere near me. If I can’t see around a visual obstacle near the road, I slow down and cover the brakes. I never ride with other motorcyclists because I need to ride the way I see fit; not fit-in to someone else’s formation. When the woods come close to the road I hug the center to allow more time to avoid animals. I could go on all day.

My present bike is a 2008 Triumph Bonneville T100, a standard naked motorcycle.

I have always ridden standard naked bikes and I believe they are the safest.

I don’t like fairings because they prevent you from seeing some of the road in front of you. I don’t like laying face-down on a bike for the same reason, plus other drivers can see you better if you sit erect.

I prefer my foot-pegs straight under me so that I can stand on the pegs when the road gets rough. You can’t do that with a pegs-forward cruiser or a “racer” with the pegs to the rear.

It all adds up to being as prepared as you can for whatever surprises might be waiting round the bend. If you aren’t going to ride like you’re in running a gauntlet, do us all a favor and don’t ride.

Howard W Tate

By: wakdguy

wakdguy — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:24:50 +0000

There are a lot of other stigmas attached to motorcycle riders that don’t appeal to many in the mainstream; that we’re miscreant outlaws, young punks out to prove something, or just noisy roadsharing nuisances. I’ve embraced this interest as a lifestyle for 35 years, and have run into the same types of people you describe in your blog. The best way to avoid being pidgeonholed by these people is to be a classy representation of your sport. I’ve never been accused of being a “biker”, but have always taken the time to explain to people that I’m an “enthusiast”. I own and ride all styles of bikes, but never try to fit a stereotype of a particular style by my manner of dress or by portraying myself as someone you wouldn’t want to mess with. The only abuse that I have suffered is from people that do behave in that manner(because I prefer “metric” machines). It’s all perception, and if you behave in a responsible, courteous manner around non riders, you can help only help further our “cause” Cheers!