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When should we stop riding? -- perspectives of an older rider

Mention this when the conversation turns to trikes...

On a motorcycle, you see a pothole, quick input to bars, counter steer to left or right to avoid.
In a car, put that pothole directly between the wheels and ride over it, completely missing the thump.
On a trike? Pick which tire you want to offend.
 
The leaning is my favorite part. When I was about twelve, one of my friends let me ride their large, chain driven, tricycle. I wiped out badly on the first fast turn, end of trikes for me.
 
I have an old friend who had an early Wing with a sidecar. He’d take his Labrador with him on rides.
 
Sit Stay Ride: The Story of America's Sidecar Dogs (2014)

• What it is: A heartwarming documentary exploring motorcyclists who travel across the country with their canine companions riding in sidecars.
• Key subjects: It features 18 different riders and their rescue dogs—such as JD Whitaker and his dog Hercules, who wear "doggles" (dog goggles) while visiting service memorials.
• Themes: It looks at the unique bond between bikers and their dogs, highway adventures, and how riding helps ease separation anxiety for pets. You can read more via the ADVRider Film Review.
 
I started riding at 14, bought my first motorcycle at 17 -- an old Matchless 350 single. It would only go 59 mph (not fast enough). From that day forward, till my 60s, I always thought more speed was better. Accidents: many, many if you count dumping. A few times in the dirt...and dozens on the street (over a hundred). Had a few cars hit me, and a few broken bones. I slowed down in my 60s due to cancer. I'm 79 now and cancer has returned among a few other things. My balance isn't the same, but I still ride locally in SF because I'm comfortable for short rides on the freeways...but it doesn't look like I will be going on any long rides in the future. Also, I've had incredibly good luck on my accidents and only hospitalized a few times, hah! Sold my old 1990 Mercedes 300CE. Cars are too expensive to register, insure, etc! So, I'm still riding with Progressive insurance. I still have 12 motorcycles, and enjoying most of them. Many are for sale....which you soon will see.

I've been single all my life, though I've had plenty of girlfriends, including one for 10 years. Been on my own for the last 20 years. Through it all, the motorcycles have been a constant!

Good luck to you all :)
 
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TTTom said:
I really don't worry about it.

I figure with Social Security headed down the shitter, the crooked bastards on Wall Street looting my 401K and the implosion of the mortgage bubble triggering the start of Great Depression II... once I'm too old to work my only "retirement option" will be to run the bike into a rock wall at 100 mph.
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I've said exactly the same thing before - hit a concrete wall at 120 mph, taking that last motorcycle ride 🏍️
 
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