How many on here have never ridden on a Motorcycle ??

LittleD · Jan 20, 2016

We sold ours last year after riding in 44 states, Nova Scotia and the lower part of Canada.
Age and inattentive drivers said it was time to get rid of it.
Was a wonderful way to see the country and we met a lot of great people.

Super-H-Mike · Jan 20, 2016

I sold mine when the kids started being born, seemed too risky after that. I rode many miles and had many close calls
but never was down. I was lucky.

old popper · Jan 20, 2016

Got rid of mine in 1969 after my 1st daughter was born.

SmokeEater2 · Jan 20, 2016

I rode a Harley for years and would really like to again but I work too many wrecks involving bikes at work.

Very seldom has it been the motorcycle rider's fault, They tend to get pegged by drivers not paying attention.

Not surprising I guess, They don't see us in a 30 foot long bright red fire truck with lights and sirens so how are they gonna' see a motorcycle? :?

pete 23 · Jan 20, 2016

I rode my brother in law's down the drive at the farm, to the corner and back about 60 years ago. He spent all the (spare) money he accumulated in three years in the Marines on that cycle and hitch hiked home when he got out.

WI Dan · Jan 20, 2016

I rode behind my dad once when I was about 10 years old.
Mother didn't care for them and I think she convinced me that I didn't either. No desire for a cycle now. Still saving up to buy my first tractor!

John Deere D · Jan 20, 2016

In 2009, Lois my Son and I left MILE 0 of the Southern Terminus of the ALASKA/ALCAN Highway (Dawson Creek BC CANADA). We spent 30 days visiting ALASKA USA and the CANADIAN YOUKON TERRITORY. Anchorage, Fairbanks ,Valdez, Seward, Whittier, Skageway, Dawson City, Whitehorse, Haines, Palmer, Teslin, Watson Lake, Ft. Nelson. In Whittier Alaska, we placed our bikes on a Barge and Tugged south to Valdez. Then up through the Coastal Mts. The smell of fresh AIR and Lack of people.......GREAT COUNTRY. Yes even a JD and FORD TRACTOR! In 20013 we biked much of Arizona.

Bob..

D beatty · Jan 20, 2016

Years ago after several back operations and several close calls I got rid of the motorcycles and snowmobiles. I liked them but I didn't need to go through any more back problems.

JRSutton · Jan 20, 2016

Never drove a streetbike.

Plenty of old pieced-together-with-duct-tape dirt bikes though. Surrounded by miles and miles of trails and that was by far the best way to get around as a kid.

Not sure how I survived those years, because of course you got bored with just driving them.

JF in MI · Jan 20, 2016

I was a heck of a rider in my teens but I began to get too scared riding on the streets. Cars seemed so big and hard compared to me. Got rid of my snowmobiles in my 30s because the power was too intoxicating and I realized it was only a matter of time before I terminally pasted myself against a tree.

hd6gtom · Jan 20, 2016

In 67-68 I rode thousands of miles on 1, usually had a young gal behind me. went to California for 10 days stopped of in the Haight Ashbury distric to see what all the fuss was about, was wild but I didn't stick around long. Us Army had already called -- they said "I've got a Mission for you."

ditchwitch · Jan 20, 2016

My 2006 Roadking for sale for the same reason. This is my 3rd and last motorcycle. So if anyone
interested in a 2006 Harley Roadking with a tad over 23k miles its for sale. Been sitting for about
4 or 5 months now.

D beatty · Jan 20, 2016

I miss the snowmobiles but did ride them hard. I have rolled several sleds but deep snow help you getting hurt serious.We use to fly down county roads when they were covered with ice and snow.

Paul Shuler · Jan 20, 2016

Thanks for sharing your pics. That would be a dream trip for me. I would like to do that with a cabover camper. I feel like I have been there without leaving the house thanks to your photos.

ditchwitch · Jan 20, 2016

Great Pictures,thanks for sharing

JayinNY · Jan 20, 2016

My dad has that exact same Honda, I wann saw 1984 Goldwing or silverwing?maybe gl 500? I haven't seen it in awhile. Nice pictures

Blackhole49 · Jan 20, 2016

Had one for about 3 years. In 1983 had a car turn left into me an I cleared the roof at 45mph. Landed head first and cracked my helmet. Never picked the bike up from the tow lot. I have a 1972 Honda 175 Scrambler I ride around the yard that I bought 6 years ago for $200 just for the heck of it. That's it.

Tom OConnor · Jan 20, 2016

I can honestly say that I have never riden a motor-cycle. I have always admired them just as I have
admired any machine but I am just afraid of them. I have spent thousands of hours in the air piloting a
airplane and I am as comfortable in a plane as I am in a pick-up but I wouldn't ride the nicest motor-
cycle 5 miles down a busy highway if a person would give it to me. I admire the beautiful work of art
that most of them are but I am just afraid of them.

VicS · Jan 20, 2016

Grand daughter and I did it in 12. Great trip. We drove a F250 with a camper shell. Just two beds for emergencies. We stayed in it about 1/2 the time. Guess everybody has rode a motorcycle. Have a couple of my sons in the shed. I just have a electric golf cart.

Cory Schmidt · Jan 20, 2016

Looking for another, my 78yamaha XS750SE went busted(broke staring mechanics, more then I want to fix). I use to ride it almost everyday(in "season") to work and errands.

dhermesc · Jan 20, 2016

I've seen plenty of riders that don't give their share of attention either. I about wiped out a middle aged guy on what looked like a new Harley a coupe months ago. It looked like my daughter's bike only instead of pink streamers on the handle bars this guy had leather.

He pulled up to a stop sign, looked right at me and started to take off. Bike rolled just about into the lane of traffic and stopped - I think he killed the engine, I covered the brake thinking this moron is about to do something stupid - and he did. Without looking either way he took off again - moving very slow directly in front of a 1990 Bronco going 50 MPH. I locked up the brakes and 42" of rubber slid right up to him - his shoulder brushed the grill as he cleared and I was at a complete stop. Had I not had my foot on the brake already I probably would have been about 10' further forward - right on top of him. Lucky for him I cared more about my old Bronco than he cared about his life.

Russ from MN · Jan 20, 2016

45 years on Triumph's! current bike is a 09 Bonneville SE 865fi, just love it! Wife drives a Yamaha Virago. We try to stay on roads
less traveled, people texting and driving scare me! The picture is in N MI last summer, Lake Superior is all fog behind us.

gtractorfan · Jan 20, 2016

Been riding since I was a kid. Started out with a little Moto Scoot. Left it in the barn when I got a Cushman Eagle. A few years ago got the Moto Scoot out and redid it. Proceeded from scooters to various cycles. At 71 I'm transitioning back to Cushmans that I bought more recently.

Russ from MN · Jan 20, 2016

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Leroy · Jan 20, 2016

Never a cycle of any kind in my 72 years, not interested.

Dell (WA) · Jan 20, 2016

Little D........hadda friend that hadda FLATHEAD Harley, 3-onna-tank and foot clutch. He was wantin' to trail ride thru the mountains on OLD gold mining roads in Colorado. Last I heard, he ran off'n a curve when a bumble-bee hit him just above the sunglasses. In those days they didn't even have helmets unless you wore surplus leather fighter pilots helmets. Nutter feller could smoke while ridin' behind his BIG plexi-glass windscreen. Me? In 1968, I was part of the electronic check-out crew for the Apollo MAN-to-MOON tracking stations. In Bermuda, the airport was at one end of the island and the only hotel was at the other end of the island. We rented little 50cc 2-cycle motor bikes with "1-speed auto-trannys" 'cuz we never knew when we'd haffta fly and needed to check out the electronics first. We always had to "tune" the engine 'cuz the idle needle vibrated loose. The PILOTS could always gitta TAXI, you know them BLACK "London" taxi's. Drove on the "wrong" side of the road too. (frown) In 1968, my then girlfriend (later wife) flew to Honolulu fer some lovin' time. She decided that "we" needed to make a tour of OAHU onna motorcycle and rented a 6-speed Yahama sumptin'. Me? I'd NEVER ridden DOUBLE but off'n we went. Made it to the BIG Mormon Cultural Center where they had "villages" of various island nations doin' dances and so forth. Made it all the way around the island where we stopped and watched the "surfers" on waves at North Shore. Came in past Hickam AFB where there were still bullet marks on the hangers, the runway craters had been filled in and topped with concrete. Now adaze, all my excitement is with my "midlife crisis", 1976 MGB sportscar that the IRS (yeah, them guys) made me buy. Seems when you reach 72-1/2 yo, ya gotta start spending yer IRA money ...or... they will TAX it away ennyhoo. .........HTH, the flabbergasted Dell

sms · Jan 20, 2016

When we went to Alaska in 1974 the Alcan Highway was 1200 miles of gravel.

sms · Jan 20, 2016

Rode when I was younger, was sitting in a bar one day heard a thump and a friend was lying in the
street. A young girl in a VW bug pulled out in front of him, he went over the car, good thing he had
good helmet and faceshield or he would have been a mess, broken collar bone and some other injuries. And
two others I know were traveling at speed when a woman backed out in front of them. They are still with
us but were in very bad shape and almost didn't make it. I decided to quit riding.

Bill from Scotland · Jan 20, 2016

Well I always thought tractors, cars, trucks and bikes should go together. Tractors being very slow and bikes being very fast with everything else inbetween.

Bought my first one when I was 16 (BSA 175 Bantam), I just turned 60 recently and still like bikes. Currently have a Buell Firebolt 1200, Triumph Bonneville 750, Ducati 750, Yamaha xs650, BSA Lighning 650, BSA Firebird (maybe) Honda FT500 and a BSA Starfire 250.My first and several afterwards were my main means of transport to and from work summer and winter often with several inches of snow on the ground.

As others have said they are a great way of see in the country and definately a different experience to driving a car. I think you need lots of self discipline to ride a bike as even now I still find them rather addictive. I only ever ride nowadays during the few sunny days we get in Scotland and even then there is a constant concern about other road users. When I visit Canada and the US I wish I could have a bike to ride, your roads are much wider and have much less speeding traffic (apart from towns) than the UK.

Riders in the UK generally ride very powerful and fast sports bikes (very few touring bikes)on narrow crowded roads way too fast for my liking, unfortunately this has taken much of the fun out of it for me...... or have I just gotten old!!
Bill

Geo-TH,In · Jan 20, 2016

I road for 50 years. Gave up my Goldwing 12 years age. No longer have an iron butt and a good back.
Not to mention, at my age if I had an accident I may never walk again.

NCWayne · Jan 20, 2016

I've ridden as a passenger, behind a buddy of mine, once. It scared the crap out of me, especially when he was 2/3 my size.

Beyond that, I've never ridden on a road bike, but have spent my share of time on 3 and 4 wheelers. Love my Honda 250SX 3 wheeler.

37chief · Jan 20, 2016

I like your Cushman's. The first motorized two wheel I rode was a 48 Cushman. I was around 14, must have been 1956. The scooter is still here, in a sad state of disrepair. I found a 46 Cushman a few years back fairly complete. They both have the sheet metal body's. Stan

Rollie NE PA · Jan 20, 2016

Back in 1969 I had a BSA. I was 19 at the time. It had a street sprocket, hill climb sprocket and a sprocket for flat track racing. I never rode it on the road just thru the woods. I still have the bike.
Then 41 years later I bought a Harley Sportster. I don't ride very far and ride by myself.

37chief · Jan 20, 2016

I have ridden two wheels since around 57. I still have motorcycles I can ride, but don't get out very much. My favorites are my Indians. One of my Indians, my 1936 four cylinder. Stan

RN · Jan 20, 2016

Negative on the negative-'never ridden'. Oldwing is in storage until snowbanks go away, CM400 is in somebodies backyard- student who didn't take final test- and Suzi rescued from shop with bill outstanding covered up with tarp in parking lot. Suzi650 was church going bike toward end of season when car overheated. Have a Facebook contact with couple old riding buddies that had 1% patch. Some old scars, wear helmet regularly now, don't ride with nnalert D any more. RN

coshoo · Jan 20, 2016

Lived on an island in Puget Sound, and went to college at University of Washington in Seattle. Did a little research on ferry fares, and discovered that riding a motorcycle would be much cheaper than any other mode of transportation. So bought a new Honda CB 350 in 1971- rode it rain or shine, through the school year. Didn't have too many close calls, but just a lot of rain and cold weather. When I finished school, I was kind of burnt out on the MC, so haven't ridden since. I sometimes think it would be neat to have a Whizzer motorized bicycle, but if I lay down for awhile, the urge passes.

Arnold Layne · Jan 20, 2016

Yeah, too much traffic, too many friends crashed and gone, just lost my nerve for it the last couple years. Still have a couple around. This is my IH red Electra-Glide.

Ken Tallman · Jan 20, 2016

I rode to Alaska in 1977. The Alcan was 1200 miles of dirt. It was a fun experience. Still have a full dress Harley, but it sets in my garage as I don't feel safe with all those bozo's with their cell phones stuck to their ear. I got ran off the rode in while I was in my car and it made me gun shy. At 73 the body does not heal like it use to.
Ken

KCTractors · Jan 20, 2016

Never did and never will. Best Friend and a 10 year old Neighbor boy was riding with him, killed when a car hit them head on when the car was trying to pass another car. That was in 1967, not for me, but I realize when your day is up, it's up.

brutus49DC · Jan 20, 2016

I used to think it would be fun to tour the UK on a motorcycle. A guy I got to know from over there by the name of Hugh Biggle told me it would be a good way to get killed so I gave up on that idea!

Poppa Noel · Jan 20, 2016

Nice pics, looks like a '81 GL 1100 Goldwing. I just loved mine Road it everywere sold it 5 or 6 years ago with 87k on it

Hobo,NC · Jan 20, 2016

I brought my first one in 1973 a honda 550, traded it for a new 1974 honda 750, traded it for a 1973 Harley super glide the same year it went to the chopping block . I took in a 69 FLH to paint and ended up buying it and sold the super glide. I ended up making a chopper out of it also. How my back stood riding those hard tails I dunno but it was cool... I brought a basket case 1975 electro glide and put it back to original but a bagger is not my cup of tea. I then brought a original 62 pan head at a steal I never made it home with it. I stopped by the local scooter shop to show it off and the owner had to have it... I figured a $1000 profit just to pick it up was a good days work, he sold it the next day and made $2000 :shock: I had not keep up with the market and did not know folks were that stupid to pay that much for a old Harley...

I still have gas tanks for a knuckle head and mid to late 50's pan head some crash bars floor boards, center stand, un-open oil cans etc. I have been in several biker clubs one went HA and one associated with the outlaws none of that BS was what I had in my lifelong plans so I ended my relationships with that crowd...

Old Scovy · Jan 20, 2016

What a nice machine. I also had a dual glide I bough new in NJ in 1963 I paid 2300 dollars with every extra they made for it. It even had a AM radio on it. I also had to stop ridding as I am77 years old and I was making too many mistakes. Thanks Jack

Batel · Jan 20, 2016

I've had a pretty good go on most modern forms of transportation, driving, flying, boating but motorcycles do not like me.

Royse · Jan 20, 2016

Looks like very few of us have "never" ridden.
I've been riding for 34 years or so.
A couple of close calls with cars, two accidents.
Both accidents being hit by deer within a mile of where I live.
The last accident got me a nice helicopter ride to the hospital.
Still riding. Stupid is as stupid does I guess. :roll:

The latest bike. KZ1000 Shaft drive. Squirrely as all get out!

37chief · Jan 20, 2016

Looks like a great time. I would like to go to Alaska, but too old to do it by motorcycle. Stan

Greg1959 · Jan 20, 2016

KZ1000 Shaft drive, NICE!

Greg1959 · Jan 20, 2016

Cory Schmidt- I had the same Model and year, only in the 400cc. I couldn't afford the bigger CC's. I loved that bike and the design.

Royse · Jan 20, 2016

Thanks Greg. It's 10 pounds of HP in a 5 pound bag that's for sure!
Nothing like the modern sport bikes, more like a muscle car. LOL

Greg1959 · Jan 20, 2016

Royse, a buddy of mine had a '78. IIRC, he put ceramic exhaust on it. It was an awesome bike.

What year is yours?.

Royse · Jan 21, 2016

It's an '80 Greg. I think they only made the shaft drive 2 years.

Fawteen · Jan 21, 2016

My Dad bought me my first bike, a Honda 90, in 1967 or '68 (I don't remember for sure). Been riding ever since, with a few years off due to family and finances in the late 80's.

As you can see, I like the old 'uns. My main ride is a '79 Yamaha XS650 that I rebuilt and updated a bit. It's a "replacement" for the '74 XS650 I bought new and rode for 10 years. Always regretted selling that bike.

The Project is a '74 Suzuki GT550. It's a two stroke triple. I bought it as a winter project to stave off cabin fever. About got it whipped, just need to figure out something to do about the seat, the original was trash. I'll probably keep it too, at least for a season or two.

I don't ride long distances any more, never on the Interstate and only rarely in a town big enough to have traffic lights. My youngest daughter just started riding a couple of years ago, got herself a 2012 Kawasaki Ninja 250. We ride the blacktops out here in the pucker brush, just putting along and enjoying the scenery.

Ya still gotta keep yer head on a swivel and watch for inattentive drivers tho. She has pretty good instincts and we critique each ride and what we saw and what plans we made to avoid potential trouble.

Billy C. · Jan 21, 2016

Never ridden one and don't plan to. Two kinds of motorcycle riders--those who have had a wreck and those who are going to. To each his own, tho.

cuby · Jan 21, 2016

I have to go to another site,you guys are makeing me wanting another bike.

Roger in Wisconsin · Jan 21, 2016

J.Wondergem · Jan 21, 2016

I guess that leaves me out.

J.Wondergem · Jan 21, 2016

Most of my miles on a bike are in circles, ranging from 1/8 of a mile to 1 mile, all dirt. Never tried asphalt.

Here is the only picture I can find right now, can't find the one of the Yamaha FZR.

This one wont download either, sorry.

Pitalplace · Jan 21, 2016

This is the bike that I rode for a few years until an accident ended my career.

Goose · Jan 21, 2016

I had a lot of fun on motorcycles in my younger days, but about 25-30 years ago something told me it was time to quit while I was ahead.

Cory Schmidt · Jan 21, 2016

This one I got for$750 trying to find something close to the same design, size and age(late 70's to 80s), not to be had in my price range(don't want to spend more then around 1500 tops). The few that are are cut apart and modified so bad the bike looses its shape and usefulness.

J.Wondergem · Jan 21, 2016

OK. Here's a picture of the Honda. Still haven't found the picture of the Yamaha FZR.

Aaron Ford · Jan 21, 2016

99 Triumph Tiger 885 w/FI. Real sweet ride.

Aaron

How many on here have never ridden on a Motorcycle ??

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