It's very inspiring to see handicapped riders still able to ride.
I too have a handicap. I have Muscular Dystrophy. I've been
riding motorcycles since I was 12. MY mother had MD, and MS.
Watching her get around when I was in my late 20's I saw I had
the same symptoms. MD in adults takes years to get really bad.
Move ahead to 2009 I rode a BMW R1150RT. I loved that bike, loved
it like 103,000 miles in 4 years. One day after a ride I dropped it on it's
right side. NO way I could pick it up so it laid there for over an hour.
I finally hooked the winch on my HOnda Foreman to the handlebars
and was able to get it upright. At that time I thought my riding days
were over. I did find a BMW K1200LT that had a Hannigan conversion
to 3 wheels. I thought I had found what I was looking for. But any
motorcycle that's been converted has it's own problems. This trike
began eating front tires after 65,000 miles. A front tire would last only
2000 miles, two tires a month. At $200 a tire. I rode past a Honda dealer
in Jackson Ohio, they sold Spyders. I took a ride on a new RT-L and decided
it was time for a change. I ordered a RT-S with the ISCI hand brake. That
was June 2014.
This Spyder is perfect for me. I love it. It's a Godsend. But I'm afraid my MD
is catching up with me. I can't lift my leg high enough to stand on the left
foot board. It's a struggle. But after I do get on it I'm fine. I'm looking to rig
something to stand on so I don't have to lift my leg so high. I think maybe a
couple 2X4's nailed together would do OK. Connect a rope to pick it up when I get
on.
I'll think of something. I want to ride to Spyderfest with Joe, the Buckeye Bleau
and Mike the Blue Knight. I may not be able to ride that far and trailering is out
of the question.
Like I said, it's very inspiring to see how people deal with disabilities. Something
will come up.
Buckeye Chuck