SpyderLovers- Why We Ride

[Kraut]

I ride because-

sometimes it takes an hour to get my head straight; at times I need the solitude of nothing but me, Scoot3r, the sound of the road and the purrrr of the motor; I love the vastness of the desert, and the connection with the ghosts of those who settled in the desert with nothing more that the desire to make their fortune; the pleasure of momentary bonding with another motorcyclist by exchanging waves that only riders understand. I ride because it connects me me with my youth. But mostly, I ride because I just flat freekin' LOVE it!

 

[Deanna777]

Dee,
I thought that you rode in order to keep Mike out of trouble!
And a very NICE avatar picture!! :clap: :2thumbs:

Bob: Yes, and to keep Mike from working :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:.


I was a passenger on a 2 wheeled motorcycles , for 16 years ( Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Honda,) I bought a 2012 Harley Davidson Switchback,( last Year) I did not like the shifting/braking and the clutch thing at the same time. I traded in the Harley Davidson Switchback for a 2012 RT-S SE5 :spyder2: I am happier with the :spyder2: plus meeting new people where ever i go. I don't have to do the shifting/braking and the clutch thing. Sometimes "When Life gets so STRESSFUL I just ( after I get done work for the day) ride my :spyder2: and forget about STRESS. Where ever I go on my :spyder2: I get to to meet some of the nicest people. Also, having people ask me questions about my :spyder2: Deanna777

Thanks Bob
Deanna777

 

[Oldmanzues]

I got into two wheels a long time ago, 1947, home built motorcycle.scooter/deathtrap. Survied it some.
Stayed on motorcycle all my life, My brands/types. Liked speed/sport/dirt track racing. Touring all over the country. There is nothing like riding down a country road, in the open air. Meeting mostly very nice people. Like many safety concerns over my leg hurting took me into the trike world, tried many liked Spyders, started with 08 GS.
I ride/rode both as a cheap way to get around (old small bikes), A way to get my head on straight as they say. I have had some some high stress job and a excellent way to unwind, take a ride slow or fast as you choose.
Live Life like you are dying, as the song goes

 

[Yazz]

Actually the two are very different. When you jump off that platform 150 feet up you see the ground rushing at your face and it's not till the bungee grabs you and pulls you up that you know you are going to make it. Sky diving is much more calming. When you jump out of the plane there is NO SENSATION of falling. You have a 120 mile an hour wind in your face just like ryding your Spyder. You feel like you are flying, and you can't detect the ground moving up to meet you. It is vary peaceful and quiet. You would really rather not have the shoot open, until it does and you realize it is a good thing. It over way too fast. hyea:

Ground rush doesn't bother me. Last time I got it was being a passenger in a Pitts plane, the pilot did hesitation rolls on short finals. :shocked:


To me, taking calculated risks like jumping off a ledge or out a perfectly good plane all boils down to one thing. Trust. You have to trust that the bungies are true or the 'chute is packed right. Yeah, I trusted that pilot because if he messed up, he'd hurt too. But the fact that I faced my fear and walked away is such an adrenalin rush!

Do something each day that scares you...

Pirate looks at --, love your description of a jump, it's wonderful! You talked me into it! Too late for a Christmas present but my birthday is in July. The upstairs will be a little warmer then. Might have to make a tandem jump more than once...

 

[3 4 the road]

. . . and my last bike was a F6B that a deer took out for me just last year. The bike was totaled and my wife and I suffered some pretty good roadrash and I can't help but wonder how much better we would have been if we had been on the Spyder instead of two wheels.

You were incredibly lucky on your run in with the deer. We had a Boeing commuter encounter a deer on his bike here on the island last fall around midnight. Neither of them survived.

 

[Lamonster]

You were incredibly lucky on your run in with the deer. We had a Boeing commuter encounter a deer on his bike here on the island last fall around midnight. Neither of them survived.

I still struggle with that was being very lucky or very unlucky.
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?53757-Thanks-for-your-thoughts-and-prayers

 

[spyder3]

Having never ridden before, I really had no idea what it was like to ride in the open air. Saw a commercial, ran to the computer, found this site....the rest is history.

Now i can actually say why I ride. It is very therapeutic and have met some great people along the way.:thumbup:

 

[OJ UK]

Been doing the two wheel thing since around 1965 when I started on a Lambretta GT200 as they were all the rage then.
Many bikes since including Norton, Triumph, Kawasaki, Yamaha, BMW so a fair selection of makes and riding styles from crotch
rocket, cafe racer to tourer and street fighter.
Why?
Nothing I can put my finger on and say "That's it! That's why I ride." It's a lot of smaller contributory factors; the smells, the sound,
the wind in your face, the social aspects, the cameraderie, winding down after yet another dull day at work, just being different, the
'rebel' thing.
We all get older, some of us do it better than others.
So in those moments that we're honest with ourselves and we admit that maybe we've been lucky to remain in one piece and now is
a good time to slow down just a little.
We start to "hurt" or maybe get a bit stiff in the joints. Handling the bike ain't coming quite as easy as it once did.
Rolling up to a red light and deciding which foot to rest the weight of the bike on when we know it should be the side with the gear shift.....but that foot/leg/hip is sore today.
They're all signs and each of us interprets them a little differently. For me it was a reason to learn something new which didn't involve an inherently
unstable vehicle.
Enter the Spyder! Don't get me wrong! I still have my bike and when my back, hips and and legs are comfortable with the idea,
I still love to ride it. But I have to accept that those days are coming to an end and I need to be proficient with a more appropriate riding style.

Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is just a vastly over-rated state of mind! Hell! The Spyder still does well over 100mph....enjoy it!:2thumbs:

 

[alpacaguy]

Well heck. Nobody left me anything new to say. I agree with everybody, even the part about how much fun skydiving is (much younger days). I have ridden everything from a Cushman Eagle up to a Harley Ultra Classic, fully dressed including the big bore kit. That thing could certainly scoot faster than my Guardian Angel could fly. And while I had it, I reverted to my stupider days and let it run a few times. I did survive, so my Guardian Angel must have hopped a jet somewhere along the way. I now rYde my Spyder because both my wife and I just enjoy the hell out of it; plus it's safer than riding two up on two wheels with my worn out knees. If I didn't have animals that needed feeding every day, I be off somewhere on a multi day trip all the time. But I do go on a lot of "short" trips for no other reason than I can...