My newest midlife crisis

[Neal]

@ the OP sweet wheels my man. Little advice always make sure the kickstand is down. Lol I have parked my bike and started to walk away thinking I'm cool and heard it fall over.......fail I have had everything from a little 600 to a busa to a road king.

Ahaha, no crap. I swear I was delirious one day and I have no idea what I was thinking at the time.

I pulled into Taco Bell parking lot drive through to order and then I realized I was on a motorcycle so I went to park to go eat in and I got off the bike and started to walk away only to realize I forgot to put the kickstand down so I hurry and ran and caught it right before it fell, but this was a ZX-12 which was top heavy and at that point it was too late for me to prevent it from falling, I could only stall a few seconds then I had to let it finish dropping. What ticked me off the most was the Blue Pearl Paint, man that was expensive paint.

[Rob]

Ahaha, no crap. I swear I was delirious one day and I have no idea what I was thinking at the time.

I pulled into Taco Bell parking lot drive through to order and then I realized I was on a motorcycle so I went to park to go eat in and I got off the bike and started to walk away only to realize I forgot to put the kickstand down so I hurry and ran and caught it right before it fell, but this was a ZX-12 which was top heavy and at that point it was too late for me to prevent it from falling, I could only stall a few seconds then I had to let it finish dropping. What ticked me off the most was the Blue Pearl Paint, man that was expensive paint.

Lol ahhhhhhh that sucks! I only scuffed my fall peg

[Kodieh]

I want Harley Fat Boy for cruising. But, like everything, that costs money.

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[NormanSnake]

I had a motorcycle in high school. I was a daddy's girl, and all I had to do was say "Daddy, I want a motorcylce" and it was done. I did have to make the payments, but my dad's good credit helped me get the financing on it. It was fun, but eventually I moved off to college and had nowhere to park it, so I had to sell it. It was a Honda Rebel 250cc. It was enough for me to get around town.

[3skulls]

Haha. I lost my car and needed a way to get to work. The dealership was walking distance an they approved me for a loan.
I had been on a bike for less than 5mins and never got it out of 1st gear.

I had to wait a week for them to get my bike in so I read how to's online, and watched some YouTube videos.

That first night I put on 100 miles.

I'm just glad I got it off the lot :o

[KMG]

I started riding as a gas saver. Got a new Harley Sportster. I trucked it home, practiced making turns for about 30 minutes and hit the road. My buddy and I rode over three hundred miles through the country and state parks that day. It was great.

[bcr229]

I started riding as a gas saver.

I'm seeing a lot more commuters on motorcycles in the lot at work this year. Last year it was 1-2 over the summer, this year there are at least 6 every day and that's after we had a big layoff in January.

[Neal]

Haha. I lost my car and needed a way to get to work. The dealership was walking distance an they approved me for a loan.
I had been on a bike for less than 5mins and never got it out of 1st gear.

I had to wait a week for them to get my bike in so I read how to's online, and watched some YouTube videos.

That first night I put on 100 miles.

I'm just glad I got it off the lot :o

I've seen people wreck the bikes before getting it off the lot. So yea, I'm glad you made it off the lot as well.

I'm seeing a lot more commuters on motorcycles in the lot at work this year. Last year it was 1-2 over the summer, this year there are at least 6 every day and that's after we had a big layoff in January.

The only bad thing is with all the new technology and the smart phones, many people don't pay attention while they're driving and this results in a lot of motorcycle fatalities.

[carlson]

The only bad thing is with all the new technology and the smart phones, many people don't pay attention while they're driving and this results in a lot of motorcycle fatalities.

Sadly this is one of the biggest problems where I live. We have a car vs motorcycle accident every week it seems. On Monday my dad came and showed me his new harley an he watched a biker get rear ended at a stop light.

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[bcr229]

Sadly this is one of the biggest problems where I live. We have a car vs motorcycle accident every week it seems. On Monday my dad came and showed me his new harley an he watched a biker get rear ended at a stop light.

I've seriously considered installing cameras in my car to 1) catch the sheer idiocy of other drivers on the road, and 2) protect myself in case of an accident, there's no "he said she said".

Otherwise, these are his-and-her midlife crisis toys (mine's the cage...):