tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post6038347353521170247..comments2024-03-24T00:01:00.698-05:00Comments on The New Sixty: WHY A MOTORCYCLE ???Arkansas Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-79019786180138544902009-10-18T14:46:07.074-05:002009-10-18T14:46:07.074-05:00TCBD
Considering that is NOT what I was going for,...TCBD<br />Considering that is NOT what I was going for, I succeeded and life is good. Hope you feel better soon.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-83464659841221375232009-10-18T12:39:54.865-05:002009-10-18T12:39:54.865-05:00I don't regret telling you that the background...I don't regret telling you that the background of your blog is motorchick unworthy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-79135715917513036212009-10-18T12:02:30.988-05:002009-10-18T12:02:30.988-05:00Bonnie bonsai
Glad I found your funny bone. There...Bonnie bonsai<br />Glad I found your funny bone. There is a romance of the open road,with the freedom and thrill. Nothing like it.<br />Glad you are walking your daughter into the ground. You go girl.<br />Biking is fun but walking adds years to your life.<br /><br />4th sister<br />Ah yes, you started riding when Dixie was a year old. Proud of you to sticking to it when it wasn't easy. A bike that fits makes a big difference. When we graduated our course, we were automatically granted our license.<br />I just renued my license and thought I would take the motorcycle endorsement off but decided to keep it. You never know.<br />The Sportster looks like a Rebel on steroids. Nice looking ride.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-64720355606583176962009-10-18T07:46:17.191-05:002009-10-18T07:46:17.191-05:00Dixie we have something in common....I started rid...Dixie we have something in common....I started riding a bike in 87 I had my brother in law go with me and I bought a 550 honda 4 stroke from a guy...my husband who had a big gild wing bike would not go with me to buy it because he said I could never learn to ride...I still remember he laughed and said "You can't even ride a bicycle well," which was correct......he had ridden a big gold wing for a few years.. I rode behind when he wanted me to...<br /><br /><br />Well I got that bike and it sat high not like a rebel, I could not touch the ground even on tip toes with both feet...<br />I rode it 500 miles around my neighborhood...which was about like 3 acres, I would start off, shift to 1st, shift to second, back down to first and by then I was at a stop sign..I would make a right or left go down a block and do my shift pattern again...<br />after 500 miles I took the safety class on one of those little rebels...I passed fine...I then rode my 550 honda another 3K miles and took the licens test ...I made 100% on both written and driving and I had a broken toe on my right foot..then..I bought a Big gold wing, I had the seat chopped three inches and then I could touch both toes on the ground at the same time...I continued to take the safety class every year but then they let me ride my wing. When I sold 'ole Grey it had almost 100K on it...When my oldest girl was 14 we got her a 500 rebel...it was a cute bike...<br /><br />When I had to get a new drivers license this year I checked to make sure it still had the motorcycle ok on there....you never know...I have been eying a sportster for years now...Sister--Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10376197705851886291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-79107195604729630302009-10-18T07:33:33.892-05:002009-10-18T07:33:33.892-05:00Hahaha always always ...anything your keyboard tra...Hahaha always always ...anything your keyboard transcribed tickles me pink. What a woman!<br /><br />Like that "romance in the open road"... may I add?<br /><br />What about flirting with the wind and dancing with the stars?<br /><br />Ah Madam Patti. In few winks time, I will be in a qualifying mood into the Sixties too! I can't even ride a bike!<br /><br />I am hopeless! But not the least I regret. I can do better with walking because at my age, I still walk very very fast, my daughter always complains.<br /><br />Such is life. C'est la vie.<br /><br />Glad Dixie found a new heart I mean a new home.<br /><br />Take care and cheers!Indayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591131757572208375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-35034609976632321942009-10-17T08:16:03.297-05:002009-10-17T08:16:03.297-05:00Patty
Your brother and his wife are now days the l...Patty<br />Your brother and his wife are now days the largest group of bikers. Boomers love to ride. Something about turning 65. Gee roller skating sounds fun, guess my bones are lucky there are no rinks around here. It might be fun just to watch.<br /><br />OOLOH<br />If you bike or horseback ride long enough, you will get hurt. They are high risk sports. My SIL was killed riding behind my brother when a drunk driver hit them. The odds of surviving a crash aren't with you. <br />You aren't Chicken, you just do what makes you comfortable and happy. We all do.<br /><br />Grayquill,<br />Such a deal you got. Dixie was similar. The guy had bought her for his wife and after she went around the block twice, it stayed in his garage.<br />That was too funny(yet scary) about you wife following you with a fire extinguisher.<br />Hope you keep riding and as bikers say "ABC". Always be careful.<br /><br />Betsy<br />Most of the big things are done from the bucket list, now it is time to tackle the small ones and to add new as I think of them. Never want to let it get empty.<br /><br />You and Geroge don't need one. You live out all your wants. You go girl.<br /><br />Linda<br />It is that very reason why I have stricken procrastination from my vocabulary.<br /><br />boots,<br />Aren't horses wonderful. They give us so much for just some care in return. <br />It is a real confidence builder to get out of your comfort zone and realize, "You CAN do it."Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-69315200370076533202009-10-17T06:31:00.657-05:002009-10-17T06:31:00.657-05:00HA you rock lady!
Our kids were teenagers and todd...HA you rock lady!<br />Our kids were teenagers and toddlers and I was loosing my mind. SO I took horseback riding lessons, fell in love and bought a hore! had NO idea what I was doing and thankfully in the two years I had him he brought me great therapy, bucked twice and stayed on like a real rider, and taught me I could do it!forever losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08813271333384800532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-48859458817207635552009-10-17T00:50:32.323-05:002009-10-17T00:50:32.323-05:00Best do it while you can cause there may come a ti...Best do it while you can cause there may come a time you can't that's for sure. Great story.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-49408428641402177412009-10-16T21:42:42.394-05:002009-10-16T21:42:42.394-05:00Hi Girlie, I love your story---and your desire t...Hi Girlie, I love your story---and your desire to keep living and reaching for the stars after your cancer scare. Do you still have a bucket list????<br /><br />The thing I want most desperately to do is to be physically able to continue hiking and checking out waterfalls. I need to get some of the weight OFF --so that my body will 'allow' me to be more active. I was able to hike down and up 1200 steps on Wednesday--but I really felt it on Thursday... Mercy!!!!<br /><br />Hugs,<br />BetsyBetsy Banks Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-39400680452320172842009-10-16T20:37:39.442-05:002009-10-16T20:37:39.442-05:00I like you so much more right this minute I can...I like you so much more right this minute I can't even tell you.<br />I had mototcycles as a kid and then when I was 50 at a garage sale for $250.00 an old 1975 360 Honda was for sale that didn't run. But the owner said it did 10years earlier. On whim I bought it, a new battery, new gas, new gas filter, new spark plugs, and she fired right up. I rode that litte bike all that summer. Then in early fall at another garage sale was a 750 magnum v4. It ran but had a carb that leaked gas. $500.00 I duc taped a rag around the carb. And drove it home. My wife followed me with the fire extinguisher. Fun - fun times. She sits in my garage with a bad cylinder at the moment - haven't ridden her for at least a year. Only one broken arm. She will ride again though.Grayquillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03118855928142920785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-3017941540512891082009-10-16T20:14:26.750-05:002009-10-16T20:14:26.750-05:00I say Bravo to you for doing all the things you al...I say Bravo to you for doing all the things you always wanted to do! It takes courage and a strong motivation. For myself, I am Chicken and always have been...things like skiing and motorcycling, etc just hold no romance for me...And it may be I know too many bad and sad stories connected with these kinds of what-I-call Dangerous things---My brother had a simple accident as a 15 year old---His bike slipped on sand left over from the winter snow time--He lost a couple of front teeth and was very bruised--that he did break something besides his teeth, was a miracle....THAT did it for me...lol!<br />I have to give your question some thought...but right off the top of my head I cannot think of anything....And maybe it's because of what I said at the beginning--I AM CHICKEN! LOL!OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-85803348027721443672009-10-16T19:21:49.146-05:002009-10-16T19:21:49.146-05:00Dear Patti, how wonderful you were able to accompl...Dear Patti, how wonderful you were able to accomplish something like learning to ride a motorcycle. I've only ridden on one, once, during a thunder storm, back then you didn't wear helmets, I was never so glad to get home (about a 20 mile ride) in my life. I was around 17. Wasn't my cup of tea then or even when I got older. I admire you for taking the classes and doing something like that. <br /><br />My older of my two brothers, and he's still younger then me, he just turned 65, got his license this past summer. He now owns two cycles. His wife loves riding with him on the larger one. I told him she should learn and ride the smaller one. She's around 56.<br /><br />Every so often I would love to put on a pair of roller skates and go to a rink, but afraid at almost 73, I might break a leg or hip and I don't want to recuperate from that.<br /><br />So just call me a big ole chicken. Your blogging friend, PattyPattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106461789118388241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-6476660924862042262009-10-16T17:36:47.229-05:002009-10-16T17:36:47.229-05:00kenju
Aw, thanks Judy. I checked and it seems you ...kenju<br />Aw, thanks Judy. I checked and it seems you are up an running now. Yea.<br /><br />Jewels, <br />Oh, didn't I mention his rebel flag doo rag? Turns out, he had my bike for a month and couldn't fix it. I took it to a Honda dealer and he had it fixed in 3 hours. Guess tats and doo rags aren't a good way to judge a mechanic:)<br /><br />Betty,<br />Ah, I just love it when people who mean well are convinced their way of life should be mine. Be comfortable and happy, you can't go wrong.<br /><br />Amanda,<br />Reading about you and Cisco, I see a lot of myself. Our horses are way more than just a horse to us.<br />Love your choice of a looong ride. Sure hope you do it.<br />I once knew a guy who rode horseback across the US from Florida to California. He took two horses and a dog. I really envied him. He said he met the nicest people.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-71798783243445095102009-10-16T16:18:05.012-05:002009-10-16T16:18:05.012-05:00Just finished reading your Trigger post...OMG....t...Just finished reading your Trigger post...OMG....tears, tears, tears. !!! What a great story. No wonder you get my relationship with Cisco.<br /><br />The other horse power.....I learnt to navigate the roads on a 250 Suzuki road bike, can you beleive my mum said ok to a bike for my first 'car'!!??<br /><br />As for feeling of mortality....I have started thinking how short our lives actually are and I'm 36...maybe it is because both my parents died in their 50's.<br />On my bucket list....to ride Cisco 600 kms to a place called Kalgoorlie. Why there??? Why not....it's not the journey but spending time with Cisco and my dogs before we are all too old.MudMapImageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11542617345857354043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-72740912811066522012009-10-16T15:48:26.747-05:002009-10-16T15:48:26.747-05:00"You are only missing something if you think ..."You are only missing something if you think you are." Very good advice. I'll use that when people say, "Why don't you get out of the house for a change?"bettyhttp://bettysnewtrick.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-59176476368963442552009-10-16T15:08:48.223-05:002009-10-16T15:08:48.223-05:00Great picture of you on the bike…do you not get tr...Great picture of you on the bike…do you not get training wheels to start with? I laughed at the criteria for a good mechanic was the amount of tattoos he had.SunShinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491384969589130647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-24066033785285476212009-10-16T14:57:42.192-05:002009-10-16T14:57:42.192-05:00I told you not to write anything good while I was ...I told you not to write anything good while I was away from my computer!! But you DID!kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-35170175129083320492009-10-16T14:48:36.561-05:002009-10-16T14:48:36.561-05:00Abe,
A bike really is the dream of a young man. So...Abe,<br />A bike really is the dream of a young man. Sometimes life just takes over and it gets pushed aside.<br /><br />Nitwit,<br />You are right, the boat doesn't catch the fish.<br />Understand about your help with your dinners. My SIL works for a church that put on a huge sale every year. Right now at 71, she is the youngest.<br /><br />Reader Wil,<br />Thanks Wil, but basically I am just a curious sort and something new is facinating, not intimidating. Think maybe Ijust don't know any better.<br /><br />Janie B<br />You are only missing something if you think your are. Otherwise, you are fine. Do what makes you comfortable and happy.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-69637208043425186032009-10-16T13:09:02.728-05:002009-10-16T13:09:02.728-05:00I am extremely impressed by you, my friend! You ha...I am extremely impressed by you, my friend! You have pure guts! That's something I've never had. I'm not a risk taker...AT ALL! I don't travel or do anything new or dangerous, ever. It's just not me. I wonder if I'm missing anything.Janie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04931897043854080377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-27263191796671653122009-10-16T10:07:27.353-05:002009-10-16T10:07:27.353-05:00Wonderful that you do so many things and brave too...Wonderful that you do so many things and brave too! You don't take things lying down and fight back to find something to enjoy in your life!Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-62825836257153113972009-10-16T08:58:52.252-05:002009-10-16T08:58:52.252-05:00We bought a bass boat that exceeded 50 mi/hr (not ...We bought a bass boat that exceeded 50 mi/hr (not boat talk which is in rpms) at an age we should have been slowing down. It was my deep longing to run with the big guys. We did get a lot of use out of it, but gas cost and age caught up with us and we downsized to a 30/mph safer aluminum boat. The boat doesn't catch the fish.<br /><br />My current dilemma is, along with my BEST friend we form many good projects with no back gate for us to exit when the project or we exceed our abilities to sustain it.<br /><br />We started a Xmas dinner. By about the 5th season it grew from 125 to over 400. We had plenty of donors but but need of volunteer help dwindled and we found no one to assume our positions. The year we folded the VFW took it over, but it is a similar problem for them as they do Thanksgiving and Xmas. And they are losing members to age witn no younger volunteers assuming roles.NitWit1https://www.blogger.com/profile/07035004840443397537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509736677359366469.post-40638718956780492372009-10-16T07:58:43.648-05:002009-10-16T07:58:43.648-05:00Dixie must have been a real patient bike. I never ...Dixie must have been a real patient bike. I never did do that but did get an itch when I was still in school. But we had no money and I had no job and the idea of getting a real job was so far out of my mind that I never got a good one until I joined the Army and later after being discharged I began to get good work. But by then I was married and soon had 3 kids one year apart. The two more at odd intervals. <br /><br />I admire anybody who takes a risk in anything or on anything. Right now, me with my lung problems, I would be taking a super big risk to even think about something I shouldn't do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com