I'm riding all by myself on a big bike now. It's a different world. No longer can I just gaze about the landscape daydreaming. I'm now responsible for about 700 lbs of motorcycle going 55 mph out on the highways of my neck of the woods. Sometimes I worry about my own neck. Sometimes I just relish the feel of the wind in my face.
My bike is a 2000 Honda Shadow Aero VT1100C. Yellow and black like a bee - or like the Steelers. Stinging - either way. It has nice Vance & Hines pipes, a great Mustang seat, and it is more than able to carry me down the road quite nicely.
My trips out have been limited by the amount of free time I have combined with weather and whether or not I have a riding companion. Call me chicken if you want but after just two trips totaling about 70 miles I still want another rider with me. Plus I still need to practice picking up this horse should I drop it. Don't want to have to rely on strangers to get the thing upright again.
So for now - I'm still counting gears and my hands are still a bit sweaty but the freedom is intoxicating. I'm a biker - all on my own.
Hello, fellow Honda VTX biker here. The issue of picking the bike off the ground can be done real easy with the right technique.
ReplyDeleteLove the Shadow!
ReplyDeleteI would think picking up a bike that size would take some practice. lol not that you really want practice picking up dropped bikes.
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