I understand why we feel a bit younger riding a motorcycle- it's because you have to be younger!
The other day we took the bike for our date and meet up with some friends at an exclusive restaurant. We nearly fell over, bike and all, as I was trying to mount it.
M husband hung on for dear life, holding up his weight, the bike's weight, and my weight, as he tipped the bike lower so I could reach the passenger peg on the other side !
How am I supposed to swing my right leg over the seat, and over the sissy bar back rest also? That's practically a vertical leg split! I definitely need to do some stretching and strengthening excercises... That'll keep one young.
After relating our hilarious mounting experience over a delicious rack of lamb, huge buttery tiger prawns and giant scallops dinner , our friends decided to come and see us mount the beast.
Miraculously, Bill suavely tipped the bike and I put my left foot in the peg on my side this time, raising my other leg over the seat like a cheerleader mount, and saddling the sissy seat like a girl should, to put my right foot on the other peg. Slick as snot, as my boys would say.
Now, why was that much easier than before? Did the adrenalin from being watched make us smarter or more limber?
Another problem:
What's one rider to do, who is 5'4 and hates to wear pants?
I shan't give up. Must hit the Google trail for answers.
And I found more than what I needed at:
http://www.bikerlady.com/bikerladyweb/for_the_pillion_babe.htm
How wonderful of these people to take the time to write what they know so others can have a smoother ride. Thank you sister.
The hair glove is definitely a great idea to keep away nasty snags.
And leather chaps are essential protecting gears, and not to laugh at, even when worn with Daisy Duke shorts they will protect your bare skin from the disfiguring burns from those pipes. I remember now being burned as a teeenager, riding my cousin's moto from school, and got that mean scar on the side of my calf to show for it.
I guess I'll also need to buy a Shoei or HJC helmet. I wanted it all black but maybe I'll need to buy a coral orange color for more visibility on the road, since my husband's is all black as it is.
I don't know why all the fuss though about looking good while riding since no one will know whose under the hood !!
Til next time.
3 comments:
I like the HJC's but the Shoei is a really good light helmet that isn't so bulbous; however, you will see a much higher price tag on the Shoei. Only get leather riding wear if its a jacket, if the jacket has fringe you'll look like a poser because you're bike is not an oil-leaking Harley. Leave the fringe and the buttless chaps to the old people who ride the motorcycles as a lifestyle. Your bike is a fun bike to just chill and cruise around on, just wear some jeans, a regular T-shirt, and don’t try to make a statement. A couple of leather or canvas bomber jackets (not the same color cause that looks gay) to top it off and you will be cruising dang near anonymously!
Plus the more gear you have on means the more gear you have to chance leaving in the saddle bags or take on your person everywhere you go. Nothing screams "I'm on old person who WANTS to be young," more than a couple wearing matching gear and buttless chaps walking into a restaurant. You don’t want the bike to be overplayed by how you look, the bike should get attention first and then the rider. And mom, nobody hates public displays of affection more than bikers and drivers on the road, so lay-off dad while your riding cause if a car with a squirt gun takes too much
notice in you you're gonna get wet!
-Mike
DITTO!! Plus...can you please not use the word "mount"...
HA HA HA HA...after the title of this blog it should say "Thats what she said." Fert fert
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