Are there motorcycle riders out there, and what do or did you ride, what was your longest ride?
595773
I rode a Honda Shadow 750cc it was the best time.  My furthest ride was from my house to a mountain telescope observatory and around a lake, it was about 125 miles, and my butt was hurting by the end of the day.  I miss my bike so much.
1002244
Having been a cyclist for nearly 40 years, and a driver for over 30 I have seen lots of examples of both very bad (i.e. mean and malicious) and very good drivers and bicyclists.  Unfortunately some people are plain mean and uncaring and when you put them in +2000 lbs of motor-powered metal, the whole world becomes their target.  Likewise I've had very nice, courteous people who go out of their way to make sure they give bicyclists plenty of room.  \nI personally have been purposely run off the road, not because I was riding improperly or on the wrong side of the road but because as the driver put it as he steered his car into me "the road belongs to cars, not f**king bicyclists".  I have had beer bottles and soda cans (full and empty) thrown at me and even had someone pull up beside me on a busy city street and push open the passenger door in an attempt to knock me off my bike.  I have also had motorists stop and wave me by (even though I had stopped for them because they had the right of way), or slow down or give me plenty of clearance with passing.  \nLikewise I have seen bicyclists be real jerks, like the club riders who insist on riding 4 or 5 abreast on a street making it impossible for cars to pass, then flipping off the drivers when they do try to go by.  I have also nearly hit bicyclists while in my car because they were riding on the wrong side of the street, at night, with no lights.  And unfortunately, I see these wrong-way riders much more often than I would prefer.\n\nIn short, you just have to be constantly on your guard and be aware that there will always be those a$$holes that have a chip on their shoulder against bicyclists as well as those clueless idiots that ride their bikes on the wrong side of the street or down one-way streets the wrong way.   I just try to be a decent person and set a good example whether I am riding or driving, and I know this goes against today's way of operating but I try to treat others as I would want to be treated myself.
1013168
Ive been told dingbat whatever that is , but in my heart i know i am an atlantic bottle nose dolphin, this is the longest i have stayed still for a longtime but in my heart i am ready to sail again\nI just dont know if i can. I realize thats a mammal but who s a caring its close enough. I would hate to think I am a landlocked broken winged Duck , that would suk rocks.
763056
Since you had a traumatic experience with riding bikes when you earlier tried it----Ride with a pro experienced rider with your OWN bike---better if its equipped with basics ( good brakes, platform pedals, use sneakers for quick dabs,a well fit helmet)----its best to ride where there is zero distractions ( pedestrians, joggers, baby kids on strollers)----make sure you learn with caution and when you accomplish your mission---RIDE THE WIND!
146006
yes i have, in fact most of mylife. now i work at a stable and we have trail rides all summer.
809062
Get a Harley ,single or couple, it will open up a whole new world of adventure and (fun). Life without a bike is meaningless.
1115936
Everyone's lessons are different... I've learned that a saddle that feels great for 30 miles can be agony at 75 miles. Always check the tightness of components. A crank coming off 30 miles from home just sucks. Sometimes, leave the thorn in the tire until you get home! Carry a spare tube AND a patch kit. And if the worst that happens is that you have to walk your bike home 5 miles and it's a nice day out, hey, it's a nice day. You're still alive.\n\nI've learned that road bikes, with wide enough tires, can tackle about 70 percent of the trails designed for mountain bikes. Sometimes you should slow down and enjoy the ride, look at the scenery. Not every ride is a training ride - take the kids along and show them how to bunny hop and pull wheelies. I've found out that if you are out riding your MTB and come upon a motocross track the locals have built, ride all the way around it before you try to ride the 8' hill or you'll do the concusion confusion. Don't do wheelies when you're clipped in unless you're Floyd Landis. Realise that sometimes, if all's quiet, your Grandfather is there with you, having a good time. \n\nI've learned the "ugly" side, too: That some drivers are not only just plain ignorant, but vindictive as well. I've learned that if you flip someone off for driving like a jerk, most loudmouths won't get out of the security of thier car.  The ones that do are most likely small but scrappy women (more balls then most men). I've learned that most drivers who swear at you have a very limited vocabulary, and if you point this out to them, they get so frustrated they will sit thru a green light. And I've learned that when a vehicle does strike a rider it's never, ever a pretty sight and even worse when it's a kid (ran as an EMT/Firefighter for a while).\n\nAnd I've learned that if you empty your mind while riding that your God will reveal him/herself.\n\nGo. Ride. Enjoy.
451400
I like all motorcycles, crouch rockets and customs, but my dream motorcycle is the Susuki GSXR 1000!!! Hella fast!
85481
LIFE is the fastest roller coaster I have ever been on, how about you?
236370
I have one. His name is Pin. I could not care less if you think it sounds crazy, I did too. I do not really see anything ( there are different types of ghosts) I feel movement on the back of my motercycle seat as if someone is sitting there, I feel someone kicking the back of the seat in the car, I put something down ( I am systematic to a fault, everything in the same place all the time... keys, wallet watch, cell phone etc...) and will find them in obscure places in the house. Some of those places I had not been to in days. I do know that a ghost can choose thier host. If one chooses you, you are fortunate. Say hello now and then and your luck will increase ten-fold. Try it and you will see. I imagine the reason you ask is because you have experienced something. Join my blog group if you have actual ghost experience and discuss it. "Simiensane" hosted on myspace.com.
849426
hahaha.........broke my ribs with the laughter......LMAO...\n\nOne for you, the bored :\n\nA truck driver frequently traveled through a small town where there was a courthouse at the side of the road. Of course, there were always lawyers walking along the road. The truck driver made it a practice to hit any pedestrian lawyers with his truck as he sped by. One day, he spotted a priest walking along the road and stopped to give him a ride. A little further along, as he approached the town, he spotted a lawyer walking along the side of the road. Automatically, he veered his truck towards the lawyer, but...then he remembered his passenger. He swerved back to the center, but he heard a "whump" and in the rear view mirror he spotted the lawyer rolling across the field. He turned to the priest and said, "Father, I'm sure that I missed that lawyer!" And the priest replied, "That's OK, my son, I got him with the door."
952582
I doubt there is such a record in any book, my personal best was 18 hours. Didn't want to stop then but had to get some sleep.
1068294
I once hitchhiked from Ohio to Oceanside, California. I was 16 years old. I started to drive but I had car problems, I took a bus across Arizona and it was disgusting. It was easier bumming rides from people city to city. I wasn't poor but it was still cool. I guess the only downside was that by the time I got there (over a week) my best guy friend found himself a girlfriend and I was the third wheel. What a waste. :O(
578505
SEEEEEEMS U HAV HAD GR8 LONG EXPERIENCE......HMMMMMM???
638577
Happiest.....long rides to the mountains to cook breakfast in the campgrounds. I can still smell the bacon frying and the coffee brewing (though we, my sisters and I had hot chocolate).  We would spend the day hiking and playing and then drive home that evening, but breakfast with the whole family in the mountains was the best!!  Saddest.....loosing both of my parents within six years of each other, I miss them terribly.
428292
great story!... hmm  hate to say this but Ive had quite a few crashes, but..... none were my fault!!!!!!!!!  (seriously!!!)1 I got hit by a drunk driver... who I found out the cops  had just had him in a bar fight but didn't arrest him...lucky me... ( I have more  great stories involving Murphy's law ).lol..but the funniest crash story I ever had   was when I wasn't driving  ... I was the passenger... it was   long ago  and far away.... OK.. maybe it wasn't that far away...lol... anyway I was on a date with this guy I had been seeing...  and  yes we were young and stupid(funny how those words often go together)so   there was some drinking involved with the driving... and we ended up in a ditch.... so when the cops got there   ,he told them he had swerved to miss a deer... of course they took us to the police station, and gave him a breathalyzer test..  in the meantime I'm chatting with the cops, and told them  that  I intended to go into law enforcement... so  they allowed me to help  book him... lol...needless to say we never dated again.... but hey I did go to college , majored in  criminal justice and went into law enforcement... think I should send him a thank you card ????lol...
1106255
What makes you think women do.   Do you???   My friends ride all the time and we laughed at that one...   To busy dodging cars and trucks etc , in this  busy day and age, praying they get to their destination in one piece to be thinking of sex.   You are listening to an old myth.  well we can"t really answer, but we got a real hoot out of it...  Thanks.....