Tuesday, September 20, 2005
THE MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Labor Day weekend was hectic—like all of my weekends! A traditional thing for us to do on Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends is to wash windows at the house. Ugh! How I hate doing it! But this time we “recruited” our kids to help so it got done. Never takes very long—just a job I don’t like doing. But Karon really likes having her windows washed. We did that Sunday afternoon. We fed everyone really well and then put them to work!
Monday (the actual Labor Day) we had lots of people come by to bring food, etc. One of our friends from Maxwell came to visit. They were riding their Honda Goldwing. It was an older, but really beautiful, bike. I stood outside with them admiring the bike for a while. I was also was admiring their helmets.
Finally I asked if I could try on the helmet. It was more comfortable than I expected it would be. Karon took my picture with the helmet, standing by the bike.
After considering the situation for a while longer, I got up enough nerve to ask if I could have a “short” ride. Of course the answer was, “Yes”. I had only been on one other “bike” ride a gazillion years ago. It was a very little bike. That ride scared me and I hadn’t been on another bike since.
But this was different. I was expecting the worst but it was the best! As my friend described it, “At the first stop sign Jim released his death grip! Then he relaxed and enjoyed the ride!”
Indeed I did! I was ready to go again. I was surprised at how comfortable it was and how relaxed I felt – after the first couple of blocks! That was a blast. It was a perfect day weather-wise and I felt safe with an experienced operator and very comfortable on the seat behind him.
The ride was probably a mistake, though. Then next time someone with a great bike says, “Wanna ride?”, the answer will be a quick, “You better believe I do!”
Jim
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WOOHOO!!! Aren't they the BEST?!! Jean has a bike - a big ol' black FAST sport bike. She says she'll teach me to drive it soon. It's SO fun riding behind someone you trust.
Next weekend, in fact, I'm going to my first EVER biker rally riding on the back of a Harley for my first time! I can't wait! I'll post pictures :)
Hug Karon for me.
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Next weekend, in fact, I'm going to my first EVER biker rally riding on the back of a Harley for my first time! I can't wait! I'll post pictures :)
Hug Karon for me.
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