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heh...siren song of a v-twin.
Close to the edge. Interesting psychological adventure on Sunday as I had my first trip on the freeway on 2-wheels during a test ride. Twas quite white knuckle. Funny, because around the city streets leaving the shop it was all grins and giggles. The second time 'round on the freeway was better (and was on the HYM as opposed to a GT1000, with the HYM, pictured above, actually feeling more planted on the freeway), but still a mind-fark.
I have friends strongly on both sides of the fence on this one. Some say, "no way," while others say, "absolutely." The fatalist in me always looked at the accident as a warning and fulfillment of "whatever can go wrong will." But two different friends pointed out that another way to look at it is that despite a very bad crash under pretty much "worst case" conditions, I survived. And there is something to be said about getting back on the horse...
The bottom line is that being on 2-wheels is either in you or not. And some of us have "extreme" personalities that need to be fed one way or another. The trick is just figuring out how to stack the odds and grab the activities that will fulfill without too much drama.
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