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Originally Posted by McLovin
I've been commuting by M/C every day for a bit now, and am loving it!
I've been riding since I was 16, but outside of some short periods in college, have never commuted/daily ridden.
The problem with that was, eventually it would lead to no riding at all.
As far as types of bikes, I think there's very few things in the world that are as "individual oriented" than motorcycles. Even food, cars, etc. have a lot of common ground for most people. Not so with M/C. There are just sooo many different styles and types of MCs. And then, like Denis says, even within a brand or style, 9 out of 10 examples might not appeal to you at all, but the 10th is off the chart "want."
And the reasons why some appeal to some, and not others, are IMO for the most part totally irrational! I think the appeal stems from roughly 2 places: 1) Imprinting from teen years, and 2) later in life, midlife crisis.
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I'm definitely in midlife crisis mode, and at 53, I'm probably WAY past midway through this amusement park ride.
I make no apologies for that. I've never lived my life to impress or please others. I believe that once you are past the fun things that young people get to do, you have to take your pleasures where you find them, as our Dottore so aptly put it. This actually applies to young people as well, but their choices are different. When I was young, I had everything but money.
For some middle-aged folks, it's all about golf vacations. For some, getting out on a boat and fishing. I have lots of interests but can never get motorcycling out of my system for more than a couple years at a time.