Happy to see you made it back with the new trike. You have a nice looking trike and I'm sure you will enjoy it for many miles of riding. You got yourself broken in to the world of triking all in one trip. Ride safe and have fun!
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Happy to see you made it back with the new trike. You have a nice looking trike and I'm sure you will enjoy it for many miles of riding. You got yourself broken in to the world of triking all in one trip. Ride safe and have fun!
I'd get me a room in a nice motel & wait a day or so.
I hate starting out in the rain.
That's a really sweet-looking trike. Very nice.
You, sir, are to be commended.
There is no way in Hades that I would have tried to ride my trike back home for the very first time.
I had my Wing converted and trailered it home...glad I did because the first time on it, I liked to wiped out my wife's row of crepe-myrtle trees along the driveway!
It took me quite a bit of riding up and down our driveway just to even get used to steering it. I kept thinking: "I destroyed a perfectly good Gold Wing...for this crap????" I hated it and wanted to unload it the very first day. I actually called the conversion company up and asked them if they would buy it from me. My wife talked me out of it. I liked to never got used to it....took a 1000 miles for me to become totally comfortable with it. Today? I wouldn't trade my trike for anything. Best thing I ever did.
But there is no way I would have tried to ride it 600 miles home the first try....brave....very brave....or crazy...LOL
We bought our first Gold Wing trike for Jim only about 125 miles away. Never had driven one - been on 2 wheels a long time. Had been reading on this website as to handling one. Asked the seller if he had any advice to offer. He only advised not to take curves faster than what was posted mph on the curve sign - but then he had only driven it 2517 miles - it was brand new. Jim told me to ride it home - he followed in the car. We stopped for lunch halfway home and I advised Jim that I loved this thing - as soon as we get home I'm finding myself one. I did find one for me and we haven't looked back. We love them. Hope you enjoy yours as much as we have ours.<br />
Carla and Jim
I don't claim to be sane, and probably not as brave as I think? But determination and preparation made up a lions share of the experience.Originally Posted by lgjhn
AND I have a very understanding wife that puts up with my antics! (She must be, been married 37+ years. Has to be still in love!)
Congrats on getting home safe and sound Dockem, I liked your narrative on the ride, may you and the Misses have lots of miles and smiles.
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Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave in a well-preserved body, but to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting...Holy Sh!t What a ride!
I don't claim to be sane, and probably not as brave as I think? But determination and preparation made up a lions share of the experience.
AND I have a very understanding wife that puts up with my antics! (She must be, been married 37+ years. Has to be still in love!)
OR, she just doesn't want to spend time training someone else!!
[/COLOR]OR, she just doesn't want to spend time training someone else!!
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