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Greetings fellow riders. My name
is Greg & I have been riding for almost 20 years. Only
1 accident the 2nd week I started riding. 81 Kawasaki
750 LTD Black ( My own fault, oops ). Since I got my LC
(98 tan & cream), my truck has sued my bike for alienation of
affection. I just hit 13,000 miles in 1 year. I think
I have put 100 miles on my truck in the last year. (Those of
you in Northern climes, Thor, eat your heart out !!!!!!!!!! )
Year round riding. It gets a little cold, but - no snow
last year. I got the LC to be a riding bike, not a garage-kept
sunshine-only bike !!!!!!!!
We had a blast going to the Myrtle Beach
Biker Rally this year. The wife & I love to go riding.
She says she has no desire to drive, but loves to ride!!!!!!
The trip to MB was a nice ride when it's only 3 hours away
!!!!!!!!!
Got alot of looks from the Harley riders & saw a few
other Intruders cruisin around. I have a lot of Bros that
ride Harleys & don't get hassled from them at all when I pull
up on my LC. There are a few that give me snide comments
about a Japanese bike, but usually shut up when I mention that a
lot of Harley parts come from Japan !!!!!!!!! To each their
own - I say. Most of um say," At least you're ridin'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!."
I would like to share some passages from an
article I read in "CRUISING RIDER" magazine. This
is not mine but I share the feelings.... Written by..J.
Joshua Placa...
Motorcycling comes with some inherent risks. This is obvious to anyone who has ever dared to ride into the wind. We do it, not out of some kind of hell-bent for leather death wish as the uninitiated may believe, but because life on the edge of two wheels is so full of passion. Motorcyclists embrace life, squeezing every palatable bit out of their senses.
The common citizen may know nothing of the strong sense of fraternity among riders, of the danger and rush and hardships we quietly share. We've come to take it for granted the skills, reflexes and heightened instincts we use to survive the road, and enjoy the ride. Bikers are a breed apart, knowing an unbridled joy most could never imagine. We live and ride knowing the next curve may be our last. We toss the dice every time we roll out onto the road, aware of the odds. We accept our fate, calmly knowing any one of us at any time can become a casualty. We laugh about the fun; we don't speak of the peril. The experience is intense, the danger is real - we accept it, like it or not, as a necessary condition of living outside the ordinary.
Some people outside motorcycling may find it hard to believe that men & women that look so rough, live so casually with danger, and ride such snarling, intimidating machines could not be out for anything but trouble. (They've been watching too many Hollywood movies). Thankfully, we know better; we know the spirit that dwells deep beneath the image. We know the compassion riders can share for one another, and for others. When your bike, or your body, or sometimes your soul feels broken, there has always been another rider who's been there, and will extend a helping hand. Just maybe, therin lies the true spirit of motorcycling.
Keep riding !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Greg Love eMail - Page
Greg (taken from behind)
Greg (up ahead)