They're convincing themselves, (and possibly other people), that the second half of their life would be just as wild and care-free as the first half.


For some I'm sure it's true ...

And for some others there's this -

 

I might believe that Snoopy one but then, if it's true, why do people put a windshield car part on their bike?

 

I guess that logic wouldn't apply to those who have been riding their entire life.

 

How did they know when they transitioned from the first to the last half of their life?

 

Beat me to it. I was on dirt bikes back as far as I can remember and I'll stay on two wheels as long as I am able.

 

 

I have to go with Snoopy on this one!

BTW . . . "Curse you Red Baron!"

 

Maybe folks just like riding motorcycles. I do.
Started at 15

 

Hell, I'll agree with that. I rode for the first half and I will continue to ride (as long as I can) the second half.

I'm not sure exactly when the transition happened but at 70 I'm fairly sure I'm in the second half.

 

In her excellent book The Man Who Would Stop at Nothing, Melissa Holbrook Pierson had this to say:

The halt and the lame, the graceless and the disabled, the grey and the potbellied, all see the years turn back (and back) on a motorcycle. They become the image of grace again on a bike. It may be harder to lift the leg over the saddle, but then the throttle, mediated through the power plant, delivers immortality to the rear wheel. We fly into the perfect motion of youth. We do look handsome out there, don't we?