my wife fell in love with motorcycles a year or so ago, took the motorcycle safety class, and we bought her a honda shadow 750, which she rode...a little. she never felt good or comfortable on it, and always felt like it was too dangerous for a young mother. she felt guilty being a poor rider in a world of text/drivers and possibly leaving her children without a mother...the guilt consumed her. then we thought about trikes. they are safer, she would still be in the wind, she would not have to develop that skill of balance, or have to pick it up if it fell, and lets face it, they are huge an harder to miss if you are a car. now I have a wife best friend riding buddy and im the luckiest man in the world. I love trikes!!!!

~nrg

 

Awesome story!

 

I had cancer last winter and chemo left my legs week so traded Sportster for 2016 Freewheeler. Would not go back ,also I am 72.

 

Congrats on staying in the wind never give up it took me forty years to get back in. Again welcome a great group of people are reading these threads all willing to help or just support. ride safely fearless

 

Great Story, After 45 yrs. of riding everything from drag bikes to touring bikes and competing in iron butts I decided that between cancer and knee surgery's to buy a freewheeler and couldn't be happier. To each their own but I'm loving my trike.Retired now and living right down the road from you in Apex.I'm the old guy on the red freewheeler with the big grin on his face!

 

Hey, nrg2brn and zigzag, we are neighbors. I live in the Garner area

 

I rode a three wheel 45ci service car back in the 70's. It was a lot of fun riding it. I currently switch back and forth between the SG and TG. Since I am in my mid 60's I been riding the TG more.

 

Look forward to meeting you sometime.I've read a lot of your posts.

 

My wife and I started riding at 47 & 46 respectively. We rode on two wheels (each had their own bike).

My conversion from 2 to 3 wheels happened after I had an accident at 49 that resulted in two torn rotator cuffs and plates and screws being put in my ankle. The ankle and shoulders have never been quite right since. So I made the decision during recovery to move on to 3 wheels. I figured I was going to end up needing them in the long run and wanted to get the purchase out of the way sooner rather than later. I've never looked back and love my TriGlide.

My wife continued with her Fatboy until last year when she had two fusions done (one in neck, one in lower back). After that, she found her bike awkward and she was constantly afraid she would go over and hurt her spine. So I got her a TriGlide as well.

We both love our trikes; I think she misses her 2 wheeler more than I do. But she would never go back to 2 wheels at this point.

 

Not sure how much you ride or how old you are but the older you get and love to ride you will figure it out.