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Sorry to hear. At 66, my wife is already asking when I plan to give it up. My answer was that the Slim I just bought will be my last bike, but no end date
Only 3 wheeler I would want is an old Morgan.
OP, I feel your pain and totally understand the dilemma -
I'm 68 and nursing a healing broken left tibia - spiral fracture w/rod down the middle of the bone and 8 screws. The kickstand.shifter side dangit, think about that. It's been 4 months and I seem to have reached a cane-required balance/strength plateau which may or may not ever let me safely operate my Electra Glide again.... we'll see...
I will do the trike thing if needed. Next time you see an old dude on one dont deride him or make fun. Just pray you dont get to the point where thats your option. The age thing sux.
We had a freewheeler trike some years ago. I have to say, we had a blast on that thing. I get to the point where you're at, I'll trade my 2 wheels for a trike as opposed to stopping altogether.
Either way, good luck to you, take up some hobbies!
I'm currently 78 and have a Heritage and a Triglide. I use the Trike when my wife rides with me and the Heritage when solo. I have no problem with two wheels, but feel much safer on the trike when riding two up; leg strength is not what it used to be
I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I spent all last night browsing the internet for used Harleys! I'll wait til spring and see what trikes are out there for sale. I know I'm gonna miss riding for a long time.
I was a guy who grew up in factory towns. Dudes had a code back then. A lot of my views had to change because the times we live in changed.
Sadly I was one of those that spent 20 years looking down on Baggers and especially Trikes. Only sissys with boyfriends wore helmets only City snobs with no calluses drank that expensive craft beer lots of ridiculous ideas.. the 80s and 90s I guess. Hey big hair rockers were the thing.
Now I have respect for dudes who keep riding, keep tasting life. The world is different. Way more selfish, way more uncaring, unkind. Sexting, Texting, Music apps, Tik Tok, YouTube, Instagram . Soccer moms, tourists its war out there on a bike. Traffic is so much worse than when I was younger.
these days to keep riding we go to war. Helmet, gloves, armor, Boots, gps trackers, locks, chains . Whatever it takes to keep riding.
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I'll wait til spring and see what trikes are out there for sale. I know I'm gonna miss riding for a long time.
