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I actually did the same thing after my wreck. I couldn't ride, but was afraid if I didn't get right back on again that I would lose my nerve and never get back on. Ended up rapairing that wrecked bike and rode it another three years.
Funny thing. When I was seventeen a friend (male) and I took his Honda CB350 and road from PA all the way up to Manitoba Canada and rode all around up there and then back to PA Not once did we even consider it weird. We had a blast riding the mountains Gee I wonder at what age the Homophobia sets in?
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