thinking about cashing out

[GARTHXS]

Well after hearing about poor Cy and many other souls over the years I'm really thinking hard about passing on my Xs to someone else . The roads here are crazy and I have to go about an hour before I hit any decent two lane black top . Man I got cut off three times on the way home from the dentist twice by the same lady! I was freaked out in my cage

[GARTHXS]

Well I just have not been riding much at all and especially for this summer . I think I just want to focus on my roadster. And Dogg , I've had a good run with very few get offs and I've ridden for about 25 years

[crazy steve]

I'll say this... if I lived in any of my local urban areas and had to regularly ride certain areas, I'd probably quit riding. I rarely ride my bike into 'town' anymore, there's just too many idiots on the road anymore. It seems like any time I do go into 'town' in the cage, I'll see at least one accident (four wheeled type) and many of those would be pretty nasty if a bike had been involved. I know not all urban areas are the same, so the individual has to make that call depending on where they live. And let's face it, as we get older our reaction times get slower and while a savvy rider can compensate for that to a point, it only takes a split-second for some moron to run you over...

I know that Cy had remarked that he was having concentration issues after his prior accident, I hope that wasn't a contributing factor in this one.

[Yard Dogg]

Obviously somebody doesn't want my comment cause they keep deleting it, point taken.

[GARTHXS]

[Yard Dogg]

Lmao!

This is a serious subject though. When I got my first street bike cruiser, I only had it for 3 weeks when I already had 4 close calls that had nothing to do with me. I was almost killed. I was starting to think the universe had turned on me.

I had a pallet fall off the back of a truck in front of me, an alligator skin come off a truck and came flip flop (Romney) down the freeway at me, twice on a busy freeway people changed lanes and almost took me out, then the scariest moment was on a highway approaching a 2 way stop. I had the right of way and the speed limit was 65, so I slowed to around 60 and a woman cut right out in front of me at the last minute, I wouldn't have made it if she hadn't saw me last second and stopped. I went around the front of her. A truck immediately followed her and called the police. An officer pulled me over to make sure I was alright then went after her. He was pissed.

[GARTHXS]

Yeah I just don't want to a stat . I have a young family they would be screwed without me. I think the car will be a nice swap for now and lord knows it could use a nice influx of cash and I will still have breeze

[DGXSER]

Garth, alot of folks choose to hang up the helmet while they raise their chitlins. I did the same thing. There will be plenty of time to put your knees back in the breeze when they are at the age they would rather you not be around anyway.

[ViperRon]

Garth
There are times when you sometimes need to make a change and if you feel danger ridding then a change needs to be made. Some of us change where we ride or when we ride etc etc. Me I no longer ride at night and made that change many years ago after hitting bambi. Out on country roads they hide in the tall grass and remain there till they hear you comming and then step out to see what it is, so even ridding out of the cities can be a chalenge at times. I tried for a while but any little change in movement at night along the side of the road and I'd be on the brake which was making me dangerous. I definately respect you putting your family first and support what ever you do. You can still stay here and make fun of the rest of us.

[CaptonZap]

Now that there is funny, I don't care who you are!

[GARTHXS]

Well I just try to keep things cool . When I started this thread I wanted feedback and I'm a big boy and can take it. Without conflict you can't speak honestly . And I didn't expect Doggs post to get deleted .
any ways back to the subject
I want to sell kit and kaboodle. And I have many parts , head ,touring setups calipers Kerker electrical plus my bike is pretty modified . Fj Carbs with pods ,bassani pipe 81h tank .

[650mark]

every rider i know has a story about close calls. sadly it goes with the territory. i've had 2 and i count myself as one of the very lucky ones. 40 years ago in denver a cop ran through a red light and hit me broadside. i was unhurt and the bike suffered minimal damage. 5 years ago a brain dead soccer mom on her cell phone went through a red light and hit my new gl1800. again, after flying through the air a bit i was unhurt, bike was totaled. i'm now convinced that i am not going to die on a motorcycle. if my next "incident" is going to be another 35 years from now i'll be long gone anyway(i'm 63)

[motoman]

Yeah I just don't want to a stat . I have a young family they would be screwed without me. I think the car will be a nice swap for now and lord knows it could use a nice influx of cash and I will still have breeze

Well, as you know Garth, I sold my Venturer after having it ten yrs. from new as I didn't ride it much after having kids. They both rode strapped to the backrest with my belt a couple times when they were 2 and 4yrs.old. It apparently went to a different part of the country(Phoenix) for many years before ironicly showing up here in G.Junction in 97 where I had transferred to job related. Some years later(05), that particular owner got tired of dealing with it(second gear issue/clutch slip)that he decided to sell it. Fortunately, in this part of the country, no rust issues and it was all still intact, got it back from that owner for $100 and have put another $900 back into it which was mostly cosmetics replacing exterior plastics with nicer cond. ones(fairing,side cases,etc.) and the motor with a matching yr./model one with less than 10K on it. Can't count the expense on these having paid $5300 out the door new, but well worth just the fact of getting the same bike back some 14yrs. later. Always just figured I was rewarded for doing the right thing back in 1991 selling it and raising a family. It just now started throwing electrical and carb curves at me as a pay-back for selling it. Your choice is NOT a bad one by all means, and it CAN come back full circle as a good thing.......just has been my experience.

[haywardguy929]

Bottom line is you have to do whats right for you and only you know your feelings and situation. I'd say give it a little time and make sure your not going to regret it later.

[BA80]

If you are uncomfortable riding then by all means get off the bike but if you getting off it because you are afraid of what MIGHT happen you had better stop doing a lot of other things too. There are things that are just as dangerous as riding that we do every day without even thinking about it. And we don't enjoy them as much.

If you live in fear of what might happen you will live to regret what could have been.