What Has Happened To Motorcyclists?

[CarlS]

I know folks just like your buddy. I always carry my phone when I ride just as I always carry a credit card. However, I don't answer it or make calls on it during a ride unless my wife calls. If she calls when I am riding, it is something serious. I have a Cardo Bluetooth in my helmet; but I do not answer nor talk on the phone while I am riding. I do listen to my GPS instructions while riding if I have set a destination.

 

[triumph david]

My wife got me a cellphone, it stays on the dresser all of the time, i did promise her the other day i would start carrying it around with me, but i lost it. She is pissed!

 

[Linkdog]

In Florida we define a hill as anywhere water does not stand when in rains. Seriously, in the center of the state and in the panhandle, there are some real hills.

I live on one. Elevation 140 ft. This is the reason I bought a non ABS bike, had to wait because it was still in the crate.

 

[CarlS]

I live on one. Elevation 140 ft. This is the reason I bought a non ABS bike, had to wait because it was still in the crate.

I am at 84 feet.

 

[Qship]

I live on one. Elevation 140 ft. This is the reason I bought a non ABS bike, had to wait because it was still in the crate.

I am at 84 feet.

Careful you guys don't get nosebleeds at those elevations. The air is mighty thin at those heights.

 

[CarlS]

Careful you guys don't get nosebleeds at those elevations. The air is mighty thin at those heights.

I try to be careful; I have backup oxygen for these altitudes.

 

[Rocky]

We're a bit off topic, but in that vein, when I was riding in the Andes Mountains of South America a few years back, we were often riding at very high altitudes; thousands of feet in the air, and let me tell you, trying to breath in the very thin air is no joke to us who live our lives at sea level.
It was fine while riding, but when you dismounted and tried to walk around you quickly ran out of air so you had to move slowly or risk altitude sickness.
More than once my head started to swim from oxygen starvation and I had to rest to recover.
But it was all part of the experience and I wouldn't have missed that adventure for anything.

 

[brooke]

I am about 60 ft above here in Stratford just across the harbour from Charlottetown . Not sure how high that double black diamond was in Sunday River but it was real steep for an amateur like me .
Rocky , how did you manage to get vaccinated ahead of me at your age ??

 

[Rocky]

Huh? Did I miss something - or not getting the joke
No vaccination yet, but I'll be in the "vulnerable elderly" group when they become available.

 

[Qship]

Rocky , how did you manage to get vaccinated ahead of me at your age ??

Carl got the vaccine, Not Rocky.

 

[Vector]

I try to be careful; I have backup oxygen for these altitudes.

Carl got the vaccine, Not Rocky.

Vaccine manufacturer Merck has abandoned development of two coronavirus vaccines, saying that after extensive research it was concluded that the shots offered less protection than just contracting the virus itself and developing antibodies. Good news for me since I had COVID, recovered and have tested antibody positive.

 

[RockyDS]

I live at 3,200 feet amsl. If I go to the nearby mountain passes I can ride at well over 5,000 ft. I think that means I'm immune to Covid-19.

 

[brooke]

Carl got the vaccine, Not Rocky.

Thanks for straightening that out Q , would have taken me months to do it . Just assumed Rocky was as old as dirt I guess . Not very nice of me , Sorry Rocky ...

 

[CarlS]

Thanks for straightening that out Q , would have taken me months to do it . Just assumed Carl was as old as dirt I guess . Not very nice of me , Sorry Carl ...

I'm older than dirt - that makes me a rock!

 

[Rocky]

I'm older than dirt - that makes me a rock!

I guess that means me too

 

[CarlS]

I guess that means me too

Yep, both of us!

 

[Qship]

You're both pretty spry for rocks and dirt. Can self identify with whatever you wish these days. Just remember rocks and dirt aren't eligible for medical and old age pensions, YET!

 

[CarlS]

You're both pretty spry for rocks and dirt. Can self identify with whatever you wish these days. Just remember rocks and dirt aren't eligible for medical and old age pensions, YET!

 

[triumph david]

People have called me a dirty old man before.

 

[Vector]

One day I was doing Iron Butt rides, a short time later I'm living in a 55+ community and playing Bocce.