Well, for those that know me, I have had two wheeled vehicles since the age of 12. I lived in northern WI for the younger years of my life ice racing on Lake Winnebago, and riding to college at UW Oshkosh all year long.

I learned to ride thru a fishtail without dumping my bike on oil or wet pavement.

My life has been led for 46 years on two wheels. I used to ride straight into parking spots at Chicago Harley Davidson & wait for Barry Brown the owner to come running out to push me out of the inclined space. I did this for many years until I got the goldwing with reverse.

I've ridden thru hurricane like weather, tornadoes flying to close, snow blizzards in March to make an important ABATE meeting, and felt lost and alone without my bikes close by.

Now the decision comes since this last surgery whether I can handle stopping power on any biker over 900# anymore. And the thought of triking a motorcycle is scarier to me than two wheeling it.

Years ago I was given the keys to another winger's trike to try it out after my almost fatal bike accident. I got on, rode it straight down the road, and found I had a hard time steering it into a turn. I'm sure it takes time getting used to having to "drive" it. Another friend came by with a side car & said try it out. So I did, And I took out a neighbors mailbox & flower bed trying to steer it with a sidecar.

There's just got to be a method on how to ride bikes like that, and if someone would tell me the easy ways around them, I just might finally trike  mine out.

I can still handle my 1100# bike, but after rupturing basically bones in my ass  for you lay  people who don't know what a sacrum is   for I'm not sure I can stop it properly anymore, as I weigh my bikes just a little over the 20# limit. I'm pretty sure 500# of excess things is way to much for a wing to handle or a harley for that matter also. I never travel light, when I ride cross country.

So someone teach me the tricks to trike it out, otherwise I will just keep on riding two wheels.  

And am hoping real soon, I am no longer a pain in the butt to myself either.....

My Comments From: Shane_FXST 22 May 2007, 12:59 pm Don't know any tricks myself but I do know there folks out there that can instruct you, plus I believe there are videos out there too if you're the self starter type. You are aware too that there are "stabilizer" kits out there too for your 2 wheeler? Check out this site. http://www.safetyfeatures.com/  I know when my time comes I'll be looking into something like this...