So yesterday (this is a true story) I was on I-4 on the way to the airport after spending eight glorious days in the Florida sunshine. I was sitting there thinking about the week I had just had when I looked to my left and noticed a group of three bikers. Being that they we were all heading north I assumed the trio was headed for Daytona Beach. After all, Bike week is on right now and will be until the 18th March. They only had to travel 75 miles and luckily they had some fantastic weather to warm them on the way.
However the age of these bikers was something that I found unusual. While one was about the same age as me (mid-40s), the other two were obviously much older. I remember thinking that they could well have done with a pair of bifocal riding glasses and some discounts at restaurants for seniors.
They each had a head of grey hair that was blowing behind them and they both wore biker leathers and had a number of different tattoos. They had passed me by before I could see if they were patched. Yet I thought to myself, "Old bikers never die; they just go to that Big Rally in the sky".
Bifocal riding glasses or not, you're never too old to ride. There is nothing better than enjoying the freedom of the open road with the wind in your hair. In fact, when it comes to travelling around the country, many of us prefer to do it from the back of a motorcycle instead of sitting in a cramped car or tour bus. Until you have been on the back of a motorbike, you just can't understand how free you will feel.
Well I have now left Florida behind and am back working and unfortunately the bike season will not start here for at least another month. But before long we'll see plenty of bikers out and about on our local roads. I hope the three bikers I saw on the I-4 are now chilling out at the Daytona Bike week. If they are there then it shows that no matter what age you are, you can still be a biker.
However the age of these bikers was something that I found unusual. While one was about the same age as me (mid-40s), the other two were obviously much older. I remember thinking that they could well have done with a pair of bifocal riding glasses and some discounts at restaurants for seniors.
They each had a head of grey hair that was blowing behind them and they both wore biker leathers and had a number of different tattoos. They had passed me by before I could see if they were patched. Yet I thought to myself, "Old bikers never die; they just go to that Big Rally in the sky".
Bifocal riding glasses or not, you're never too old to ride. There is nothing better than enjoying the freedom of the open road with the wind in your hair. In fact, when it comes to travelling around the country, many of us prefer to do it from the back of a motorcycle instead of sitting in a cramped car or tour bus. Until you have been on the back of a motorbike, you just can't understand how free you will feel.
Well I have now left Florida behind and am back working and unfortunately the bike season will not start here for at least another month. But before long we'll see plenty of bikers out and about on our local roads. I hope the three bikers I saw on the I-4 are now chilling out at the Daytona Bike week. If they are there then it shows that no matter what age you are, you can still be a biker.
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