Motorcycle Introspections...

Most people know that I'm a pretty introspective person. I try to understand my feelings and emtions before doing something, so I can know how it will affect me and if my rationality for something is right. So I'm trying understand why I want to get a motorcycle. I signed up for the lessons on the weekend of the 3rd & 4th of February. I just need to bring ankle-high shoes and full coverage gloves. They provide helmets and the bikes to learn on. I'm very excited about it and can't wait. Although, what I really can't wait for is to actually try riding on one of their bikes.

Of course then there is getting a nice simple bike of my own. I don't know what exactly to get yet. The biggest piece is figuring out what I can afford. Most dealers have reasonable prices on used bikes. I think I'm leaning towards a Honda or BMW for now. Both look very cool, and both seem to do really well in reviews. I don't plan to get one until after I have taken the class though. Mainly because I know it's a different driving experience and I have only ridden a motorcycle twice ever.

I'm like a kid at Christmas waiting to see what good thing I can get. Of course this time I'm my own santa and I have to pay for it... so that tempers the expectancy. So only 30 days to go before I go shopping, of course I'm spending my time drooling on the windows. Back to introspection though, I really don't know Why I'm so excited about it. Maybe just a new thing that I use for a while and then give up, (which really worries me in how much I'll spend on a bike) but I think there's more to it than that. For a long time I've always wanted a convertable too, but this seems even cooler than a convertable. I had a friend ( a minister) that got one to use for tooling around Florida going to church conferences and things. He made good use of his bike until his age got to him and he had to give it up. Maybe it's because it's "dangerous" and I'm wanting to live on the edge... no, I'm a scaredy-cat, I don't like to swing to high either. Maybe it's wanting to be different... more different than normal. Maybe I've had the mini-van too long and I'm feeling like a suburbanite ready to go over the edge if I see another "forest green" anything. Maybe it's the horse for me, the knight, to sweep my princess off of her feet.

So with all the reasons and possibilities floating around in my head, I'm looking forward to the classes and getting started riding.