A Quick Little Poll

[tfdoug]

Been riding since I was 15 on various bikes mostly Hondas until kids arrived. After Kids left I bought a Yamaha 1100 then a GW1500, GW1800. Then Wife told me to trike the wing and she would ride with me (worst mistake I ever made) and that is the rest of the story.

 

[WalterM817]

Honda Valkyrie. Talk about a learning curve huh? Wife loved the Valkyrie but that backseat and all on the Triglide just made her beat me into submission. The trike took some getting used to but it's fun now.

 

[kimber45]

Had a 1969 Honda 350, 1971 Moto Guzzi 750, 1970 Yamaha 650 sold last bike in 1973. Bought a new TG 2010 in October of 09. 43,000 miles later we still love it.

 

[Ed Hobgood]

I was in to showing cars and friends of ours started riding bikes so I decided if I was going to get a bike it would need to be a trike instead. I road some when I was younger (Honda 350) but that was years ago and I wanted something I didn't half to worry about droping. I got a 95 GL1500 to make sure we would like riding and after a couple years got the Stallion. My wife and me both love getting out on the road and hope to continue riding for many years to come.

 

[AzDaven]

My love affair with motorcycles began at the age of 11, I live north west Illinois on a 30 acre ranch. My best friend Justin came over on his brand-new minibike and that's all it took. Well, that and getting straight A's for a semester before dad would buy me my own minibike but it was a Yamaha YZ 80 the year was 1980 and I loved that thing. Flash forward to 1994 and I got my first big boy bike. it it was a Honda CBR 600 and I wrote it for about a year and a half before I realized I needed something more comfortable.

In 1998 I got a Harley Dyna glide convertible. I love that bike more than almost any other because you could take off the windshield and saddlebags or leave them on whichever way you wanted. About a year after I got that I also picked up a great '93 Sportster 883 bored out to 1200 with a 24 inch front wheel and completely polished up. It also had a black fat Bob tank. I love riding that too but I can only do it solo because my wife hated the little P-pad seat. I kept those bikes for about three years and sold them both put a down payment on a house. I really wish I had those bikes back because the house is long gone and we've moved three times since then.

My multiple Sclerosis was diagnosed about that time and I was told I would never have the Balance or strength to keep up another bike. I thought my riding days were over. I foolishly thought that till two months ago when I got my Suzuki Boulevard. And now that I have Milwaukee steel in the garage again I love my Harley V-Rod trike and I told my wife that she can take the title and put in the box and bury it. I'm never selling this thing. (Sorry for the long story. I guess I just fell in a day dream of my life)

 

[rmrc51]

Before I had my present "WingSmith" (lol) and before that my Valkyrie/Motortrike, I had a 97 Suzuki Intruder. She was a great bike! But an old hip injury was beginning to rear it's ugly head. When I would straddle the bike, especially when I had to hold her up, I'd get stabbing pains in my left hip. At times it was so bad that I couldn't even stand up. This would also happen intermittently when I was riding and would lean into a turn. I knew at that point, a two wheeler was out of the question for me.

How-ever, with that said I can honestly say that I really don't miss two wheels. I love the stability and increased safety of the trike! ThumbUp

 

[Yogisan]

Before I got my trike I rode a 2004 H-D 1200R Sportster. A 64-year old lady in a 2001 Chevy Malibu helped me make the switch. :AGGHH:

 

[greyfang]

A Vespa 150 when I was 14, 2 Suzukis, 1 Yamaha, and a Husquvarna. (all dirt bikes) then a Kawasaki and a Honda (street bikes). Finally made it to a 1200 Custom Sportster and now the Trike. Still felt ok by myself but a little uncomfortable with my better half. Riding much longer now and enjoying every minute of it.

 

[bustedwing]

Previous bike was a Honda Gold Wing 1500 but it was distroyed in a head on with a car that came very close to paralyzing me from the neck down. I am now on a Honda Gold Wing 1500 with Lehman trike and it was a choise, either trike or no bike. Besides, once you go Gold Wing you never go back.

 

[roadrunnerdavid]

My love affair with motorcycles began at the age of 11, I live north west Illinois on a 30 acre ranch. My best friend Justin came over on his brand-new minibike and that's all it took. Well, that and getting straight A's for a semester before dad would buy me my own minibike but it was a Yamaha YZ 80 the year was 1980 and I loved that thing. Flash forward to 1994 and I got my first big boy bike. it it was a Honda CBR 600 and I wrote it for about a year and a half before I realized I needed something more comfortable.

In 1998 I got a Harley Dyna glide convertible. I love that bike more than almost any other because you could take off the windshield and saddlebags or leave them on whichever way you wanted. About a year after I got that I also picked up a great '93 Sportster 883 bored out to 1200 with a 24 inch front wheel and completely polished up. It also had a black fat Bob tank. I love riding that too but I can only do it solo because my wife hated the little P-pad seat. I kept those bikes for about three years and sold them both put a down payment on a house. I really wish I had those bikes back because the house is long gone and we've moved three times since then.

My multiple Sclerosis was diagnosed about that time and I was told I would never have the Balance or strength to keep up another bike. I thought my riding days were over. I foolishly thought that till two months ago when I got my Suzuki Boulevard. And now that I have Milwaukee steel in the garage again I love my Harley V-Rod trike and I told my wife that she can take the title and put in the box and bury it. I'm never selling this thing. (Sorry for the long story. I guess I just fell in a day dream of my life)

Thanks for sharing!