First Over Night Trip with Wife on Trike

[paid4c4]

I bought our 2006 GW1800 Motor Trike so my new wife Kathy could go with me on motorcycle trips. One of my motorcycle groups decided to visit the Jefferson Davis Monument, Hopkinsville, KY. Word is the "Do Gooders" are trying to force the destruction of the monument in order to be politically correct. Any way we made the journey to get to Hopkinsville yesterday for a total of 304 miles. Today we visited the monument and came home using expressway instead of the old roads we used going. Kathy really enjoyed the ride and feels at ease and safe on the trike even with me driving! The Goldwing will easily cruise at 75 on the expressway and rides very nice. The new airbags I installed really helped. Here is a photo of Kathy on the trike at the monument. We're home now safe and sound after a round trip of 700 miles.
(sorry the photo flipped when it posted and I can't figure out how to straighten it.)

 

[clint44]

Always great to have your partner with you! My wife loves to ride every bit as much as I do.

 

[Catfish]

A few trips like that and you'll be wanting to take much longer excursions. Wondering off the main paths are the most enjoyable and momentous for the wife and I. :clapping:

 

[paid4c4]

I forgot to mention that it seems like every where we go people want to ask about the trike. I think there is a lot of people interested in motorcycles just not on two wheels. We even had a fellow from England wanted to sit on the trike so he could have his photo taken.
Bill

 

[Ed Hobgood]

You will get alot of questions when your on a trike. We have been to the Jefferson Davis Monument and I hate to hear about the "Do Gooder" wanting to get it torn down. I guess they just want to rewrite history and then what will they want to do next? Anyway glad to hear you are enjoying the new trike, get out there and ride.

 

[CrystalPistol]

Great to read about a "first ride" for the lady! Bet it's tough holding on like that though? :Trike1:



Something I learned long ago and something a friend is learning now ..... always stay tuned to her happiness on the ride. She's "along for the ride" with no control .... and if uncomfortable, she may try to mask it .... but it will show in time.

The interstate here is I-81 and we avoid it almost always because of the heavy truck traffic. I know "Wife Unit" hates it, so we use the old roads. My friend ... he get's near an interstate and it calls out to him, he jumps on it and zooms off at 70-75 and then a few days later wonders why his wife won't ride with him much.

One day we all rode to Mabry Mill for a lunch, about 2.5 hours one way on BRParkway. Coming home, she was talking about how much fun we were all having, she was having .... on CB. Then 50 miles from home we got off BRP and decided to come up Rt 11. She still having fun, beautiful ride.

Then less than 20 miles from home, as we passed a ramp to I-81 north, my friend turned and got on I-81 north, Sunday evening, north bound, huge truck presence ..... nasty riding. I stayed on Rt 11 and I am sure he got home all of 10 minutes earlier ..... but she .... his wife ..... was not happy. He later asked why I didn't follow him. She didn't get back on the bike for a long time after that.

I retired as a state police officer in 2010, he retired in 2014, we worked the same area, same highways, but for some reason .... he likes that interstate that I grew to hate many years ago.

 

[Catfish]

The views and experience of interstates are all the same and suck. You see real America off the so called super time saving highways. The old roads offer one hell of a lot more adventure. Only when I need do I jump onto an interstate and that isn't very often and short distances.

 

[paid4c4]

"Something I learned long ago and something a friend is learning now ..... always stay tuned to her happiness on the ride. She's "along for the ride" with no control .... and if uncomfortable, she may try to mask it ...."

I did a poor job of checking on her and she got way over heated. I'm glad we had a chase van with AC for her to finish the last 75 miles. I've now added new helmets with build in communications gear so we can converse and I can keep track of her. I also need to get her a cup holder so she can have a cold drink when she wants one.
Bill