Muley
Cruisin' Guzzisti
IMHO, the weather is perfect here right now with lows in the upper 20's(Farenheit, that is) and highs in the mid-fifties. Of course, it's a little chilly for riding very far windshieldless or heatedvestless, but the bright sunshine and clear, clean air is a welcome change from the nasty, humid weather we have in the summer. I missed a planned, short ride yesterday due to working on a remodeling job I promised for a neighbor, and, as I walked home from the job site today, I heard a group of motorcycles approaching. I paused to watch them and thought maybe I should be riding also. From the sound of things, most of the bikes were assembled about 1000 miles north of Georgia.
Anyway, about eight or ten riders approached and most of them were sitting leaned back, spread eagle with their feet up on "highway pegs". Perhaps some of you out there in cyberspace can explain this position to me. I have never had a bike with highway pegs and, quite frankly, never wanted them. Is is more comfortable, better on the back, does it cure jock itch, or do the soles of the boots deflect bugs and rocks ? How long would it take at 60 mph for one of these riders to get their feet back where they should be? What happens if a deer runs out in front of them or an old lady in a Cadillac pulls out?
On the other hand, I suppose that riding a motorcycle whose handling characteristics are non-existent might cause the rider to adopt a pessimistic attitude that manifested itself in simply giving up and letting fate take its course:silly:
Anyway, about eight or ten riders approached and most of them were sitting leaned back, spread eagle with their feet up on "highway pegs". Perhaps some of you out there in cyberspace can explain this position to me. I have never had a bike with highway pegs and, quite frankly, never wanted them. Is is more comfortable, better on the back, does it cure jock itch, or do the soles of the boots deflect bugs and rocks ? How long would it take at 60 mph for one of these riders to get their feet back where they should be? What happens if a deer runs out in front of them or an old lady in a Cadillac pulls out?
On the other hand, I suppose that riding a motorcycle whose handling characteristics are non-existent might cause the rider to adopt a pessimistic attitude that manifested itself in simply giving up and letting fate take its course:silly: