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Permies Poll: Do you know how to ride a motorcycle/scooter?

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It is near the end of the riding season where I am, and the thought popped up in my mind. How many Permies ride motorcycles and scooters?

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Timothy Norton

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I own a motorcycle that I do not ride as much as I should.

It is a nice change of pace over driving a bigger vehicle when all I need to do is go between point A and point B.

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I am confident I would NOT be able to operate a 'legacy' motorcycle without a good deal of practice.....foot operated gear shifting and hand clutching. That said, aren't many motorcycles of today...and even most scooters....offered in automatic transmission? Those I probably would be fine with.

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I rode enough to decide that I could probably cope with one. I found one I liked, a Kawasaki 440 LTD. It had been doing the rounds between our friends to learn on before they moved up to a bigger one - it was Austin's at one point! It finally came up for sale again when I'd decided it was time to go for it, I gave it a good test ride, I organised the money for it, I had first refusal on it.

Then I found out I was pregnant and the whole world changed...

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Robert Ray

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I own an adventure bike that I don't ride enough. Dogs, usually go with me so that requires a car. I created a monster with my daughter I gave her a motorcycle and she now owns several, dirt bikes to Harleys

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I rode for a number of years, usually to work and then for a ride out of the city through the countryside after work. Then I got married, had kids, changed jobs... I still have the bike, but it's sat long enough that it needs a good bit of work to get it roadworthy.

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I've ridden small motorcycles a few times but I've never been licensed. Because of this I chose the Kind Of option on the poll.

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Yup. I own/ride a Harley, though it's not been ridden NEARLY as much as it deserves, and not at all, this year. 🥺

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No. It is one of my regrets.

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Sam Potter

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Motorcycles for the win. I'm currently fixing up a Honda Passport Scooter for a friend to get back and forth to her new job. With rising gas prices Motorcycles, Scooters E-Bikes and regular old pedal pusher bikes are all coming back into style at our place. Add a trailer and they can be good for pretty much anything.
My husband rides his E-Bike to work all year around Even thru the 3 foot of snow negative 20 blizzard last winter. He was the only one to get there on time that day! My dad used to do the same with his Motorcycle back in the 2008 housing crisis up in northern Minnesota, Rain, Snow or tornados he got there dressed to the 9s in his Carhart suite and riding gloves.

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My dad bought a couple of Honda 50cc step through bikes when I was in the 4th grade. Been riding ever since.

I have owned 15 or so different motorcycles over the years and I believe I am at around 600,000 miles, countless tires and plenty of bugs in the teeth.

I am 73 now and still riding, but not as much as I would like to. I have a 2 mile rough dirt road to pavement and that makes me think twice about going out.

Currently have a Yamaha Royal Star Midnight Venture, big touring bike. Hit the road, turn the cruise control on and go, go, go!!!

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"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving,"

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I started riding at age 15 on a Benelli 50 cc bike. Moved up to a Suzuki 150 shortly thereafter and finally ended up with a Harley-Davidson FXDL "Low Rider". Im 77 now so don't ride much any more. But I still have my Harley.

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Love riding, but love all my parts in their proper position more. Given the number of people on their phones and/or high/drunk while driving, I have given up on road riding, That said, I consider the older (70’s) mid sized, mid displacement bikes to be about ideal. Comfortable riding position, nimble/light/quick enough to be fun. Incredible feeling to lean a rumbling gyroscope way over in a turn then flick it way over the other direction for the next curve.

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