This might sound crazy, but wondering if anyone else has ever thought the same way!
But I kinda miss riding in a big city, just remembering years ago when I lived in burbs of a few big cities.
I could jump on bike and ride in known less traffic areas and still be around town..hard to explain! Ride for a couple hours 40 45 mph and see a lot and have a nice ride...sometimes at night I really liked it!
Many of times in evening I'd just felt like riding and it might be 9:00-10:00 P.M and head out for a hour or two..maybe stop at some neighborhood bar and grab a bite?? this was a while ago...but I remember it and it was a blast and very relaxing.
always a trade off but I do fondly recall enjoying some late night, side road wondering around through the city.
one night I rode the 4 corners of the city, passing by 5 different places I'd lived in over the years... just to casually check 'em out.
didn't plan it... just sorta happened while I was enjoying the late night, mostly open roads.
usually can start riding a little earlier in the city too... where winters ice and snow tend to hang on a little longer out in the boonies.
that said... I've got bro's I can go visit in town with a couch to crash on, if I really feel the need.
It would take a lot more than that to get me to move back into the city life.
Now that you mention riding in a big city I lived in Detroit for a few years back in the late 70's and early 80's had a car and a BSA. I took classes across the street for the Old Packard plant on East Grand Blvd. and rode the bike their . and rode all over the Detroit area . I lived in Hamtramck. I don't think today I would rush down their to take a ride or want to do a lot of thru traffic riding in the inner City . With all the crazies and crack heads . I drove semi down their doing road construction in the Early 2000's and it was nuts and I had the semi . I like and love the Country roads up here in the Sticks of the Thumb Of Michigan . But you ride were you Live and do what you have to too enjoy 2 wheels.:smile
Lived in southern California for a while. A freeway commute of two hours could be done
in 20 minutes with lane splitting, which was allowed. not for everyone.
The last day I lived there, I had to run over a loose tire on the freeway. It had just fallen from
the back of a truck, I had no time to swerve but did manage to stand up on the pegs (this was
a BMW, give me a break) and did not lay her down.
No. I do not miss riding in the big city.
Now I commute 40 miles to work in Kansas. some interstate is optional but I prefer the two lane.
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I've never lived in a BIG city, but used to like night riding in the sprawling beach communities of Florida. The glow of my instrument lights, and flashes of my signals, just made it different. I am scared to night ride here in rural Georgia, I've seen deer in my city neighborhood, and they run in gangs out where it's dark! :eek-surprise
Thats just like where I live now and love it, no doubt! I have to drive 19 miles to get anything besides gas, which is great.
I was just reminiscing bout the riding enjoyment I had living in the city! It was cool, not talking bout bumper to bumper traffic and all the headaches that could happen..
Yup, me too, Jeff. I just rode down 501 to Carolina Forest to get a doz of bagels and the traffic going to the beach was ridicules, but that's typical 501 traffic with 90% drivers driving in the left lane. Much prefer country back roads.
Most of my life was lived in So Cal. Commuted to work on the bike except for rainy days. Weekends it was 2 hours or more of frequently clogged up freeway to get to some nice riding country. Granted, beautiful awesome roads for riding.
Now I live in rural Kentucky. Five minutes from my garage to any rural road going in any direction. I wouldn't trade it.
I do like to ride in the downtown section of the city, a little bit. I get to play with the throttle and listen to the pipes more. My commute starts out in the mountains on a twisty back road with no lines painted on it. Then it's 2 lane mountain highway till I get onto the valley floor and still 2 lane till I get close to the city I work in. It becomes a 6 lane for the last 10 miles or so to take me downtown, lane splitting as need be. It's kinda cool cause I get a little bit of everything that way. About 100 miles a day as long as it's not raining or snowing. Then it's the cage. The weekends? As much 2 lane twisty as I can ride on! That's where I love to just cruise with the Mrs. on the back soakin' up the scenery and chillin'. Stopping if we want, riding if we don't.
Like Rick..
I rode and covered the same kind of areas..especially the racing up and down woodward.
.nowadays..to many a holes on cells, texting ,yacking..some areas have really changed..I guess you best be packing. Cause they are.. my times sure have changed..not for the better either..just sayn.
Rick I bet we probably crossed paths a time or 2 back then.
Hey Rick I lived on Talbot between Conut and Mound road for a while North of Caniff
Then I lived on Hewitt west of Jos coumpau and south of Holbrook about 2 1/2 Blocks From Dodge Main plant in Hamtramck
My Busia lived on Eldrigde it was 1 block north of Talbot I lived across the alley and 3 hose up from her house . THe New Delux Bakery was at the end of her street at Counut . And the Good time café Bar it was one of those bars they buzzed you in the inner door if they didn't know you . You weren't getting in and if you didn't leave on your own free will they would remove you from the entry . It was a Polish thing and a old Army Veteran's Bar . this was in the late 70's
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