2006-06-14 20:01:09 · 23 answers · asked by Tracy #1 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Never give up your dreams! If a Harley is what you want, then do what you can to get one someday. You're 44 not 84!
2006-06-14 20:06:16 · answer #1 · answered by dh1977 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't let your dreams be dreams.
I am 34 and just learned to ride less than a year ago. Although I do not have a Harley (van payment!), I have a Suzuki Intruder. I used to dream of just having a biker boyfriend so I could be on the back of a Harley. I had someone I was friends with/dating, and then he stopped talking to me just at riding time. I was sooooo upset. He was a great guy, but I was also mad that I was waiting for some guy to give me what I wanted. I had to overcome a lot of misconceptions about myself, and a lot of fear.
I would rather have my own any kind of bike, than be on the back of a Harley.
If I can do it anyone can. Do you ride already? You are the creator of your reality. Every thought is creating. Tell the universe what you have and who you are - according to what you want to have and be. It will be.
2006-06-16 15:03:34 · answer #2 · answered by ridethestar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Age is not the issue. Experience is. If you have ridden for a while, by all means, get your potato-potato-potato and join the club.
If you are not experienced at riding, however, you need to do some preparation.
Those learning to fly a plane do not go out and jump into an F-18, or even a G-5 ... they start on a Piper to learn the basics. Motorcycles are not hard to ride, but they do have a lot (I mean a lot) of really fundamental differences from cars.
1) Two wheels. Ever see a biker roll up to a stop, and forget to put a leg down? Happens. Can be funny for the rest of us, and an expensive lesson.
2) Bikes use "counter steer" or "body steer" (or both). Counter steer means you turn the handlebars to the right in order to go left, when cornering at speed. Not something that everybody knows when they hop on a bike for the first time.
3) When you want to tighten a corner (like, you start to go wide and feel like you may end up on the shoulder), you use the THROTTLE not the brake to swing the rear wheel further out and tighten your turn. Brakes make the bike go straighter! I had a bud die because he hadn't learnd this (at least not instinctively) and ran his brand new machine into a signpost.
And so forth.
Bottom line, there is no upper age limit for riding. Some of the toughest, fastest, bestest riders I know are over 50! What they lack in reflex, they make up for in forethought.
But if this is your first bike, or if you haven't ridden in a while, don't try to learn or relearn on a HD.
Take a MSF rider safety course, ride a rental around for a weekend or two. Then go shopping!
Wear a helmet.
2006-06-15 07:06:52 · answer #3 · answered by Grendle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are serious, go to the Harley website and learn about Rider'sEdge New Rider Course. Go to the local dealership and talk to them about wanting to get a Harley and if you could work something out with them. For example, if you take the course and decide you want to buy a bike after the class, if they would refund the cost of the class towards the purcase price. Just a suggestion.
2006-06-15 21:08:54 · answer #4 · answered by tx_vrod 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never give up, I'm 51 and have the same dream. I ride whatever I can just so I can ride, if the dream of a Harley happens great if not I still had fun.
2006-06-15 04:09:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like you maybe been a passenger?...if that is the case i can't stress a motorcycle safety course enough....maybe contact the dmv and ask about them...and if you have been riding then u know a harley isn't out of the question...usually its just a matter of finances...lol..as a guy who has always had a bike or bikes..i know i have a lot more respect for a woman who rides her own bike...two people on a bike kinda take some of the fun outta riding for me...would much rather ride with someone who has their own bike....being on a bike is freedom of a sorts and having someone on the back messing up aerodynamics...physics or whatever u want to call can be limiting since one has to be responsible for the passenger as well....lol...
later
2006-06-16 00:27:02 · answer #6 · answered by last 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tracey, I say go for it! I am 42 and I just bought my first bike. I started out cheap tho. Got a used yamaha virago. I want a suzuki boulevard s50. I know plenty of people who didn't start doing more than riding on the back until their 40's and 50's. Personally, I wouldn't want a harley, but that is personal preference.
2006-06-15 06:10:52 · answer #7 · answered by autobodyqueen 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think maybe you should go ahead and get your harley and quit dreaming about it. What r you waiting for? If you cant afford a new one, get a used one. If you cant afford a big one, get a small one. I like the sportsters, personally. I think they are fun to ride, get good gas mileage, and you can make them fast . The engine design is actually better than the big twins, with the straighter push rod geometry, and four cams instead of two.
When you get ur harley send me a pic. Thanks.
2006-06-16 04:08:42 · answer #8 · answered by jack f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sweety you aren't old! Go get that Harley! I bought my first Harley two months ago after dreaming about having one since I was seven years old. I haven't looked back since!
2006-06-15 18:26:22 · answer #9 · answered by Kelly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should quit dreaming and just make it come true...It's not unusual for females to own and ride a Harley...go for it girl. Especially if it's your dream!
2006-06-22 01:54:19 · answer #10 · answered by solay090 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋