Bill really wants to ride a trike and see if he likes them before buying one because they’re very expensive. A new one costs around 35 thousand, but they have a kit for about 15 thousand that can be added to your existing bike if the dealer does it for you. If you’re a DIY type person you can purchase the kit for about 8 thousand. His Harley has around 58 thousand miles which really isn’t bad according to the guy that owns Laugermans, but Bill thinks that’s too many miles to invest the money for the kit so he’s looking at a new or used one with a lot less miles.

Personally I would feel safer on a trike because we are getting older and he certainly doesn’t want to give up riding. I keep telling him he wont have to worry about dropping it which has almost happened a couple of times, but he’s pretty strong and always saved it, but sometimes I think of what might happen if a deer or rabbit runs in our path. Of course we both know people that this has happened to and they have been seriously injured or killed. We are responsible riders of course (except for me I hate wearing a helmet) and I always try to banish those thoughts from my mind as soon as they enter.

We basically only ride on weekends right now and never at night and we always try to take a route that doesn’t have a lot of traffic. Of course when he retires I’m quite sure we will be riding a lot more during the week. Bill always needs a destination and always asks where we are going to ride to and I’m never any help because I’m more interested in the ride than the destination so I really don’t care where we go or which direction as long as it has lots of scenery and stuff for me to look at. We’re planning on a trip to Ohio and a trike would certainly make it a lot easier on us.

Men are so funny because they get weird ideas in their head like not feeling like a man anymore because they went to a three wheeler instead of the two. I see so many young men riding trikes and it doesn’t seem to bother them, but I also see a lot of older people on them because they simply aren’t ready to give up riding and the freedom you feel when you’re on a bike. Bill loves my little scooter and has a blast and it doesn’t bother him at all when some big old tough guy goes riding past on a big bad Harley he just grins at them. My little scooter is fun and it’s very reasonable on gas the only problem is I can’t ride in the Winter time.

If he’s going to do this he better do it before he retires because there will be a lot less money. He’s only ever had one brand new bike in the 46 years he’s been riding so he’s due and he deserves whatever he chooses and so long as he doesn’t mortgage the house to get it then I’m fine. He now says he can’t afford to retire at 62, but I keep telling him we can actually survive on very little and if he gets bored he can always work part time doing whatever he pleases. The guys he works with are all saying if he retires they are all quitting.

Actually if he retires I don’t see that little company lasting very long because no one there has the knowledge he does nor do they want to learn. Of course the company may fold before he retires with the way things are going then the decision will be removed from his hands. I want him to retire and enjoy the time we have left together, I hate seeing him so stressed over that place and I think a trike would certainly take his mind off everything especially if he bought a kit and did it himself, it would keep him occupied for awhile. Enough of my rambling today thanks for reading, I had a very nice Easter and thanks for your kind thoughts.

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