Maybe its money that motivates him or maybe he is sick of having less purchasing power than he did 5 years ago as everything has gotten more expensive and wages have remained flat. I have had that experience here, I will likely need to move on in order to get back onto the earning curve I was on before so that maybe, one day, I can retire.

That said, if my company did other things better I would be less likely to be looking for a job over money... so it really isn't just about the cash usually.

even durring the day? Thats not a particularly good law. At night, obviously it is different.

I did that a few jobs back. I found a much better way to manage the SDK my company had developed and been using for about 2 decades. It relied on a feature that had been added to C++ since the work had been done. I talked to the head of dev about it and he was convinced it was impossible (he had tried you see). I brought up that it may not have been possible back when he did the work and he took it as a shot at his age.

Plot twist, he was 1 year older than me.... stuck in your ways is stuck in your ways no matter what the age.

Maybe if you send the data on plastic disks through the mail....

Certainly not a chore to put your feet down at a stop light.

I can see a use for this, although it would be a shame if it needed a motorcycle license. I can't see why it should. You don't push to turn, you dontt put your feet down, you don't back it up manually.... what about it requires any of the skills I learned in the rider ed course?

I mean I would never take one of these to bike week, but as a small commuter vehicle for city living it might not be a bad thing.... though maybe not around here. How well will it handle snow and ice?

Its a shame you have to paint your bike black when you put aftermarket pipes on it. I really wish someone could do something about that.

to be fair, people said the same kinds of things about the V-rod and that has sold quite well. As it is I think this bike has some issues, too expensive (well, most harleys are) for a commuter only bike, too short a range for a long weekend adventure, but its a first step in a new direction.

my harley is nearly 15 years old and it runs beautifully... The new engines (the ones that started with the 88ci one back in 1999) are really quite reliable and pleasant to work on when you need to. Tools are simple and plentiful. Honestly if you want to talk about bikes that are a bitch to work on its got to be 80s era Japanese bikes. I had a Yamaha Maxim that had an electrical diagram that would make your head spin and the engines are often so compact that they are incredibly hard to work on, especially on the side of the road.

luckily, while harley has improved its reliability, Japanese bikes have improved their maintainability and right now there are a ton of good bikes on the road, not to mention Victory and Indian and a lot of Euro brands that you didn't see in the states back then. Its a good time to be on 2 wheels.

I have a lot of friends who ride bikes in the city, most of them have been hit or had a door opened into their path. Don't get cocky or you may find yourself bleeding one the pavement one day.

They happen often enough on interstates, but worse are multi-lane state highways, they are usually more constricted and people treat the 2 lane ones pretty much like they are regular roads and change lanes with very little consideration.

I learned to ride in New Jersey, land of such roads... these days I barely notice when someone cuts me off or merges into my lane. I am numb to it.

on a bike, even a tiny hit can be lethal. People merge into motorcycles all the time without even noticing. I don't even react anymore when it happens, I just avoid them and then get away from them. Its not even worth getting upset about it because it happens just about every time I go out on the bike.

Humm, they why is it that I can hear them coming up my street 10 seconds before I can see them? I must have magic ears.

You should really get your hearing checked, that is not good. I ride a 2000 HD lowrider, not a super quiet bike, and I can hear plenty around me.

You mean doctors and lawyers?

Nobody buys a motorcycle because they are concerned about their safety, the idea that somehow harleys are extra dangerous is asinine. Motorcycles are dangerous, in large part because car drivers are often distracted and don't notice bikes on the road around them.