Motorcycles ???
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Motorcycles ???
Last year, well I was still drinking, I went out and bought a little bike (76 Kawasaki KE 100). Were I live, the licensing place went on strike. I was able to get my beginners license for it, but not my full license for it (money grab). I didn't have insurance yet, but I had a plate with good stickers, so I taught myself how to drive it, and cruised a bit, but not a lot. Anyway, I was reading a book that said riding bikes are part of addiction. I never really saw it that way, and still don't really. I know bikes are dangerous, but I had and have no plans of riding too fast, or while intoxicated. Id like to ride in the spring, as its winter here, with proper insurance. Any thoughts on this???
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Originally Posted by Paraffinalien 
Motorbikes are part of addiction? LOL, i have never awoken at three in the morning shaking and sweating with a desperate need to feel the wind in my hair.
i also dont see how motorbikes would be an addiction. i think you will be okay.
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I scuba dived off the coast of Australia last year and fed Tiger sharks. There was a few people there that did it every year. I think it can be sort of an addiction to danger or something.
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Originally Posted by Justfor1
I scuba dived off the coast of Australia last year and fed Tiger sharks. There was a few people there that did it every year. I think it can be sort of an addiction to danger or something.
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Originally Posted by RV GTO
Anyway, I was reading a book that said riding bikes are part of addiction.
LOL, never heard that one before either..... care to share the name of the book with us?
LOL, never heard that one before either..... care to share the name of the book with us?
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Sounds like a credible source to me 
haha I would not worry about it. Ride safe, read a book and or take a course... I dunno motorcycles can be addicting, but not in a oh I wake up with violent shakes, unable to think of anything productive or function in anyway sort of way... pick your battles---Ride Sober
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haha I would not worry about it. Ride safe, read a book and or take a course... I dunno motorcycles can be addicting, but not in a oh I wake up with violent shakes, unable to think of anything productive or function in anyway sort of way... pick your battles---Ride Sober Clayton
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I follow celebrity gossip sometimes a little more than I should and my sister (who is big into AA) told me that this was an addictive behavior on my part. She is one of those white collar motorcycle enthusiasts that likes to dress in black when on her ride. I think next time I talk about any celebrity and she comments, I'm going to tell her what Dr. Drew thinks about motorcycles.
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Originally Posted by April999
Any thoughts on this???
My Dad was 24 years sober, AA, when he died unexpectedly at age 63.
He was a member of the Fifth Chapter MC (A sober MC started by AAs) back in the 80's... they no longer exist, there was some trouble started by and with the Pagans MC down in FL... Interesting story... Anyway, he wanted his ashes spread in a particular location 3 hours away... We rode his ashes there in the saddlebags of his Harley...
Thoughts?
Live to Ride, Ride to Live.
Part of the disease, nonsense.... Part of a lifestyle that promotes alcohol and drugs, for some, but definitely not all.
It is what you make it.... Thanx for giving me pause to remember my Dad!
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Hi Im Sharon. I am an Alcoholic.
I haven't had the need to pick
up a drink of "poison" since
8-11-90. For that Im truely
grateful.
At 50+ yrs. old, 20+ yrs.
sober, Remarried after a
25 yr marriage, I got my
motorcycle endorement,
tattoos and a new lease
on life.
Never did I imagine after
all those yrs. that I'd remarry
to someone with a Harley
and enjoy riding in the wind
happy joyous and free.
This could have only happened
to me with a program of
recovery in place and a
faith in a Power greater
than I guiding, protecting
and blessing me all along
the way.
Obsession....na.
A gift. Definitely.
Addicting to living life
to the upmost.
I haven't had the need to pick
up a drink of "poison" since
8-11-90. For that Im truely
grateful.
At 50+ yrs. old, 20+ yrs.
sober, Remarried after a
25 yr marriage, I got my
motorcycle endorement,
tattoos and a new lease
on life.
Never did I imagine after
all those yrs. that I'd remarry
to someone with a Harley
and enjoy riding in the wind
happy joyous and free.
This could have only happened
to me with a program of
recovery in place and a
faith in a Power greater
than I guiding, protecting
and blessing me all along
the way.
Obsession....na.
A gift. Definitely.
Addicting to living life
to the upmost.
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Not addiction.......passion. I do wake up in sweats, needing the wind in my face. Sometimes I need to run a whole tank of gas out to get my head right. My primary sources of transportation are motorcycles. Totaled my mileage for the year Saturday, and my numbers racked up 36,000 + miles for '10.
Only a motorcycle rider knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window.
~Author Unknown
Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death. ~Hunter S. Thompson
Only a motorcycle rider knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window.
~Author Unknown
Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death. ~Hunter S. Thompson
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Yea, You are probably right... seein' as how I don't wear any colors I figure I'm OK... (The Outlaws don't need to worry about me.... LOL... I ride a bicycle, as in pedals, with those funny looking shorts and bright jerseys... ROFLMAO... I wouldn't be worth the paperwork...)
(The Outlaws don't need to worry about me.... LOL... I ride a bicycle, as in pedals, with those funny looking shorts and bright jerseys... ROFLMAO... I wouldn't be worth the paperwork...)
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Originally Posted by Mark75
Yea, You are probably right... seein' as how I don't wear any colors I figure I'm OK... (The Outlaws don't need to worry about me.... LOL... I ride a bicycle, as in pedals, with those funny looking shorts and bright jerseys... ROFLMAO... I wouldn't be worth the paperwork...)
(The Outlaws don't need to worry about me.... LOL... I ride a bicycle, as in pedals, with those funny looking shorts and bright jerseys... ROFLMAO... I wouldn't be worth the paperwork...)Anyway all my friends wear black and white. Just sayin...
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Don't all alkies breath air too? I bet air's part of the addiction. -- LOL
...come to think of it, I AM pretty addicted to air.
April, chronic alcoholism is present in a million different situations, all sorts of different ppl, and it crosses every "boundary" known to man. If you're a real alcoholic, like I am, get recovered and you won't have to worry about managing triggers.
...come to think of it, I AM pretty addicted to air.
April, chronic alcoholism is present in a million different situations, all sorts of different ppl, and it crosses every "boundary" known to man. If you're a real alcoholic, like I am, get recovered and you won't have to worry about managing triggers.
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