Hi Bugzy, I got my first road bike at 16(50cc), at 17 I bought a 125cc Honda, 5 weeks later I was knocked off breaking both wrists and a collar bone, it put me off for about a year so eventually got back on, 31 years of accident free riding I was hit in the same spot snapping my femur, shattered my pelvis, broke 2 bones in my hand, 1 rib and shoulder, femur wouldn't reunite until 4th attempt so 4 years of hell, I couldn't wait to get back on, this happened in 2015 and I'm still going 🤣 ( with a slightly shorter leg🤣). Merry Christmas to you and Justin and the dogs and I hope 2024 brings us both dry roads and sunshine 👍👍👍
Holy moly!!!! What a journey you have been on, appreciate you sharing your story here. Hope ya had a nice Christmas & happy new year! I look forward to hearing more from you.
I'm 58 and I ride. I'm not afraid of dying I'm afraid of not living. Don't get me wrong, I am afraid of crashing and the pain, but I think it's a healthy fear that keeps me better focused when riding, keeps me from drinking and riding, keeps me from excessive speed. The fear is part of the riding therapy, because I focus more I shut out the world more and keep my mind on the ride. I don't forget to enjoy the ride, the wind and the views. 2 wheel truth is the best. MM
To be honest there is only one valid reason to stop riding motorcycles - when the ride stops giving you joy. Its true that accidents happen and are generally worse than in car, but with that logic people shouldn't walk on the street, ride on train or do DIY projects... If you enjoy the ride, then ride. Friends, family might not understand, but if it makes you happy they should be ok with it and accept it.
Good job my lady. Love that bike, classic Yamaha, XS650. Id love to hear the backstory on it how you got it into such nice shape. I had its older cousin an 1981 XS750 special (first year shaft drive !) Great to see ladies on bikes. Ill sub & watch for that detail & other stuff from you. Im currently rocking a 2008 Suzuki V-Strom DL650 in East Texas. Merry Christmas 🎄 wherever you are + looks beautiful. David
oh very cool!! I do plan to share more on how we fixed her up and why I made certain design decisions, I found some great old photos from her re-build. Thanks for the sub!
@@BugzyMoto Watching your video the Yammy XS650 reminded me of the Triumph Bonneville 650 - wouldn't you say it's a "tribute bike" in that sense to the Triumph ? Minus all the lovable glitches British bikes feature of course lol.
Your channel is going to take off. I've subbed and watched all your video's. Thank you for sharing your experiences with RUclips. Looking forward to more content! Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Defense driving is the key. Stay out of traffic, big city, busy road. The most dangerous is other driver not paying attention. Stay out of other vehicles blind spot. Impatient drivers are also road killer. So I usually ride on the weekend. Sunday drivers are less dangerous in comparison . lol
I completely get the nerves when it comes to riding. for me i find the best way around that is to treat your bike like a human being. Talk to it, discuss what you want to do, listen to it, then eventually you'll get to the point where you know exactly what it likes and dislikes. Take lots of time just doing slow stuff, practice emergency stops and try being 'defensive' so even if something happens in front of you, you expect it and can manage without panicing. Also, Sorry for a monologue, that logic of coming to terms with death makes complete sense to me. I lost my partner last year, a week after my 30th in one of the most horrifying ways (not bike related). That's what drove me to do my full licence because I had spent a number of years being afraid of what is, eventually, something we all deal with one way or another. It may be wishful thinking, but i'd love to ride halfway around the world and do a fundraiser. I always used to joke about it that now it sounds kind of sensible lol. thanks for the honest vid :) have a happy christmas and new year.
David, wow. Thank you for sharing part of your story here. I'm so sorry to hear of the great loss you've experienced, sending you so much love. Riding halfway around the world to raise funds sounds amazing and please let me know when you do that! Hope your Christmas was full of love and I wish you peace in 2024. Please stick around, I'd love to hear more from you. 🤍 Also- love what you said about treating my bike like a living thing, I'm going to think like that more now.
Honestly I hope more women never get over their fear of riding their motorcycles for two reasons one altruistic and one selfish.. First of all it actually is a relatively dangerous activity on an objective level And once upon a time I got incredibly lucky by having a landlady who was afraid of her motorcycle; so she sold her mint Nighthawk 700s for $400. I subsequently lived on that bike for the next 10yrs. My God what a great true blue bulletproof old girl she was.
So many people would like to ride a motorcycle, and never did. Great your're not one of them. Ride free ! Wish you a great 2024 with nice and save rides.
Hi Bugzy, I got my first road bike at 16(50cc), at 17 I bought a 125cc Honda, 5 weeks later I was knocked off breaking both wrists and a collar bone, it put me off for about a year so eventually got back on, 31 years of accident free riding I was hit in the same spot snapping my femur, shattered my pelvis, broke 2 bones in my hand, 1 rib and shoulder, femur wouldn't reunite until 4th attempt so 4 years of hell, I couldn't wait to get back on, this happened in 2015 and I'm still going 🤣 ( with a slightly shorter leg🤣). Merry Christmas to you and Justin and the dogs and I hope 2024 brings us both dry roads and sunshine 👍👍👍
Holy moly!!!! What a journey you have been on, appreciate you sharing your story here. Hope ya had a nice Christmas & happy new year! I look forward to hearing more from you.
Practise makes perfect.May your rides be long and safe and the sun always in your back.
right back at you 🌞
Your personal emotions aside, what you’ve done with your bike is awesome!! Beautiful machine. ❤
Thank you, I love her!
Ride every chance you get, this will make you become a more of a novice rider. God bless you
Less of a novice, I hope?
I never feel more free than when I am on my motorcycle! 2004 Moto Guzzi California and I also have a Harley I am working on.
freedom! 🤘
I'm 58 and I ride. I'm not afraid of dying I'm afraid of not living. Don't get me wrong, I am afraid of crashing and the pain, but I think it's a healthy fear that keeps me better focused when riding, keeps me from drinking and riding, keeps me from excessive speed. The fear is part of the riding therapy, because I focus more I shut out the world more and keep my mind on the ride. I don't forget to enjoy the ride, the wind and the views. 2 wheel truth is the best.
MM
I absolutely love that perspective, thank you for sharing.
To be honest there is only one valid reason to stop riding motorcycles - when the ride stops giving you joy. Its true that accidents happen and are generally worse than in car, but with that logic people shouldn't walk on the street, ride on train or do DIY projects... If you enjoy the ride, then ride. Friends, family might not understand, but if it makes you happy they should be ok with it and accept it.
Beautiful looking bike. And sounds great!
Congratulations
Good job my lady.
Love that bike, classic Yamaha, XS650.
Id love to hear the backstory on it how you got it into such nice shape.
I had its older cousin an 1981 XS750 special (first year shaft drive !)
Great to see ladies on bikes.
Ill sub & watch for that detail & other stuff from you.
Im currently rocking a 2008 Suzuki V-Strom DL650 in East Texas.
Merry Christmas 🎄 wherever you are + looks beautiful.
David
oh very cool!! I do plan to share more on how we fixed her up and why I made certain design decisions, I found some great old photos from her re-build. Thanks for the sub!
@@BugzyMoto
Watching your video the Yammy XS650 reminded me of the Triumph Bonneville 650 - wouldn't you say it's a "tribute bike" in that sense to the Triumph ?
Minus all the lovable glitches British bikes feature of course lol.
Those are the best rides. Merry Christmas
Totally agree, merry Christmas to you too!
You talked threw the whole video , so much better than the music, nice job, great video, loved it keepem coming like that . Be safe and God Bless 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you so much! My first go at a voiceover very excited about your feedback 🤩🤩🤩
really cool I cannot drive cars as i have no sense of danger in them but on bikes i know there is and I am balanced
Where have you been bugzy? Your videos came up in my algorithm again.
oh my gosh that was a long winter 😂 I'll be back soon!
Your channel is going to take off. I've subbed and watched all your video's. Thank you for sharing your experiences with RUclips. Looking forward to more content! Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Best comment ever! Thank you so much! Merry Christmas to you too:)
Good luck on your joy rides be safe and enjoy only advise I can give is constantly look around for anything that can go wrong blessings
Thank you, thats a good reminder:) I try to ride like I'm invisible because I most likely am!
Great story to share!
Thank you! It took some time to see things clearly and feel comfortable sharing this story.
That is one beautiful xs650. Great video 👌🏼
thank you so much! I had so much fun making this video, more of this style to come 🌹
13, Awesome job!
Bugzy you will do fine riding, you seem to ride safe.
What you have to watch out for is deer 🦌 they jump out of nowhere. 😎Dave H
Merry Christmas and happy new years to you and your family. Thanks for the field trip to Plymouth Rock last week. And the spin around the hood today.
Thank you for watching!! Merry Christmas!
Digging the Rick & Morty style intro to this video 🫶
haha thanks, love that show
cool. nice bike.
Defense driving is the key. Stay out of traffic, big city, busy road. The most dangerous is other driver not paying attention. Stay out of other vehicles blind spot. Impatient drivers are also road killer. So I usually ride on the weekend. Sunday drivers are less dangerous in comparison . lol
Nothing to fear,but fear itself.
exactly!
Nice old bike 👌👍
I completely get the nerves when it comes to riding. for me i find the best way around that is to treat your bike like a human being. Talk to it, discuss what you want to do, listen to it, then eventually you'll get to the point where you know exactly what it likes and dislikes. Take lots of time just doing slow stuff, practice emergency stops and try being 'defensive' so even if something happens in front of you, you expect it and can manage without panicing. Also, Sorry for a monologue, that logic of coming to terms with death makes complete sense to me. I lost my partner last year, a week after my 30th in one of the most horrifying ways (not bike related). That's what drove me to do my full licence because I had spent a number of years being afraid of what is, eventually, something we all deal with one way or another. It may be wishful thinking, but i'd love to ride halfway around the world and do a fundraiser. I always used to joke about it that now it sounds kind of sensible lol. thanks for the honest vid :) have a happy christmas and new year.
David, wow. Thank you for sharing part of your story here. I'm so sorry to hear of the great loss you've experienced, sending you so much love. Riding halfway around the world to raise funds sounds amazing and please let me know when you do that! Hope your Christmas was full of love and I wish you peace in 2024. Please stick around, I'd love to hear more from you. 🤍 Also- love what you said about treating my bike like a living thing, I'm going to think like that more now.
Another great video!
thanks, new friend!
Someone told me “the day you stop being afraid is the day you should stop riding”
Honestly I hope more women never get over their fear of riding their motorcycles for two reasons one altruistic and one selfish.. First of all it actually is a relatively dangerous activity on an objective level And once upon a time I got incredibly lucky by having a landlady who was afraid of her motorcycle; so she sold her mint Nighthawk 700s for $400. I subsequently lived on that bike for the next 10yrs. My God what a great true blue bulletproof old girl she was.
😉🤙
fear is the mindkiller
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totally is, my friend
@@BugzyMoto
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So many people would like to ride a motorcycle, and never did. Great your're not one of them. Ride free !
Wish you a great 2024 with nice and save rides.
so true! Happy new year ✌️