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A friend of mine just turned 70 and traded in his full dressed Harley for a Heritage Softail Classic. Much lighter to ride and he’s enjoying it. That’s a nice transition bike as we all get older and want to keep enjoying the open road. I hope you enjoy your new bike, Mark

Well, not for me but it’s now in my garage. Ny son Dylan turned 30 two days ago and decided he wants to start riding. Can’t say that I was really in favor but he’s an adult and makes his own decisions. So he found a 2024 Ninja 500 with 1684 miles on it in Pittsburgh, PA. This morning we hooked up the trailer and went after it. The bike is like brand new with a couple of tasteful upgrades. At least he’s doing the right things. Next week or the week after he is signed up for the beginners rider course and won’t be riding it except maybe a couple of short rides here on the country roads around my house.

I remember when I turned 16 my Dad said I could only buy a bike as long as I took a motorcycle safety course. I signed up that spring and over a long weekend we drove non stop on little Suzuki 125 dirt bikes…if I recall correctly. Great skills and information learned. I even got a slight reduction on insurance from taking the course. He will enjoy it. Good luck to him, Mark

Here is a thread written by our dear old friend bongobob. Very good information.

He is really doing the right thing. Baby steps on riding and safety. He is lucky to have you as a mentor for life. This sounds to me that Don is back on the saddle. Enjoy the experience of a lifetime with your son.

The 88 Venture Royale is starting to feel pretty wore down with 106k miles. Engine wise she feels strong, but its needing more and more TLC in the suspension and electronics department. I know it'll go another 100k miles, and i'll never sell this venture, but we will certainly be upgrading to a 2021+ goldwing soon

Nice scoot. May you have thousands of fun miles with it. I am also keeping my RSV till the end. We started together from the very beginning and it is just appropriate to enjoy the RSV to the max. I'll be checking out whatever accessories might interest me in the for sale sections.