Re: [ST] I think I'm done... long... poison bike

[Rolo Casos <onerolo@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, I sold the ST in a record time of 2 hours. put it up in craigs 
list and a nice guy a little younger than me came from eastern UT with 
cash, truck and straps. I got $1000 more than I was into the bike after 
almost 3 years of having it. So that was great. I did get a little 
depressed seeing my good friend go away on the back of that truck. I 
miss it. Still have the Daytona 1200 here, but I think it's going to 
the shop to get fixed perfect and being sold as well.  I am not getting 
rid of helmet or gear though. I'll just wait a while, concentrate on 
the kid and fixing up the house and maybe get another bike in a few 
years, when the little girl is older.  On a side note, work had me at 
the Poison/ Cinderella concert last week (I'm a sound engineer) and it 
was cool to see that one of the Poison guys, (I think Cece) has his 
Triumph Scrambler trailered behind the bus the entire tour.  He rode it 
around town while we set up and the crew said he is obsessive about it. 
  He must be, the thing looked beautiful and had every accessory it 
could fit on it.  Anyway, thank you everybody for your help while I 
owned this bike. When I return to riding it will definitely be a 
Triumph again. Lets just hope is not so long that the thing is hydrogen 
powered.


Rolo

On Jul 3, 2006, at 11:15 AM, Bruce Parker wrote:

> Rolo -
>
> i'm just now catching up on old mail.
>
> where to start..
>
> i totalled my sweet '01 ST in February - i would have called it a minor
> error, but i got high sided, took a severe thumping, and the bike slid 
> into
> a pole and was done for.
>
> more than anything else i felt jilted by the one endeavor that i have
> resonated with for fifty years. i meant no harm, wasn't pushing the 
> limits,
> wasn't drunk or forced, just overbraked and got tossed.
>
> it has taken a while to heal up the ribs, etc., and even longer to get 
> my
> head around the emotional side. it's not that i feel directly 
> threatened by
> riding; it's more the recognition of how tenuous my connection is with 
> the
> 'flow' of riding, and recognition of the limitations of my skills.
>
> i plan on retiring in a year or so, and have a Tiger waiting for me 
> now at
> the dealership. i look forward to Alaska, Cape Breton, and other long 
> tours.
> but peg scraping for laughs may be behind me, as i rein in from sport
> riding.
>
> our kids are grown and gone, so i don't have to 'be there for them' - 
> but
> the next phase of mentor is in full swing, including grandkids. it 
> matters
> if i'm gone. and a month ago, my wife's dad died, which leaves a huge 
> void
> for her. he was a great father and she was his crowning achievement. 
> as the
> old saying goes, a girl tries to find a guy like her dad for a 
> husband; she
> did, down to the same birthday. no matter how remote, the prospect of 
> losing
> me, too, weighs on her strongly now.
>
> there may come a time when i lose interest in riding; there will come 
> a time
> when i can't capably handle a bike. at that point i will hang up the 
> keys
> and say 'it's been fun, i've enjoyed it, i don't regret it, but this 
> episode
> of my life is now behind me.'
>
> we understand and respect the magnitude of your dilemma. you are 
> approaching
> it from a very mature perspective, and whatever you decide will be in 
> view
> of a long horizon.
>
> bruce
>
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