I rode all of my life until the fall of 04 when a close buddy of mine got killed. I was the last guy to see him alive( besides the girl riding on the back of his bike and got killed also). I put the Bike away the very next day for a year and then sold it, I had lost the desire. I had a Honda CBR1100xx Blackbird with a Mr Turbo kit that was ridiculously fast but the truth is that I had started losing my taste for crazy speed years before. Every year, my tolerance for high speed got less and less and it got to the point where I rarely did over 80-85. When I found out that I was going to be a dad, I sold the bike.
I still think about riding alot but While I love sport bikes, Im much more into Cruisers now. Eventually when I move back out to Long Island, I would definitely consider buying something and it would be cool to have a sports bike along with the cruiser. for now though, Living in NYC, I have no desire to have a bike and the hassles that go with it...
sorry to hear about your friend Steve but people who push the envelope are bound to get bit in the ass, it happened to me BAD!!! Im pretty lucky to be walking , let along alive..
