I recently saw a post
on a FB friend’s wall
about retirement
and in a moment of
sheer brilliance
or
abject stupidity
I realized
that I may have stumbled
across the real reason
there are so many more
people riding motorcycles
than there used to be
when I was a child
it was nothing
for my parents to
toss all of us
in a car
and head across country
on holidays
we did it
at least once a year
sometimes twice
as an adult
I can’t afford to go
more than a few hours
from my home
so while the internet
has brought us closer
from far and wide
the prospect of
loading a family
into a car
on a cross country
journey
of epic proportions and $$
as a motorcyclist
how many of us dream
of retirement?
of cashing in
and living somewhere
where we can
ride all year long?
or
loading our rides
into an RV
and toddling off
into the sunset?
could that be
the reason there are
so many more riders
than there used to be?
the understanding
of the dream?
who knows eh?
