 Is the era of the motorcycle over?
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I'm with this writer: better to be astride a motorcycle with the wind in your face than doing almost anything else. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/opinio...ycle&st=cse
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I'm with the writer on this as well. The motorcycle era will never be over it will change and evolve (as much as I hate that word) but will never be over. As many hip young folks that are out there on their "technological windows to the world" sitting in their bedroom. There are many who are out exploring the world and seeking thrills. You dont have to look far to see young people riding motorcycles to class, and many young professionals who head home to head out on their gsxr or cbr (what ever sport bike they have). For an escape from the all day long sitting in front of these "windows to the world".
I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
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Considering they just announced yet ANOTHER major issue with the iPhone (this time it's the battery) perhaps the era of the iPhone is over.
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IMHO - The era of the motorcycle will NEVER be over. At the very least, vets, guys like me, will come home from the wars and buy motorcycles. The same spirit that the cowboy has - the yearning to be alone with the elements, wind on the face - won't die out. Those who crave freedom will always be able to find a measure of it out on a motorcycle; no matter how whacky our government gets. And just like guns, if motorcycles are outlawed, then outlaws will still own motorcycles.
My prediction is that even with all the changes and fads in automotive technology, long after the last combustion engine car has rolled off the line (probably in Mexico), some company (Triumph and that American one maybe, or some independent stubborn holdout)will still be making cycles with gas engines and no automatic traction control, no Onstar crap.
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On a slightly skewed thread hijack, I really got a charge out of watching the characters on the sci-fi film "Priest" ride motorcycles across the wild's of the open desert areas.
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We've got European beaurocrates over this side of the pond, who are still wanting to wrap everyone in cotton wool, now trying to dictate what we can and cant do with our bikes, they want to make it illegal to customize bikes,with a compulsory anti tampering proposal whether its a full chop job, engine tweaking or just a different set of pipes. They want ABS on bikes to be mandatory on larger capcity bikes also to make the bike test more stringent (another way of discouraging young people to get on to wheels) and some countries Like France and Ireland are wanting compulsory Hi Vis clothing. All these measures certainly seem to make getting into biking look harder and harder and as your man said, many younger people will turn to something alse, although as we know. it'll never be as good!! Feelings are pretty strong in the UK about it and a big protest run to Brussels, the EU Parliament HQ (Belgium) is being organised to voice our opinion on the issues, see www.motorcyclenews.com/backoffeu,for futher details if you're interested, this is taking place on Nov 21st. Lets just hope that people see sense and this nanny state nonesense gets called to a halt! Rant over!  SAFE RIDING. 
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I think it was more of a Duck promotion wrapped in a thought provoking premiss.
I would say everyone here owns technology and a motorcycle. Apples and Americas, no relationship.
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We've got European beaurocrates over this side of the pond, who are still wanting to wrap everyone in cotton wool, now trying to dictate what we can and cant do with our bikes, they want to make it illegal to customize bikes,with a compulsory anti tampering proposal whether its a full chop job, engine tweaking or just a different set of pipes. They want ABS on bikes to be mandatory on larger capcity bikes also to make the bike test more stringent (another way of discouraging young people to get on to wheels) and some countries Like France and Ireland are wanting compulsory Hi Vis clothing. All these measures certainly seem to make getting into biking look harder and harder and as your man said, many younger people will turn to something alse, although as we know. it'll never be as good!! Feelings are pretty strong in the UK about it and a big protest run to Brussels, the EU Parliament HQ (Belgium) is being organised to voice our opinion on the issues, see www.motorcyclenews.com/backoffeu,for futher details if you're interested, this is taking place on Nov 21st. Lets just hope that people see sense and this nanny state nonesense gets called to a halt! Rant over!
SAFE RIDING.
You guys don't seem to have much say in your gooberment
I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
Edgar Allan Poe
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