Dang! The look of no bags and no wind screen is most definitely a winner. Once the side stand is up though, the pertinence of the 'look' wanes as one throttles up into the wind. I've tries to roll without luggage. One saddle bag. None. But what's the point? No bar hopping here. No posing. So who gives a crap besides me? Age has nothing to do with it. What is it about riding in the wind? Why does slip streaming across country continuously call? Dang!

Andrew Wyeth captured something when he painted "Stop".



Blowing gravel off rural roads