Not to worry!
Had a great day here in Fl. Got to ride the bike to work. This afternoon I stopped by Palm Beach HD. The excitement of the afternoon was a newbbie who had just bought his 1st Harley dropped it in the parking lot as he was leaving. A sales person and myself ran over to help. He was fine. The sporty had a scraped footpeg & turn signal. Turns out the guy was in his late fifties & has cancer. He wanted to ride! I told him the worst was over in that the had his first fall out of the way and that all was easy from here.
I'll try the scan thingy in a few minutes.
Got to commend that guy for having the cajones to get started when he's doing with the other chit he's no doubt going on. And we all run in to the stories of the guy getting his first bike at (insert age here).
While I understand that there are those who kind of begrudge the late comers I say more power to them. If they end up becoming good and regular riders, or even bikers, more power to them. If they don't they still spread out the manufacturing costs across one more motorcycle. So it's all good.
But while I do commend the man AJ mentioned for doing what he's doing and, hopefully, enjoying it I am so glad I'm not him. And I don't even mean the cancer. I am so glad I didn't wait until (insert age here) to start riding a bike. Too many roads missed, too many experiences (good and other than good) missed, too many friendships that wouldn't have been shared. Thank god I didn't miss getting on two wheels in a land with the vistas this one gives us.