Poll - Are You Or Have You Ever Been A Motorcycle Rider?

[JNR]

There had been the logical occasional discussions on here and the Facebook Elio page about the Elio and safety and classification as a motorcycle and maybe a new classification of an auto-cycle.

I'm curious to see how many people are current or former motorcycle riders that are on this forum. I think it is obvious the % would be high for riders vs. non riders, but that is just my assumption. I am a former rider and have an agreement with my wife that I cannot own a motorcycle again until my kids are all grown up, but the Elio is clearly safe enough that she has no problem with me getting one.

I know many have concerns over safety, but I guess that no one that is a current or former motorcycle rider is concerned about the safety of the Elio.

Of course, feel free to expand upon this topic.

 

[goofyone]

I am a current motorcycle rider and see the Elio as the perfect companion vehicle for when it is too hot/cold or wet to comfortably ride as I no longer enjoy it as much in those conditions as I used to. I heard about Elio from another motorcyclist and have found that of all the people I mention it to current or former motorcyclists are most likely to have a positive opinion.

 

[ls10]

Ditto goofyone. Don't like getting wet or too cold on the bike. It's just for fun anyway. Gets half the mpg of the Elio.

 

[Farm Boy]

Wanted a bike when I was younger but had 2 friends about get killed by hitting and getting hit by deer, that darkened my bike dreams quick.

 

[bird]

Have ridden since 16 years old and have one now but I did give it up when my son was young. I agree with all the above you all have mentioned. Too hot, too cold, too wet. I might add, too many crazies. I want to be driving something I am inside, comfortable, all year, in all kinds of weather.

 

[Frank Smith]

There had been the logical occasional discussions on here and the Facebook Elio page about the Elio and safety and classification as a motorcycle and maybe a new classification of an auto-cycle.

I'm curious to see how many people are current or former motorcycle riders that are on this forum. I think it is obvious the % would be high for riders vs. non riders, but that is just my assumption. I am a former rider and have an agreement with my wife that I cannot own a motorcycle again until my kids are all grown up, but the Elio is clearly safe enough that she has no problem with me getting one.

I know many have concerns over safety, but I guess that no one that is a current or former motorcycle rider is concerned about the safety of the Elio.

Of course, feel free to expand upon this topic.

My wife and I are leaving NC Friday morning on our Goldwing for Key West. We will go by Daytona Beach on the way to see the P4. I have already seen the P3. We plan to add $900 to the $100 I paid down last June.

 

[AltoidBox]

I voted never as I've never used a motorcycle for transportation purposes. When I was a young teenager, however, my brother gave me his old Honda Trail 70 and I would ride that around the yard and up and down the private lane we lived on.

 

[BlioKart]

I know how to ride but I don't. Ill stick to tin tops I have seen too many riders gone splat on the road.

 

[Cali Chris]

I also have a agreement with my wife that I will not own a motorcycle again. I am extremely competitive and it gets in the way of sound judgement. After taking my wife which was my girlfriend at the time on a ride through a windy mountain road through a hundred knee dragging turns and more than a few 140-150mph straight aways. She was done and feared for my life every time I went out on a ride with my friends. Looking back I'm surprised I survived that phase of my life. Now with two beautiful daughters and a wonderful wife I stay away from things with two wheels.

Pretty lousy resolution, but here's a few pics of my old bike.

The day that these photos were taken I wrecked doing an 80mph wheely in 3rd gear. My friend and I had a photographer taking photos and he captured five photos of the wreck in action. I'll try and find them and post them. I some how walked away and went to work two hours later with a little road rash. That bike was my daily transportation for about four years rain or shine.


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[R80RTWoody]

Presently licensed in Alaska. Have toured a good part of the Alaska road system and made a trip down the ALCAN Hwy two years ago then back to Alaska this summer on a "AirHead" BMW. Farm Boy has it right, my Elio will be equipped with Driver LEDs for night driving. On my Feb trip (2 wheel Toyota truck) with the LEDs saw Elk, Moose, Deer (White Tail & Mule) and Woods Bison. Not saying that I wouldn't have seen them without the LEDs but they certainly stood out when hit with the Drivers. Also saw a Wolverine that I would not have seen with the Toy head lights!
Have a set of ATV tracks (wheel replacement) in the basement that I need to mount on the Honda Foreman. Looking at the Elio, I can easely imagine a set on the front with a fixed ski - with a skag- replacing the back wheel. There is probably a place on the frame where the bar that keeps the track from flipping over could be attached. Forum member "Outtaget1" has part of this idea in his "Avatar". A thought for future use, down the road or trail!