Thunder Roads Magazine of Oklahoma/Arkansas December 2014 Issue 5 Volume 13 | Page 16

FEATURES

THUMPER
GOES TO A
BIG WHEEL
Article by Thumper Photo by Mo

A couple of years ago, I started to notice I was to make your ride fun and safe. I will be seeing all
not getting the full enjoyment out of my Harley- out there on the streets and wave and enjoy!
Davidson Dresser due to some health issues I was
Be careful out there and party on!
having at the time. I started then to get a trike, but
Thumper
kept putting it off. After much debate and mind set
change, I have gotten my trike and wondering why
I didn’t get on the ball sooner. I love my trike!
A lot of people act like I am sinning, or something
else, not right because I was going to a trike. The
whole reason I ride is because I love riding. It’s not
for looks or style, it’s just out of pure love for riding.
I promise you, the three wheels has as good a
feeling as riding on two. Too many people don’t
realize the enjoyment you can get out of a trike.
There are too things to remember when riding
a trike the main one is It’s wide so I had to adjust
my riding to the center of the lane so I don’t get my
left rear wheel ran over by oncoming traffic, curb it
or run into stuff. The other thing that’s not quite as
important, is I don’t have to put my feet down. This
is one of the main reasons that I switched to a trike
because it had gotten too painful on my ol’ knees
and hips on two wheels. I’m not happy about what
age has done to my health, but it’s a cool thing that
I can set up a trike that meets my biking enjoyment.
I hope more ol’ bikers, like myself, realize that
there are riding options available when they may
otherwise think they can no longer ride. Due to
health, injury, lack of mobility or even amputation,
can be overcome and the trike adjusted and built
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