A new era
This year I officially became a 'senior', or 65 years old. So the 60's have been a lot more fun than the 30's, but there are also some indications that things are going to change. Take last summer, I was riding my KTM 640 Adventure down a quad trail by myself. The front wheel fell into a deep rut going up hill and down I went. No biggee, except I couldn't pick the bike up. This had never happened before. I have dragged that bike out of mud and sand on its side, and picked it up numerous times. This time it was staying down, and I was not even sure why. With the help of a nearby fisherman I was able to get the bike up and out. So, no more solo off road excursions, the reason I still had the KTM, which truth to say was never the greatest highway bike. Since I started riding well over 40 years ago, I have always been more interested in performance, not necessarily all out extreme by the numbers performance, but motorcycles that did someth...