Random Thoughts on Bike Week

Do Harley bikers ride with ear plugs? Do their arms get tired holding the gorilla handle bars? Why do some people look good in black leather... and some don't?

Why are motorcycles called "bikes". Bicycles are "bikes". Motorcycles are "cycles". Some motorcycles are tricycles... some have two wheels in front and some have two wheels in back. Are there different names for them?

Harley bikers ride in packs and they are so loud Jana and I cannot hear each other talk. BMWs and Hondas are much quieter and the bikers seem to ride alone. Isn't the whole image of a Harley that it appeals to the rebel in all of us? Now that there are so many Harleys do the other brands better represent individuality?

With temperatures in the 40s, bicycling at 10 miles per hour makes the temperature feel 10 degrees colder. How cold is it on a Harley going 60 miles per hour? Is that why they stop so often for beer?

We stopped to eat at a biker's hang out in Daytona. Two neon yellow windbreakers in a sea of black leather. We felt just a little bit out of place. However, all the bikers we spoke with were friendly and more than a little bit awed by our endeavor. It was thumbs up all around.