Wilsons Sandbox

Last night, I followed my friend around in a car for an hour while he practiced his riding skills on my KLR. There's nothing more boring than driving around your neighborhood at speeds under 40km/h. This is, however, how I got into motorcycling. Another friend gave me the keys to his Y2KLR (with less than 1000km on the clock) and told me to go have fun. In that case, and last night, the owners of the bikes fed off the excitement of the new rider (I've seen it from both sides), and grinned with delight. This got me thinking... 1. KLR riders are really friendly and generous. I doubt you'd see a BMW GS rider lend theirs out to anyone! So why are we so willing? Could it be because we know the bike can take it? Or maybe we know we're going to get another rider in the KLR family (they're going to get hooked, you know it!). My guess is that we love to see it moving, and rarely get the chance. Poetry in motion.... 2. Could this idea carry over to motorcycling in general? I've never come across a mean rider, granted my experience is rather limited. Seeing as motorbiking is harder to get into (ie- finding a bike to practice on is harder than finding a car), only the nice people will get into the sport, keeping our 'society' chock full of the fun friendly types. Ignore this if it doesn't jive with your experiences. I just wanted to thank the list for all the help that they've given me thus far in my riding career. The comments and suggestions are worth having to wade through a little unsolicited email (but not spam, that's a meat! ;-] ) every once in a while. Tim 'I wave at everyone' Ryce A9 - Vancouver, BC