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My wife and I have only been married about 3 1/2 years and she rides her own GL1500 which she brought used before we had met. The prior owner had removed some of the seat padding to lower the seat, which left it less comfortable, but she never new what a decent seat felt like. For her, a good day's ride was 250-300 miles, while I sometimes would do that before lunch. I rode her bike a few times, and wouldn't want to ride it more that a few hundred miles either. I tried telling her that a new custom seat would do wonders for extending her riding miles.
Well, a few weeks ago she finally got her new custom seat and she was amazed at how comfortable it felt, but because of the weather was unable to take her bike our for a ride. Next, she happen to start reading a couple of books of mine written by Ron Ayres, "Against the Clock" and "Against the Wind." All she could say was that she got tired just reading it, asking why would anyone do that. New Year's eve the weather was sunny and off we went for a ride with the new seat. She loved it.
That night she has the maps out just checking out a possible route for the basic Iron Butt ride of a 1000 miles/24 hours. As long as it ends at a hotel with a hot tub, she thinks this is a doable ride. Works for me, hot tub and all. I never prompt her about this, it was all her ideal after reading Ron Ayres books.
My wife has seen the light of the dark side of riding.
Well, a few weeks ago she finally got her new custom seat and she was amazed at how comfortable it felt, but because of the weather was unable to take her bike our for a ride. Next, she happen to start reading a couple of books of mine written by Ron Ayres, "Against the Clock" and "Against the Wind." All she could say was that she got tired just reading it, asking why would anyone do that. New Year's eve the weather was sunny and off we went for a ride with the new seat. She loved it.
That night she has the maps out just checking out a possible route for the basic Iron Butt ride of a 1000 miles/24 hours. As long as it ends at a hotel with a hot tub, she thinks this is a doable ride. Works for me, hot tub and all. I never prompt her about this, it was all her ideal after reading Ron Ayres books.
My wife has seen the light of the dark side of riding.