That's awesome. Your lucky. We were down in the Bahamas last week for our Anniversary and took a cab over to Atlantis on Paradise Island. We saw a bunch of people riding rented scooters.

She sais "hey we should have rented one of those for the day." I said "you'd ride on one those little bitty *** scooters but not the Road King?" She replied "yea, those aren't dangerous"

Two days later we were on a private island called Coco Cay, where we rented SeaDoo wave runners. She rode her own and had a blast. I told her as much fun as she had on the wave runners she would love riding on the Harley. She said "Ain't gonna happen"

I just let it go

 

 

I didn't ride for long time. Not at all while the kids were small. As my youngest was nearing high school graduation I told the wife I was about to buy a Harley. Oh it was hell no you not, if you get one don't think I'm going ever to get it and ride with you, she wouldn't put up with it, all kinds of crap like that. I heard all that and told her I was about to get a Harley. Less than 2 weeks after I got the bike was in my shop making it mine. She comes out there told me once I got comfortable on the bike she would ride. Now if my T-Bags not on it loaded setting on bitchseat for long ride as backrest. She thinks she supposed to be on it. I told co-worker that once he ask how I would have felt if she left because I bought the bike. Had to say would have hated to see the woman go but I loved Harleys and wanted one way before I knew her. Basically you the one that wants he bike if she don't want to ride that her. But I bet other than seeing you riding and having fun by yourself sooner or later she'll hope on. And get into it when she sees it not that dangerous and is a fun way to sightsee on weekends.

 

That's me. I'm always solo and seldom with other bikers.

 

Cbyway I feel your pain, mine rode while we were dating, then once we were married she won't get back on it. I've always rode and still do, took the kids along with from time to time. She doesn't care that I ride, but she won't.

 

Hopefully eventually she will. I left early this morning and came back at 8pm. Logged over 400 miles. I got home and she asked "How was your ride?" I said "Great".

She said "Glad you enjoyed yourself."

She has no issues other than not wanting to go. It was however a great day. The King ran like a top.

 

Happily married for 47 years and there's no way in he77 she has any interest in riding on any motorcycle!! I ride solo through the week (short trips) and reserve weekends for her. She has mentioned maybe a trike might work!! Not sure I'm ready for that yet.

 

Every relationship I have ever had was a bad relationship, with each ending worse than the previous. At the time, I was still able to ride and riding cleared my mind of all that bullshit. Perhaps that's why I am like I am now, since I had to give up riding.

 

Opposite issue here. My husband has ridden for years but due to being vertically challenged, he's never fully enjoyed us riding two up. Often times I wanted to ride after work when he didn't. He has a very physical job and neither of us are spring chickens. I decided to take the course last year, get my endorsement, and ride my own bike. We ride more now than we ever did. I do miss the bond of riding two up sometimes, but would rather ride separately than seldomly.

 

Riding started off as the glue that held mine and Cheryl's relationship together. But now our riding has tapered off some. Busy schedules have really taken a toll. But I do appreciate the times we still ride locally. And we may ride to Nashville and the Smokies in a few weeks so we'll see.