nyc...not a bike town

the insane aggression of most drivers not withstanding....
our first few days visiting nyc, we have noticed a dearth of MC riders. As
if they all just gave up and moved to someplace else.
interesting.
Jim Stinnett
VTR1000
R1100RS
YZF R1
http://moto-rama.com

 

I lived in Manhattan for four years and kept a bike in town - it was a
weekend ride, however, leaving early on saturday and sunday mornings
for the relatively few twisties up off the Hudson River valley. The
season is truncated by heat in the summer and occasionally bitter cold
in the winter. During the summer, there are monthly bike meets in
Danbury, CT (perhaps 60 miles from NYC) and these are attended by
legions of motorcycles - and all shapes and sizes - cruisers, power
cruisers, standards, sport bikes, exotics, classics and outright
rolling junk. It was sad to see so many Ducatis with squared-off rear
tires out of the difficulty to properly mix twisty miles with
straights. . .

Riding in the city (like coming home on a Saturday or Sunday) is
surreal. Cagers get angry about lane splitting, even if traffic is
totally stopped (not unusual for Sunday evening on the West Side of
Manhattan. Sure made me appreciate the riding in the bay area!

Steve

 

I can see not riding in snow but in summer?
Ya know.... there are summer jackets -- I have one and wore it on a July
ride to So Utah through Vegas.

 

My first riding was 39 years ago, commuting from Douglaston to Wall
Street on a Honda 50. I parked in a lot about a block from work for
next to nothing, and got to enjoy the scenery of the East River Drive,
the Interboro Parkway and the Queensboro Bridge. Innocent that I was, I
even rode two-up on occasion. Innocent that she was, she wore no helmet.

I was hooked for life.

Rich, Urban Biker

 

Yeah, and you're right in between a terrific bunch of roads where your
motorcycle can let you navigate nicely in three dimensions as well.

Al Moore
DoD 734