I gave up motorcycling because my wife could call me and a little tv told me where to go and someone else was in my helmet.
I'm teasing! But my approach mirrors
@Red Marley. I do like the gettin-away part of motorcycling.
The technology is amazing though, all the things that will interface with the bike. I gotta admit it's impressive. If I did a lot of cross country touring I would definitely use all that stuff.
I have a radio on my Goldwing. Merle Haggard and bluegrass is good riding music around here. It fits the scenery.
That's what I did Pink. Got rid of all the edgy bikes. Sportybikes, supermoto's, dirty bikes...all of them just want to see what you're made of, all the time.
I'm luvin my new Yamaha mega ridiculous power cruiser! Torque monster beast and it handles great. A perfect power cruiser for the mountains.
That's the kind of riding I wanna do now. It kept me enthused about riding. Yeah. I'm liking it.
Full disclosure; If money was no object I'd go out and buy a KTM SuperDuke tomorrow. 178hp sportbike killer, another one that handles great. The bike has been nicknamed 'The Beast'.
So yeah I'm still an idiot. Just wanna be clear.