Just a thought...

I still remember the first time I rode a motorcycle. It was to learn how to ride. And when I bought a starter motorcycle (150cc single) for myself, it's purpose was clear as day - commuting from A to B. And then came this phase where I was obsessed with bigger motorcycles, faster motorcycles. While to the rest of the world, a 300 twin or perhaps even a 400 would be starter, back here in India, they're absolutely considered middle weights. Some people don't even go beyond them. While the roads are partly to blame, the true blame goes to affordability. Anyhow, coming back to what I was thinking - I outgrew this phase too, and before I knew it, I took a liking to classic motorcycles. Rode my neighbor's Royal Enfield '94 STD350. Was absolutely beautiful. That behemoth weighed about 420lbs. I thought it would be too hard to handle coming from naked 150-300cc singles weighing about 100-150lbs lesser. To my surprise, it wasn't hard to handle, at all. But here's the thing, that 350 produced about 9 horses to the rear wheel. Combine that with the fact that it weighs almost twice of most motorcycles I rode up until then, it barely went ahead. Anything above 60 felt crazy. Felt like the engine would blow up. But at 45, it felt like someone was playing Beethoven's symphonies to me. I went ahead a bought one of those for myself. Apparently now, I like motorcycles that cruise at speeds that I would earlier have scoffed upon.Ah, it has been 7 years since I first rode a motorcycle, my love for them have only grown, but the way I look at them - that seems to keep changing. via /r/motorcycles https://www.reddit.com/r/motorcycles/comments/9vtskz/just_a_thought/?utm_source=ifttt