To heck with your injuries. How’s the bike?!?
j/k. Glad you’re OK-ish. Certainly could’ve been worse.
I broke my leg on a dirt bike at age 11. It healed up straight and trouble-free, but took forever. Evidently I’m not good at growing bone. Which knowledge has really tempered my interest in motorcycling as I’ve gotten older. If an 11yo can’t grow bone, a broken limb at 66 would probably be permanently life-altering.
Nah - broke my leg in July 2023 at 75 after riding accident free for 58 years.
90 days in rehab ( also had cracked collar bone ) and back riding my CB500F by October.
The bike is fine–I cushioned its fall with my body! The rib is going to take a bit. I was feeling better yesterday so went to CrossFit. That was a mistake, Ouch.
One of my ~40yo pals swears CrossFit is the perfect hangover cure. I’m not feelin’ it.
Menudo. I found some sin maiz.
OK, I don’t get hangovers. I just like menudo.
Isn’t menudo tripe stew??? Nothankyouverymuch.
Have you tried it? It’s very good. Add fresh cilantro and chopped onions.
Oh no! I hope you’re alright. And I hope I’m not next! I’m now 64 and I’ve been riding accident-free for 40 years.
Well I think I came out rather lucky as I got broadsided on a 110 CC Yamaha scooter - my fault 100% - perils of driving on the opposite side of the road.
I used to go back and forth Aus to Canada all the time and had tricks to cope.
In this case my son and riding buddy
was fading from brain cancer ( he died shortly after my accident at 32 ) and I flew to Canada unexpectedly after a prolonged absence.
Looked the wrong way turning left ( ie did not look right at all ). Have no memory of the accident …woke up with a broken leg and cracked collarbone..could have been far worse.
90 days in recovery center for rehab etc and getting on my feet then flew back to Australia the day after he passed …fortunately my time in rehab was also up so the timing worked out.
Got hauled up the side of a Dreamliner to my seat as I was in theory still in need of a wheelchair. They are incredibly enormous machines when viewed with your nose on the fuselage as they lifted me up in an open sided lift to a little door in business class.
Back riding pretty much as soon as I got home.
Had been moving down in bike sizes to single 300s but this year returned to a CB500F twin -
more power, bigger range - likely my last bike…one guy in Western Australia has the some model and year and has 304,000 km on his and riding at 87. !!! My hero.
I’m glad you’re alright!
Alright, I’m back in the game!
I’ve been a little distracted by motorcycling the last 3-4 days. After test riding several bikes, including BMW’s big dual sport, the R1300GS Adventure and some other BMWs (and I actually put a deposit down on that big GS), yesterday I pulled the trigger and bought…
… an electric motorcycle, the dual sport from Zero. The 2023 Zero DSRX. It is new, a demo model with 1,400 miles but sold with full warranty. And since it’s a demo model it came nicely discounted.
Having been a lifelong BMW boxer rider, I’ve now gone electric.
Massive torque, and instant acceleration! And quiet! 0-60 is 3.8 seconds. Plenty fast enough for me. Its acceleration is seductive.
I looked at it on Wednesday and Thursday, took it for a test ride on Friday and then immediately bought it. Today, Saturday, I took it out for some highway miles and it has a decent range.
Claimed range is 180 miles city, 107 miles highway @55 mph, and 85mi highway @70 mph
As per Revzilla ➜ One tank of gas through the 2023 Zero DSR/X - RevZilla ■
I haven’t fully tested those yet but my initial test results seem consistent with those ranges.
And now I’ve got me a big ol’ shit-eating grin back on my face now that I’m back in the saddle again!!
Count me green with jealosy.
Damn thing is $42,000 here in Aus.
I assume you have watched Marc Travels.
He rode a big Zero 60,000 km from Berlin to somewhere in Asia. It is very entertaining…
He’s currently on a Verge which might be a step up from yours.
Early yet tho. Wicked looking
I have not. Thanks for this! And I’ll have to check out Verge.
My 2023 Zero DSRX dual sport 17.3 kWh was a demo model and was $13K. Not bad. I’m loving the 0-60 in 3.8 seconds and it’s absolutely silent operation. I can putter around right next to pedestrians without startling them.
Yesterday morning at my local coffee shop, which is on a closed street, I went through the barrier posts and rode respectfully and very slowly up to the café and parked right by the front door. No dirty looks, nothing.
I rode it much of the day yesterday, first at slow freeway speeds (55-60 mph) to try milking its range, hypermiling it so-to-speak for about 50 miles and my range didn’t drop nearly that much, maybe a drop of about 20 miles. On my great return I went super-fast and cruised with the crazy SFBA traffic at 70, 80, and sometimes 90 mph and the bike performed great. At one point I had it up to just over 100. I’m reading it has 170 ft-lbs of torque and the equivalent of 100 HP. At 540 lbs it’s a heavy bike, but the power it makes is seductive.
Fun times!
Marc did a lot hyper miling. 
I’m watching him. Thanks again.
The acceleration on the DSRX is great! I’m sure there are faster bikes but I love the silence of the DSRX. One plan of mine is to get a rack for the back of my rig so that I can bring my bike with me, to extend my overlanding adventures. But the DSRX might be a little heavy, at 500+ pounds. Fortunately my wife has already said that we might want a smaller e-motorcycle for that purpose. God I love that girl and her smart ideas.
The silence of riding is a big advantage in that I can ride close to pedestrians, riding very slowly, without startling them. My local favorite coffee house is on a block closed to traffic, and I’ve ridden slowly right up to it, gotten my coffee, and ridden away. I have a screw top commuter bottle for it, and for cold drinks. And I’ve ridden to some remote places where motor vehicles aren’t exactly encouraged, some light exploring, and as long as you ride respectfully people don’t seem to mind. I’ll share photos.
I’m stoked to be back on a bike again!
The DSRX fun and learning continue.
I met a friend for coffee this morning and then we went up into the Santa Cruz Mountains among the twisties and redwood trees over to Alice’s Restaurant in Woodside. I’d almost forgotten how beautiful these roads are. I mean, I’ve driven them recently in my car but it’s an entirely different experience on the motorcycle. After 4 years of almost no riding I’d almost forgotten.
We enjoyed Arnold Palmers and catching up before riding back to Santa Clara. At Alice’s before we left, the friendly Ashlynn accommodated us for the selfie. They’re a friendly crew over there at Alice’s, and it is quite the popular car and motorcycle destination especially on the weekends. A good place, Alice’s.
Back in Santa Clara I found a charging station on the Tesla app that works for me, so I’m ready for tomorrow’s 100 mile ride over to the Vacaville Veterans Hall and I’ll be able to charge near there. I’m now at a nearby spot for some lunch while the bike charges.
It’s a wholly different rhythm with the electric DSRX, and I’m embracing it and enjoying it. The fun and learning continue.
I’m jealous not just of the bike but the rider hang outs.
In Canada had a terrific spot that was my “northern office” where I could ride, have coffee and chat with riders, ogle bikes new and old. Sometimes dozens of bikes and cute staff I got to know.
I had not beeb back in a couple of years but was recognized right away and we caught up. 
There is one spot up at Milla Milla Falls where there are often some bikers out for a break from Sunday runs up the Gillies.
The falls looks like a Disney set.
Millaa Millaa Falls | Attractions | Queensland
Nice! That Millaa Millaa Falls is picturesque.
Well today is my day to ride to a veterans meeting 100 miles away from my house. Now that I’ve figured out where to charge the DSRX away from home, this ride is a Go. The meeting is in the early evening and in the commute direction, and the last time I went I drove my car and did not like being stuck in all the afternoon commute traffic jams. I’m fortunate that lane splitting is now legal in California, and that will come in very handy as I negotiate that bad traffic. Lane splitting gives me lots of advantages that, not having ridden in 4 years, I’d forgotten about.
Oh and I’ve watched a few of those Marc Travels videos. Longer travels on an electric motorcycle are definitely doable. Thanks for pointing those out @MacDoc .
Huh? I grew up riding in CA and at least through the early 1980s lane splitting had always been legal.
Did it subsequently get prohibited and then later unprohibited?
