retired_rebel

I copied this from her online blog: I have clung onto Clif for about 600 miles now, and I want to pass along what I have learned so far...Today, we left the house at 4:30.. rode about 50 miles, then stopped to get a soda. I hope we never stop at that store again... I swear I heard banjo picking when we stopped the bike... *flash to Deliverance Scene* The clerk had on an apron... a blood stained apron.. Just what do they do at these podunk "Carry Outs"????? We bought our sodas, chugged them in the parking lot and rode our happy hineys outta there... **shudder* Anyway, We rode about another 20 miles then Clif got us on the Highway to come home. Here are some things I have learned about being a good passenger since we bought the bike: 1. Don't lean... I have a habit of leaning the opposite of the way the bike is leaning.. I thought I was being helpful so the bike wouldn't tip over 2. Lady bugs HURT when they hit you in the face at 60 mph... 3. Don't wiggle around when on loose gravel... 4. Zip up the leather jacket before getting on behind the driver... its not easy to do at 60 mph. 5. Always go potty before leaving the house and try to go potty at every stop... 6. Never tell the driver that you have to pee... He will hit every bump in the road he can find... guess he wouldn't if I just... um nevermind... 7. Always have a helmet that actually fits your head... If the helmet is too big, all the air that is hitting you in the face goes up your forehead and into the helmet making it feel like one of those parachutes the race cars throw out the rear to slow down... Only its not slowing down the bike, just trying to rip your head off. 8. Always wear sunglasses. My bangs kept hitting me in the eyes making me have to ride down the road with them shut... 9. Always ask the driver to empty his mouth of chewing tobacco before you start riding... spit stains on pant legs DOES NOT come out. 10. Don't look at your shadow and see some funny thing hovering over your head and panic because you think its a bug... its only the radio antenna... 11. Relax and Enjoy the ride!!!!!!!!!!!!! I no longer bury my head in the middle of Clif's back and I have loosened my death grip on his jacket to just a light "Remember I am back here and will panic easy if you screw around" touch on his sides... **Pats self on the back** Now I just hafta learn a graceful way of getting on and off the bike... If you see us.. don't watch me!!!

Just got my touring bike, Now looking for others to ride with or recommendations for good rides. New to Ohio from Missouri. Wife hasn't rode before and has a unique sense of humor. Going to post her "tips" in the correct section.