Word: biked
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...they journey up to 1,500 miles a year by bike, and their social life revolves around the local HOG (Harley Owners' Group) club. "It's renewed our romance," Gary says...
...carefree abandon of these older riders, they tend to forsake the noise and vibration of sports bikes. Data from JD Powers show that the median age for sports-bike owners is 30, but for cruisers and touring bikes, which offer more comfort and luxury, it is 45 and 50, respectively. Older riders opt for add-ons besides a comfy seat and a windshield, like a CD player with wraparound stereo and an intercom to keep the couple connected on the bike...
Although it's true that more wives have been coaxed--or have leaped--onto the back, getting "the" bike remains mostly a male dream, one that's typically realized after the last kid's college tuition bill. "My dream all my life was to own a Harley-Davidson," says Mike Becar, 57, who directs a police-training organization in Meridian, Idaho. When his five kids were grown, he bought one. His wife of 30 years, Rene, 59, found it scary at first, but now she's his partner in speed and power. "When he named his bike 'Sylvia,'" she says...
Roaring down the road on a sleek new bike as the engine growls with each gear shift gives some couples another shot at being teenagers in love. They're rebels with 401(k) plans. Most women still ride on the back--"two-up" in motorcycle parlance--which provides the maximum physical closeness and a unique sense of partnership. This is "being one--together," according to Bill Davis, 53, a sales rep in Carlsbad, Calif. "If I am leaning left to turn left and my partner turns right, it can be perilous," he says. "It's like leading when you dance...
...year, down from $1.90. That's assuming Yukos keeps pumping oil, no terrorist attacks disrupt Saudi production and an oil workers' strike in Norway is resolved. Until then, cost-conscious drivers can compare prices at sites like gasbuddy.com--or think about breaking out the bike. --By Bill Powell. With reporting by Barbara Kiviat