Idle chat: wings, waves, wheels…

Yup, I am aware of the dangers and have lost a few friends and colleagues in Florida from just that: Being run down by a car or truck, in some cases a little old lady with dementia and bad eyesight, or a drunk/high driver.
I rode bikes for years, Hondas and Harleys in my teen's 20's and 30's.
Getting occasional (late) midlife crises and this Teutonic scooter caught my eye.
It will probably be smarter to blow up the picture to life-size, then tape it to the inside of my garage wall.
Or maybe if I only ride on Sundays, in bright daylight...Nah, maybe not.

Yeah, I have also chalked up a bunch of close calls over the years and burned all
my 9 lives.
Need to slow down and become an old man rather than powder in an urn on wifey's mantel.
Nice looking bike though..

On the other hand:

Torn..
Should I, or shouldn't I?

Nah, you can't hurt my feelings, but appreciate the consideration.

Probably not safe to get a big bike, wife would kill me if I did..

Yup, I know the feeling.
My Man Card is getting rusty these days, almost expired..

On on the other hand, I am here goofing off and laying around in the morning doing nothing but scratching myself after breakfast and before coffee.
Tempting to keep it up, but the siren song of a big fat motor cycle won't leave my lizard brain.

Having lived a life full of action flying, diving, sailing, riding and all of the above for 50 years it is almost dull doing nothing.
I rode a Honda FT 500 bike to work in St. Thomas while living on a sailboat and flying airplanes between the islands.
When some of locals saw a white boy on a motor cycle, they tried to run him down.
(That would be me)
My boss at Virgin Air said everyone of his pilots riding bikes in St. Thomas ended up in the hospital. I survived, but several locals tried, pure luck and quick reflexes back then kept me alive.
This was the bike:

Bingo, you confirmed what I have felt over the years, nutty driving and no enforcement:
Most people find it too bothersome to use turn signals: I can't figure out why, but
I hesitate to buy a motorbike and use it in Florida traffic for the reasons of no discipline or common sense among fellow drivers, it takes only one to kill you.
Will keep buzzing up and down the ICW in my SH 234 Ultra instead, safe and sound..

I am also aware of the 3-wheelers and I see them buzz around, mostly on Sundays.
Not my cup of tea, not sure why, but they doesn't do anything for me.
Agree on the risk of riding two-wheelers in traffic, just not worth it anymore, the bones are brittle and the brain smarter, I guess..
Maybe a nice convertible performance car would do the trick.
Or get a small open cockpit airplane. (If it flies, floats, etc., rent it, don't buy it)
Decisions, decisions..

Yeah, I am sure she would turn me and my world upside down, but nah, been there, done that: While in flight school some years ago I did an aerobatic course with Bill Keshner in a C-150 Aerobat. It was ok and I kept my lunch every day.
Also did a lesson with another stunt pilot in a Super Decathlon, +6/-5g's.
It was fun, but not my cup of tea, enjoyed flying bush in a Alaska instead on dirt strips and river sandbars/beaches for the Dept. of Fish and Game as well as regular rural air-taxi, fish-haul and similar in tail draggers.
Just like big bikes, that stuff is now too risky for my appetite, just looking to rent a Piper Cub or a C-180 and fly a few hours now and then.
Patty Wagstaff would be "Hold On Tight and don't touch anything".

Being bored on my old days is a luxury problem and easy to solve if I get the itch, but trying to behave and read a book in the shade under a palm tree and similar low octane activities.
Thanks though.

Really?
Five Fat outboards on a 67'..
What was wrong with 2 diesels way down in the bilge, stability included, and 7-8,000 hours longevity instead of 2,000-3,000 hours max for a gas outboard.?
Five motors, X how many spark-plugs, injectors, fuel and oil filters, impellers and internal zincs?

Like having 5 wifes, not a good idea although it could be fun in the beginning, for a few short days.