Greg Chandler

I'm sorry to hear that you are hanging up your bike gear, how on earth can you live without it after so long in the saddle? I can't help you about the insurance issue but I do have a suggestion for staying in the saddle a few more years. I am 69 with lower back problems. buggered knees, emphysema and a pacemaker to name but a few reasons to give up biking. But before I give in and buy a mobility scooter, I decided to go down the parth of the trike. Not one of those wide Harley Davidson three wheel waste of time excuses for freedom, where you might as well be cooking in a convertible sports car stuck in traffic. You've got the power and open air but swearing at the traffic and going nowhere. Not for me! I bought a Peugeot metropolis 400cc. You know what I mean, one of those French three wheel trike's that you ride just like a two wheel bike, leaning into the curves or zooming past the traffic jams and flooring it away at the lights. That's what I just couldn't give up. Not yet anyway! Yes they are more like a scooter than a motorcycle and yes they are heavy, weighing in at 260kg but they are remarkably well balanced. And with twice the rubber in contact with the road at the front end. corners are a breeze in the wet and on unpredictable surfaces. As for that weight issue you complained about getting in and out of your garage. Well have no fear, the metropolis has an electronic suspension lock. At the flick of a switch it becomes as solid as a rock. It's easy to sit Astride it in the locked position click off the electronic parking break and scoot her backwards out of the garage. Absolutely no fear of dropping her and next to no effort even with My knees and back problems. So my friend, the reason I tell you this, is not as some kind of sales pitch, I get nothing from Peugeot except of course being able to stay in the saddle a few more years. The reason is nothing more than to say that you don't really have to hang up your leathers just yet. Take one of these new fangled machines for a rest ride and you may just think like me. I ain't quite ready for a quad bike or buggy and those bloody traffic jams JUST YET! Good luck and open road's to you friend.