Wow...interesting thread.
All I'll say is this~ I had the best chapter of my life during my 20's and wouldn't change a thing if I could go back to do it again. *HOWEVER*, even if I could go back and someone paid me to do it, I absolutely *NEVER* would, because if I did the dumb things now that I used to do in my 20's, I'd be dead in a week... :confused2:
That is all...
I have to agree with that statement. I remember back in the late seventies (before police radar) I was riding the highway into Melbourne on a modified Honda 750 K3 and decided to wind it out to see how high that needle would go.
At about 135-40 mph (the speed limit was 60mph) all I could see in the rear view mirror was this fuzzy (no pun intended) blue blob who was slowly fading away but traveling much faster than the other traffic.
I figured it was a cop so I slowed down (a bit) and let him catch-up.
He waves me to pull over and then suggests I join him in the patrol car.
So sitting in the front of the patrol car, the conversation went pretty much like this.
Cop: "How fast do think you were going?"
Gleno: "Aww, a bit over a hundred"
Cop: "Would you believe over 110?"
Gleno: "Yeah, I suppose that could be possible"
Cop: "Would you believe 120?"
Gleno: "Yeah, could have been"
Cop: "Would you believe 130?"
Gleno: "Yeah it's possible?"
Cop: "Would you believe 140?"
Gleno: "140! ..Are you sure?"
Cop: "Where are you going?"
Gleno: "Melbourne, to visit friends from University"
Cop: "University Student hey. Well I should take you back to town and lock you up but seeing how I know you students don't have much money, and you haven't tried to bullshit me, I'm going to give you an on-the-spot fine ($20) for exceeding the speed limit by more than 10mph." (shit, there go my bragging rights)
Gleno: "Cool. Thanks very much."
Cop: "When are you heading back?"
Gleno: "In about 4 days"
Cop: "Well be careful on your way out. There's a blitz on all week?"
Gleno: "No Worries. Thanks for the warning. See ya later."
I loved the seventies.