Practicing Hypocrisy

I guess I should start by letting you know that I don't believe in motorcycles.  Not that I don't believe they exist, but that they are dangerous and people shouldn't ride them.  I didn't just make this decision out of impulse; it is well thought out.  When I was 22 or 23 I rode on the back of a Harley, and I'll admit, it was frightening at first but then it turned into great fun.  Regardless of all of that, it's still dangerous.  

I drove a conversion van, yeah, the van with the carpet on the walls, blinds and curtains on the windows, over sized reclining chairs and the bench that converts into a bed.  And while I would cruise around calmly in this over sized vehicle, I was immediately freaked out any time I saw a bike.  That's right, a bicycle, motorcycle, and I'm sure I would have been freaked out by a tricycle.  People who ride motorcycles always say that they are safe drivers and they'll be fine, and I'm sure that they are, but what about the people on the road who aren't and will accidentally hit you?  

So yesterday I was getting ready to run an errand with my cousin and he said, "Let's take the bike."  And I tried to fight it, but he was dead set on taking the bike out.  Luckily, this is one of those 3 wheeled motorcycles, a Can Am Spyder.  Yep, it looks just like the picture.  So I was sitting on the back of this bike and I was scared for my life!  My cousin was driving so fast!  I looked at the speedometer a few times, and no, we really weren't going fast, but when your only safety is you holding on to a couple of handles, then 60 miles an hour is way too fast.  There were a couple of times when I thought that I was going to die, but I just prayed and held on tight.  Everyone was staring at us.  People in cars were smiling and waving at us, I didn't wave back because I had to hold on for dear life.  Other bikers would pull up next to us and comment on the bike.  It really is a cool bike.  It gets up to 200 miles an hour, so I'm thankful that we didn't do that....

I decided that riding on the back of the bike reminded me of riding on the back of a jet ski.  That was super scary too, but driving the jet ski was the most fun.  So, I get it.  I get what the hype is about with motorcycles, I just think they are so dangerous and I am a hypocrite for getting on one.