What's the right bike for tails around here?

Good by Ural, hello trees?

It&#8217;s a long story, but I have given up street riding after many years and hundreds of thousands of miles on two (and recently three) wheels. I&#8217;ve had the fortune of many miles of smiles with no incidences to note. But, over the recent past, I&#8217;ve had too many close calls on the BMW and the Ural, including being hit from the side by a car on the BMW (thank goodness I kept it upright). <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o>
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But, I can&#8217;t give up riding. So, I would like to at least get back to the woods on trails where I don&#8217;t have to be concerned about &#8220;the other guy.&#8221;<o></o>
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Just after getting the Ural, I&#8217;ve had more close calls with other drivers than I care for. I would easily go as far as saying that I&#8217;ve had more close calls in the last 12-18 months than I have had in all my years and hundreds of thousands of miles before that. <o></o>

The last close call I experienced had the front wheel of the Ural underneath the bed of a flatbed tow truck. Had it been a bus, we would have made contact. I was watching the wheels of the truck as he rolled up to the T intersection and they came to a complete stop. I started to relax and then the truck just pulled out in front of us (making a left towards us). At that point, I thought, &#8220;Are you kidding me!?&#8221; while also thinking, &#8220;holy shit I am going to hit this guy.&#8221;<o></o>
Once the rig came to a complete stop with my helmet right at the side of the flatbed, I looked over to Sheri to make sure she was OK and thought to myself, &#8220;this is it, I&#8217;m done. I can&#8217;t ride anymore.&#8221;<o></o>

A smart person knows when to say when.
If you get up to the Fancy Gap area give me a call - I know a road or two.

You bet, thanks!