While the legal limit may be .08, some impairment begins at BAC levels as low as .01.

If ya don't want to be a statistic or a threat to others the safest bet is to wait until yer scoot's is in the corral for the night.

Ride Safe!

Just wanted to say hi. I just found this site and I'm so glad this is here! I just celebrated 7rs clean and sober - all of them riding. I look forward to meeting/talking with others who are in the wind clean and sober.

A few people know me as "two-beer's".
The joke is I never drink more then one, riding or not, but am famous for declining offers of "want another?" by saying, "I have a two beer limit". "Yeah...well....you've only had one?" Classic reply is, "Right, but I am saving the last one for when some hot babe walk's in here".

Truth is, known to close friends, I am a light-weight and sometime's had to walk around to sober up after just two beers, so I stick to one and call it a nice balance.

I am happy to have an occassional beer and then can morally and legally do whatever I want afterwards. Not so much to cop a buzz, which is pleasant, but to stand as an example that just a beer is nothing to look down upon.

I don't hesitate at snatching key's and refuse to ride with anyone even slightly off. but that wasn't always the case.


Ancient History:




As a kid, I dove in head first, no such thing as to much of any substance making he rounds - most of which made sitting up impossible, let alone finding my key and motorbike in the same day. Several years like that, I was cool and set the example. High times in the 70's.

Then came a rash of burials in a condensed time period of a few months.
There was no small amount of guilt felt by myself - it was a moutain of the misery.

My mother showed up unexpectantly at my best friends service. She hung back, didn't speak to anyone, and left early, but I caught the look on her face - she was getting ready to attend my service.

Jeez, what does one do after that?
I dropped out of that scene soon after and spent the next 15 or so years clean, sober, and tied up with several substance groups trying to pay back my karma.

So some 7-8 years back, in a "grown-up" setting I am offered a drink at a meeting with clients. In a flash I think it through and say, "Sure.".

Am going to test the waters, if I am an addict then at some point I'll be suffering the steps and working a program. But if I can do so and not slip-slide my way back to hell, then Hey, I'll be back among the "normal people" and wouldn't taht be nice?
So, imagine my surprise at not crashing back into the dark side of using and instead finding out that I can take it of leave it and ironically, by facing a fear, I now have one less fear.
I concider myself lucky to be alive, lucky to be able to say "yes" and lucky to be able to pass a pee test anytime, anyday - what could be better?
There's the jist of my story, DD.

PS, how does one make paragraph breaks in a post here?

Amen to that sister... the gifts of recovery!!!

Thats for sure! Clean and sober is the only way to ride. I dont think I would have ever had the funds to own two HD's if I was still using and abusing. Life is good and fun to live, Ride safe, Smiles..

imagine it only took me 44 tears to figure that out

Ride on Tree

Hey , I am alergic to drinking ; if I drink I break out in cocaine and handcuffs

Judgement is also impaired after the first drink. That is why it was so easy to have a second, third...

Scary--have a good and safe trip---you may want to look at some of the sober biker/ppl sites online--i think AA may have one--not 100%---i know Alanon does and they have meetings on-line

Rock on Scary! One year is very cool! Have a blast on your trip and keep it real!
Peace.
Leila

DAVE
WAY TO GO ON 1 YR. YOUR KIDS LOOK HAPPY TO I'M JEALOUS ABOUT YOUR TRIP TO MO. I WAS GONNA RIDE TO GREAT LAKES NTC. TO SEE MY SON GRAD FROM BOOT CAMP BUT KATRINA CAME TRU. THATS ALL IT DID TO ME I HAD TO DRIVE THE V.W. I'M LUCKY. TAKE CARE HAVE A SAFE TRIP 1 DAY AT A TIME
TINY

Hey everyone.
I am gonna take off on a trip from Los Angeles to Missouri sometime in oct.
I am lookin for a passenger and places to sack out along the way (I-40).

If anyone knows any cool meetings or sober folks along that interstate who would be up for a respectfull sober guy an possibly his passenger crashin on thier floor or out in the barn I would love to hear about it :) I could always just get a room but am lookin for an adventure as aposed to just a commute.

More info for possible passengers in my profile.

When I returned to "the world" from overseas, I was a juicer. (drinker)
Didn't give two sh*ts about mucha anything except the sauce and trying to outrun my dreams. Then one mornin, as I reached for the bottle to pour my breakfast I noticed my hands were trembling. I asked myself what the fuk I was doin. Poured the bottle down the drain, made a few meetings, stayed clean and sober ever since.

hugs, kisses and congrats to you scary!!!!!

Well I made it to my 1 year last week. Was pretty cool.

I am prolly gonna go to a big biker meeting in torance Ca this friday night to grab a cake from soem sober biker buds of mine. Might even be a cool woman from here there if I am lucky an she is there :)

Now I got a bunch of guys askin me to sponsor them. Guess I won't be gettin loaded any time soon now hehehehe

Anyone here go to any cool meetings aroudn LA ?

Sincerely
DAve

Big HUH to all clean & sober & yeah if that ain't the BEST way to ride! You don't MISS nothing whether hawks abouve deers along side or some dope trying to broadsisde ya!
So here's a weird one on me I've just realized I've ridden longer clean (14 yrs) than I did using (12 yrs)...how'd that happen? :)
Always said I'd rather be good AND lucky!

for me there should be a ZERO tolerance law(s) that prevent ANY form of vehicle operation while using any illegal substance. Yes I have LIVED in the DAY, but some how survived. I see no practicle reason for anyone to ride while under the influence.
ALL PEACE MtnMan P.S. WHERE are the SEATTLE WOMEN that are single and love to ride ???

I'm with ya on this Rex!

Even if not so much for your inability to control your ride, but for just the inability to predict the cell-fone wielding cagers!

Ride Safe!

I totally agree. Basic not Big is what I always say. "Alcohol IS a drug"