Romance On the Road
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Cathy and George Long, however, believe brand doesn't matter. They rent Hondas, BMWs, whatever their mood dictates. For them, riding offers a chance to shed their conservative identities on the back roads of Arizona, stopping at taverns with pickup trucks parked outside and country music blaring from the jukebox.
Whatever the thrill, whatever the machine, industry surveys agree, older riders uniformly plan to stay on the road as long as they can.
"The day I retire," Lynn Johnson vows, "we're taking off across the country. We pray we can ride to age 75, and we hope we don't need a sidecar. But if that's what it takes, we'll do it."
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