When I was young I owned a motorcycle or two…not your slow cruiser, but fast sport bikes made for speed and corners. I have long missed those days and lately have been yearning to be back on a bike. Perhaps it is just a midlife crisis of sorts as I move in on 36 years of age, but I never really stopped missing motorcycle riding. An agreement I have with my wife has recently come up again and could be the best motivator of them all where my weight loss is concerned. The deal is, if I hit my goal weight, I get to buy whatever motorcycle I want. That was the deal anyway and that is changing now.

I recently found a bike for sale that I have been eyeballing for some time, a Kawasaki ZX10R. I found one that is a super good deal and I’m thinking of buying it. Now being that I’m still 300+ pounds, it will most likely sit in my garage next to my mountain bike until I get down to a comfortable riding weight. For me this might just prove to be the biggest motivator of them all, especially for getting back on bike riding in the morning for exercise. After all, if I have to see that beautiful sport bike sitting next to my mountain bike every morning I guarantee you I will be extra motivated to riding longer and harder to get down to my goal weight faster!!

Motivation comes in all forms and I can always use more!