Smokin Harley
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This morning my wife and I decide to take the labradors for a walk and we talk along the way about what we were going to do for the rest of the day. It was a bit cool and windy and looked a bit ominously cloudy start to the day but by the time we finished our walk it started warming up...and the clouds dissipated. I'm sitting here going through some posts ( like I'm not on here at least 5 times a day) and she comes out her favorite jeans and a Harley Tee shirt. Decision for the day was made. Take a ride up north a bit to see the new building of a Harley dealership , the ride takes a good hour ,maybe do lunch somewhere along the way. So I get myself dressed and we head out ,and stop for gas first . We head over and find a nice burger /bbq place we've stopped at before ,fill our bellies and head north for a nice ride. Some spots required a little sideways lean but we made it to the new place just fine. We are met at the door by a sea of new bikes . Hundreds. The "guy" comes over and welcomes us and in no time my wife is up in the clothing department looking at their nice selection . I ,however ,stop to look at a used bike or two and gawked at the nicely done hand pinstriping on one used Streetglide. Just for kicks I ask the guy what this model is going for and he runs off to grab a card and the price info...I move along and we strike up some small talk about where we've ridden ,how many miles a year, blah blah blah. Then he asks about my FTT hat and I tell him I roll my own. An eyebrow raises and I determine this guy likes cigars ,so we have instant common ground. I keep looking . My wife come up and asks did I look at "this" one or "that" one...and we go through the motions of looking at and eventually riding a few nice low mile used bikes. Just a spin around the neighborhood , I bring the first pinstriped one back because its just not impressing me at all with the ride,feels cheap. So, I take the next one ,newer fewer miles. Its better, but no dream. So, I get to talking to the finance guy at this point and he sees what I'm good for . At this point I am NOT in any way shape of form considering a trade . But, it comes up. So, my wife sees I am in need of a "moment" or two to consider let my trusty iron horse of 10 years go in trade...I've been contemplating it for a couple years so its not too bad , nothing I hadn't thought of before, it just never came up until today. Until Now . So, we end up looking at the new models . We take a Black on Black 2015 Harley Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic Limited 103 inch monster for a spin and well, I thought trading in my old steed would have been harder,she's taken me ,no...taken US a ton of miles in the sunshine, cloudy days, blazing sun , downpouring rain,Iowa 4 years ago, road trip to Alabama 3 years ago, Sturgis last year and all the scenic roads in that area,etc...Memories... Almost brought a tear but I handled it very well. So, as of about 6pm tonight I am the proud new owner of "the War Machine" because thats the first song I played via bluetooth through her stereo system... and it rides like a dream. I have to take the title and spare keys to the 02 up there Sunday and I plan on bringing a couple Smokin Harley sticks to give the guys who helped us out today.
When we left the house this morning I had absolutely NO idea I'd be riding a new bike home. Felt really good. Too late tonight to fire up a stick but tomorrow while I'm organizing all the stuff I kept in my saddlebags for years, I'll have to have one I've saved for a while and figure out what needs to go back in the new bike and what just needs to go.
Celebration day boys.
When we left the house this morning I had absolutely NO idea I'd be riding a new bike home. Felt really good. Too late tonight to fire up a stick but tomorrow while I'm organizing all the stuff I kept in my saddlebags for years, I'll have to have one I've saved for a while and figure out what needs to go back in the new bike and what just needs to go.
Celebration day boys.
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