Took the new baby out for a quick scoot this afternoon. The new windshield needs some adjusting. Sucks to be short! Other than that the virgin ride went great. Well, it was a bit cold. I started out with my new heated jacket and gloves on (first time to ride with those too) but I felt like the Michelin man so I removed the inner jacket which of course has the wire attachment for the gloves. Oh well, I managed to tough it out without heat and it was worth it.
I'll have to figure out that heated gear. Should have seen me trying to put myself together. I put my jacket on under my leather jacket, grabbed my adjustable thermostat thingy (yes, that's the technical term in my book), walked around to the bike to figure out all the wires. Geez, it took me a bit to figure out that the color coding was actually correct. Oh well, after I got that figured out I put my gloves on, only I couldn't plug them in because I forgot to keep the plugs on the jacket accessible when I put my leather jacket on. Kerrie tried helping me, which I'm sure was quite comical, but I soon became too frustrated with the whole thing and was itching to ride. So, I decided to nix the heat on the gloves and just ride!
Friday, January 9, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Bitter Sweet
Today I said goodbye to my first HD love and said hello to my new baby. The Train has been good to me and provided me with many hours/miles of memories. She will forever be a part of me and I hope her next owner gives her the love and attention she deserves.
My new two wheels are a bit bigger than the Train but it was time for me to break-away from the little softail and step up to a bigger softail. It wasn't easy to leave my little baby behind but riding off on my new baby made things a bit easier. It was definitely a bitter-sweet moment.
I'm really looking forward to making new memories and experiencing new adventures with my new softail Deluxe. It's a sweet ride and seems to fit me to a tee, which is difficult for a short legged, middle-aged woman such as myself.
My husband did take a few pieces of chrome off the Train before we said our goodbyes to her. We'll be placing them on the new bike which will in a sense let me keep parts of the Train with me, my first HD love, as I ride down the road making new adventures on my new HD Deluxe.
My new two wheels are a bit bigger than the Train but it was time for me to break-away from the little softail and step up to a bigger softail. It wasn't easy to leave my little baby behind but riding off on my new baby made things a bit easier. It was definitely a bitter-sweet moment.I'm really looking forward to making new memories and experiencing new adventures with my new softail Deluxe. It's a sweet ride and seems to fit me to a tee, which is difficult for a short legged, middle-aged woman such as myself.
My husband did take a few pieces of chrome off the Train before we said our goodbyes to her. We'll be placing them on the new bike which will in a sense let me keep parts of the Train with me, my first HD love, as I ride down the road making new adventures on my new HD Deluxe.
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