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Thorn, Me and my father custom painted her ourselves.. My Grandfather loved roses.. so Thorn was my choice to name her. worked for 25 years wanting a harley like my dads.. He rode a heritage softail classic. and ever since I sat on Thorn at the dealership.. thats all it took for me to be sold..
Please don't do this, or we'll have some sad old geezer referring to his bike as "Reaper" in short order...
Not sad. Not old. I guess one could call me "Geezer", especially someone from the UK, which I would take as a compliment, actually.
That said, my 2005 Night Train is named Reaper. She's actually saved my life on numerous occasions. When people ask me if I'm afraid of dying while riding, I tell them "I don't fear Death. I ride with her, and she protects me."
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