I had no idea...
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I had no idea...
over a year ago, i started making plans to buy a harley ....narrowed it down to a streetbob....i built a 10'X12' storage shed....took the safety course (been riding streetrockets most of my life, but just wanted to finalize things with a license- plus, any discount on insurance in MA is worth it)... and then i started to save.... today, i brought home mystreetbob ....i rode it for the first time(considering the dealers around here won't let you test-drive anything...understandable).... and i realizedthe appeal, 100 yards intothe ride....
....the riding position, the sound, the feeling of power underneath me, the rumble.... you're together with that thing...it feels like it's part of you! ... the damn thing brings you to life....it feels like you're riding a beast, of sorts, under the command of only you ....it awakened senses in me i hadn't been acutely aware of in years!.... and i started to smile
riding one of these things is a veryvisceral experience...it's almost emotional!... and the next time someone asks me "why a harley?" ....i'll just smile, and say, "....if you haven't ridden one, you'll never understand."
....the riding position, the sound, the feeling of power underneath me, the rumble.... you're together with that thing...it feels like it's part of you! ... the damn thing brings you to life....it feels like you're riding a beast, of sorts, under the command of only you ....it awakened senses in me i hadn't been acutely aware of in years!.... and i started to smile
riding one of these things is a veryvisceral experience...it's almost emotional!... and the next time someone asks me "why a harley?" ....i'll just smile, and say, "....if you haven't ridden one, you'll never understand."
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Yeah, doesn't take long to get in your blood does it? Found that out last year after I picked up my Low Rider. I too live in MA. Welcome and I'll see you on the road. Keep the rubber side down.
Bart
BTW--what stealer did you pick it up from?
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BTW--what stealer did you pick it up from?
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hey Jackyl.... that's the same thing my brother-in-law said to me today on the way home with it in his trailer....i kinda grinned when he said it- not sure what he was talking about...and figuredthat "yes" it WOULD be just like my buddy's honda shadow 750 (which i've driven a few times)...but it's not, and i knew clearly what my bro meant after i shut the thing off, hung my head low, felt my heart pound through my chest.... and all i could do was giggle like a pathetic schoolboy! .....HE just grinned back at me with a look that clearly indicated thathe knew what i had just experienced
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hey BB,
i got it from Paramount Harley.....VandH slip-ons, Stage 1 A/C, tuned, and with forward controls
i got it from Paramount Harley.....VandH slip-ons, Stage 1 A/C, tuned, and with forward controls
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Very well stated JS1268. It sure is great knowing that there's something in the garage that can always brighten your day no matter how bad it's been.
It aint just any bike that can do thatfor you.
It aint just any bike that can do thatfor you.
