Garage Queens
#41
Dang backs!
1995 Heritage Softail Classic
"That's what 2 back surgeries and a bout with cancer will do. I'm happy to see the bike there just in case. When he has a real good day now he may put 15 miles on it - back brace and all. Those 15 are as good as a 1000 mile trip when it comes to helping him feel better. I'm sure some days just looking at it is a good thing."
Unfortunately, that is pretty much where I'm at now in my life. Five back surgeries, the last one being a failed 5 level fusion, leaves me with a LOT
of pain on a daily basis, but I refuse to sell my bike! Even if I can only ride for an hour or so, it's the best hour of the day/week/month.
I suppose my bikes and cars are garage queens, but I could care less. The bike is almost perfect for a 14 yr old bike.
I could care less about what people think about me or my bikes. All that matters to me is that I can still ride, and enjoy the bike, even if
it's only a short ride around town.. Plus, when I do sell, someone will get a very nice bike!
And yes, I do probably do more looking at it and tinkering with it than I do riding..haha
Unfortunately, that is pretty much where I'm at now in my life. Five back surgeries, the last one being a failed 5 level fusion, leaves me with a LOT
of pain on a daily basis, but I refuse to sell my bike! Even if I can only ride for an hour or so, it's the best hour of the day/week/month.
I suppose my bikes and cars are garage queens, but I could care less. The bike is almost perfect for a 14 yr old bike.
I could care less about what people think about me or my bikes. All that matters to me is that I can still ride, and enjoy the bike, even if
it's only a short ride around town.. Plus, when I do sell, someone will get a very nice bike!
And yes, I do probably do more looking at it and tinkering with it than I do riding..haha
My wife has had 4 back surgery's. The third the doctor messed up and put a scerw into her nerve pouch instead of the bone. Then the fourth was to fix it. She has came a long way in 7 years and I've done everything I can to make her comfortable, now I have a guy redoing the seat for her and my comfort. I to have the start of back issues, and every year it gets a little worse. Trying to pay off the bike asap, but dread the day if I have to let her go. The bike that is. It's a green bike and been own by almost all my uncle's and a cousin. Funny thing is every last one of us that has own this bike has back issues.
#42
Lots of "garage queens" out there. I have a neighbor who has a Road King and a Street Glide, both beautiful machines. Never seen him take a ride in 3-1/2 years I've lived here. He can do what he want's and put all the LTR stuff on he wants. He paid for it all. I get the LTR irony, but lots of us have stuff we don't use much. Just think of all the collector cars out there.
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#44
Nice ride
The roads here in Bay City Michigan are hell at best! I dread the first few ride because of all the opened potholes. This city barely cares about cars let alone bikes. We had a rider speeding over bridge and he hit a pothole flinging him and his passenger along with the bike flying. The driver sadly passed, and scared a bus load of little kids for life. But because of his excess speed it was his fault not the deep nasty pothole, go figure. Nice ride tho, mine was a repaint when new to match the 96. I need to repaint the bike, not sure if I'm going to keep the color or change it up to the 95 blue silver 2 tone with some custom color pin stripes. I have about a year to make up my mind.
#45
#46
I have loud pipes save lives patch souly because the ahole cop which pulls me over every season once to ask why I haven't fixed my exhaust. I tell him cause loud pipes save my life and it's the truth then remind him his chef of police has already signed off on the ticket. He proceeds to write a ticket and the judge throws it out.
Last edited by pipeman1978; 02-01-2019 at 10:23 AM.
#47
I bought my 2009 Fatboy last Nov with 700 miles! I never let high mile bike scare me from buying them but I was a little iffy on this one. The bike also came with stage one with the original fuel pack. I bought the bike and it runs perfect! As a matter of fact I find myself not riding my Springer as much. The only thing I added is the LED taillight.
#49
Guy across the street from me is a RTL guy. He's got an 04 Sporty covered in every RTL trinket he can find. He pulls out into the driveway about once a month, starts it up, revs the **** out of it for about 5 minutes or so then lets it sit in the driveway idling for 20-30 minutes. Most times he puts it right back in the garage, sometimes he rides it in to town and back (about 3 or 4 miles round trip) then puts it away.
I told my wife that when he finally does sell it somebody is going to think they are getting a hell of a deal on 15 or 20 year old bike with less than 1000 miles on it. LOL.
I told my wife that when he finally does sell it somebody is going to think they are getting a hell of a deal on 15 or 20 year old bike with less than 1000 miles on it. LOL.
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