Missin my bike today.
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Missin my bike today.
It's been six years this month since I bought my Springer. After parking it in my garage for the first time, unless I was on a ride someplace it has only spent one week parked someplace else.
I do just about all my own work so it doesn't spend time sitting in a shop.
I had knee surgery on June 6th. Knowing that I probably wouldn't be able to ride it anyway because of the surgery, I put it in the shop on June 4th to have the cam tensioners upgraded along with new cams and some other **** in prep for the upcoming Hoka Hey Challenge.
I know I can't ride right now but I still would like to go out the garage and at least visit, tinker, or just look at it. I can't even drive the cage out to the shop and visit it because they are closed today. I told them they could have it for three weeks which don't matter I guess cause even if it was finished tomorrow, I wouldn't let anyone ride it home for me and I don't want it riding in a damn trailer either.
I know this probably sounds pretty wacky to some of you. I also know that many of you can understand what I'm saying and would feel the same way.
I normally don't post **** like this but I'm sore, bored, and MISSING MY BIKE right now.
I do just about all my own work so it doesn't spend time sitting in a shop.
I had knee surgery on June 6th. Knowing that I probably wouldn't be able to ride it anyway because of the surgery, I put it in the shop on June 4th to have the cam tensioners upgraded along with new cams and some other **** in prep for the upcoming Hoka Hey Challenge.
I know I can't ride right now but I still would like to go out the garage and at least visit, tinker, or just look at it. I can't even drive the cage out to the shop and visit it because they are closed today. I told them they could have it for three weeks which don't matter I guess cause even if it was finished tomorrow, I wouldn't let anyone ride it home for me and I don't want it riding in a damn trailer either.
I know this probably sounds pretty wacky to some of you. I also know that many of you can understand what I'm saying and would feel the same way.
I normally don't post **** like this but I'm sore, bored, and MISSING MY BIKE right now.
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Keeping my grandson today and right now he is taking his nap. Not bored but definitely wanting to go outside and enjoy this 100 degree heat. I have notice that in the past I would read during lunch or down time but now I get on the computer.
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I know exactly how you feel. Mine's been in shop for only a week so far. It hasn't been at a dealer in 3 years but it's there now (long story) and if I'm lucky I will see it in another week. It's killing me, I usually get to ride every day and now the weather is perfect. I'm so bored I'm now doing stuff like yard work and waxing my car.
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I miss my bike too!
I spent two years (Aug 2008 to Jul 2010) working in Iraq fixing trucks for our military. To reward myself I bought a 2010 fat boy lo. I spent 8 months at home and rode every chance I got. Now Im working in Kuwait and will be here for at least a year. I want to go home to ride my bike.
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I spent two years (Aug 2008 to Jul 2010) working in Iraq fixing trucks for our military. To reward myself I bought a 2010 fat boy lo. I spent 8 months at home and rode every chance I got. Now Im working in Kuwait and will be here for at least a year. I want to go home to ride my bike.
I've been home with a couple of injury's since the 1st of this year and have been able to ride almost every day.
Thanks for you service to our country by the way and I hope the next year goes fast for you. One of my neighbors is over there someplace working on an offshore Oil Rig and another guy I know is operating heavy equipment on a base in Iraq. The guy on the rig has two Harleys and is really missing them both and he gets home every 5 weeks!
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From: Nj
I'm with you. I put it down in a freak slide on May 10th. It's been at the shop since & I'm in a boot to my knee. A couple times, I've gone out to my bike building, 're-arranged' crap for the 73rd time, & sat there. I can't ride it...but if it was here I could finally detail it, polish it. I could do my bars....I could this...I could that...I just want the thing back where it belongs.
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From: Homer,NY
I hear where you are coming from I just had rotator cuff surgery on may 23rd due to an injury falling on ice back in Feb.
I did not even take the bike out of the shed because I knew there woud most likely be no riding for me this summer.
I did not even take the bike out of the shed because I knew there woud most likely be no riding for me this summer.
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Dude I hear yeh, hope you recover quickly and get back out there. I'm leaving Colombia for the last time this Sunday, well maybe not the last time. Back to Boston for two months and then off to Mexcio.
I bought my 1st HD in august and was sick tom have to leave it. every chance I got I went back home to ride, October, Novmember December(no riding in DEcember though, SNOW and lots of it). I am leaving on Sunday. Monday morning it will be xmasss time at my house cause I bought a ton of stuff for the bike and July 1st head out for a month of open road. I can barley contain myself!!! I know your pain!! Rest up well, do the PT correctly so that you can get back out there sooner and longer. RIde safe and often.
I bought my 1st HD in august and was sick tom have to leave it. every chance I got I went back home to ride, October, Novmember December(no riding in DEcember though, SNOW and lots of it). I am leaving on Sunday. Monday morning it will be xmasss time at my house cause I bought a ton of stuff for the bike and July 1st head out for a month of open road. I can barley contain myself!!! I know your pain!! Rest up well, do the PT correctly so that you can get back out there sooner and longer. RIde safe and often.
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I was down for two months and I crawled the walls. I had to heal first went down in April. The bike is back but the 100 degree heat has me somewhat on the shelf again but at least its home in the garage and ready for the those early morning cool rides in the upper 80's.
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This morning the OL says as she was walkin out the door to go to work...."So what you gonna do today"? I said, "I think I'll take the dog for a drive in the cage" to which she a responed...."where you gonna take her"? I said "OHHHH, I figured we could drive out to the Harley Dealer".
She then proceeded to remind me that it's a 75 mile round trip and wanted to know why I had chosen that particular destination. I told her I had called to see if they had any Crank Position Sensors in stock and they only had one. Seeing as how I don't have a spare I thought I'd better go out and get it before someone bought it (ya never know how long it could take to get one if they are on back order or something when you need one).
She said "Bullshit! you just wanna go visit your bike". Can't get nothin past her.
So me and the dog drove out and visited the "shrink" (that's what I call my bike). It looked sad sitting in the line up in the service area. I told it to hang in there and I'd be back to it get soon.
I did get the Crank Position Sensor while I was there.
She then proceeded to remind me that it's a 75 mile round trip and wanted to know why I had chosen that particular destination. I told her I had called to see if they had any Crank Position Sensors in stock and they only had one. Seeing as how I don't have a spare I thought I'd better go out and get it before someone bought it (ya never know how long it could take to get one if they are on back order or something when you need one).
She said "Bullshit! you just wanna go visit your bike". Can't get nothin past her.
So me and the dog drove out and visited the "shrink" (that's what I call my bike). It looked sad sitting in the line up in the service area. I told it to hang in there and I'd be back to it get soon.
I did get the Crank Position Sensor while I was there.