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My girl rides with me, my best friends wife rides her own Street Glide Special. This is 1/2 way through a two week, 4300 mile tour of Utah is June. Yes, I think she is great. As a note, she broke two ribs and her ankle in Yellowstone of our way back from Sturgis. When the rangers arrived, they reached down to pick her up. She said don't touch me with such grace and force, that they retreated. She got up, said I'm riding out of here. We spent the next several hours riding through one of Yellowstone famous thunder, lightning and rain storms, so bad that all traffic except me in the lead and her following my taillight were the only things moving. Checked herself into the Bozeman hospital some 6 hours later. While some talk tough, you can never underestimate to strength and will of a woman on her Harley.
My girlfriend compares how poorly I handle a cold to her having a baby. She says I just would not understand or survive the pain.
I initially learned to fear women after getting married. During my divorce I found out exactly how vicious they can really be. If they travel in numbers, like on bikes or such, I find it best to avoid eye contact, say nothing, and keep moving.
Other than the obvious Freudian reason of a female straddling something, I find it awesome that they love to operate a machine rather than lazily sit in a queen seat and do nothing.
Their attitude is awesome too.
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