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Old Oct 19, 2025 | 06:06 PM
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I have a 23 day shutdown coming up shortly, so riding season is basically over for us. So i got the bikes out to get the ready for winter. Cleaned, oil changed and stabilizer. When i was cleaning and riding the 91, to warm up the oil and get the stabilizer thru the system. Im thinking and cant get over the technology and how everything has changed so much, from 1991 to 2025.

I had to get a pick of the two together, before they go under the covers.
 
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Nice pic! How the hell is '91 that many years ago? What happened? Hey why is my hair and beard gray
 
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One more year and the ’91 is eligible for the AMCA.
 
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Nice pic! How the hell is '91 that many years ago? What happened? Hey why is my hair and beard gray
I know exactly what U speak of. I'm trying to figure it out myself.
 
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Nice pic! How the hell is '91 that many years ago? What happened? Hey why is my hair and beard gray

Some morinings when I walk into the bathroom, I'm startled by the stranger I see looking back at me in the mirror....
 
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Some morinings when I walk into the bathroom, I'm startled by the stranger I see looking back at me in the mirror....
It's not just me?!
 
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It's not just me?!
Lol, No its not just you.

Had a real eye opener about a month ago. I went back to the town i grew up in, for a celebration life. I ran into a lot people i hadnt seen since i moved out, 40 years ago. Seeing how everybody had aged, was mind blowing. I could only picture them, as the way i remembered them and im sure they were thinking the same of me.
 
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Some morinings when I walk into the bathroom, I'm startled by the stranger I see looking back at me in the mirror....
I know the feeling. Every time I look in the mirror, I see my dad.
 
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I used to see dad in the mirror, but he’s been gone 30 years.

His dad has been gone since ’59.

It’s just me in the mirror, and I look GOOD, as long as I have clothes on.
 
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I’m old and I know it. I have lots of gray hair and I earned every one of them. I’m in relatively good health and I have a squad of guardian angels that follow me around everywhere I go. They have to work in shifts…. 😎

I am contemplating selling the ElectraGlide, and looking at maybe a Road King. A man’s got to know his limitations, and the EG is getting to be a big heavy handful for me. I really do hate falling over, despite rocking the “technique.” 😖 My minimalist Softail Springer stays, however. 👍

When the kids were little, I caught myself sounding like MY dad. That was sobering and shocking all at once! 😳🤣

As always, YMMV, but be careful out there!!
 
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