Let me preface this little story by saying my wife is the best woman in the world.&nbsp\\; I know what you're thinking.&nbsp\\; "No way!&nbsp\\; MY wife is the best in the world!"&nbsp\\; Let me tell the story and judge for yourself.
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Three years ago my wife decided she enjoyed riding 2-up more than riding her own bike, so she says&nbsp\\;to me out of the blue, "We need a Gold Wing."&nbsp\\; My response: "If you say so."&nbsp\\; A week later, one Gold Wing sat in the garage.&nbsp\\; Hey, no can accuse me of not being able to do what I'm told.
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Fast forward 16,100 Gold Wing miles later to today.&nbsp\\; I've been itching for an Ultra Classic.&nbsp\\; I've posted on this forum and got some sound advice (thanks again, guys!), and have been doing tons of research on the bike.
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Today, my wife says, "You wanna go look at bikes?"&nbsp\\; 'Nuff said.&nbsp\\;
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Off we go to the dealership and start looking at the Ultra Glides.&nbsp\\; The salesman comes over and starts answering questions, and I hop on, and up my wife goes up to the passenger seat.&nbsp\\; She loves the comfy seat.&nbsp\\; Loves the look of the bike.&nbsp\\; So do I.&nbsp\\; I love the instrumentation and the feel.&nbsp\\; The ergonomics are great (but I think the heel shifter would drive me nuts).&nbsp\\; We start to talk money with the salesman and it comes to this:
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$21,200 for the '08 Ultra in two-tone red.&nbsp\\; $10,900 for my Wing in trade.&nbsp\\; We do some quick math.&nbsp\\; She takes a step away from the bike to get a better look at it and says, "That's a beautiful bike.&nbsp\\; Let's get it.&nbsp\\; And honey, make sure you get all the accessories you want."&nbsp\\; I'll say that again.&nbsp\\; She says we should get the bike and follows it with "make sure you get all the accessories you want."&nbsp\\; I kid you not.
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The salesman looked at me and said, "Wow."
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If I didn't know her, I'd swear she was putting me on.&nbsp\\; Or I'd swear there would be some strange form of payback to be had later.&nbsp\\; But we've been together long enough for me to know that such is not the case.&nbsp\\;
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So that's that.&nbsp\\; I'll pick it up later this week.&nbsp\\; How 'bout them apples?

 

She sounds almost as good as my wife. If it wasn't for her prodding 10 years ago I might never have started riding again after 23 years off bikes. You got a good one!

Rick

 

You have a good woman!&nbsp\\;

 

now be a smart husband and do something nice and completely unexpected for her! show her the appreciation of a harley owner

 

I've been married 42 years, and NOT once has my wife said, "get all the accessories you want"...&nbsp\\; Holy Cow Batman, I didn't know there were women like that on this planet, only in Dream Land.&nbsp\\; You are one lucky puppy...&nbsp\\; Ride Safe, and congrats.&nbsp\\; CCRyder

 

I don't really care if she has 3 teeth - how about trading for my wife \\;-)
Where the hell did you find that women?

 

You Married God...

 

My wife is the same. I have been riding metric bikes since I was sixteen. I have been wanting a RK for more years than I can count. Not to long ago she told me " Go buy it or shut up!" Needless to say before the day was out I had a RK!

 

I think mines got ya beat. i actually wanted the goldwing she said no way a week later were on a ultra and she hasnt said no to an accesory yet

 

You got a good woman there. Congrats on the new ride!