We had been going back and forth about getting a new bike ever since our ****ty Buell got stolen 3 years ago. Finally we decided to just get one, and she has always wanted a Shadow, the price was right, so we got it!
And for a long time there was a cap on how large they could be because Honda put a lil dent in Harley's pocket with a certain model, and I'll be damned if I can't remember which one, and I feel bad because my brother in law collects them Kickass old skool bikes though, helluva transmision, has a low and high range.
I would love to ride again, but the drivers around here scare me when I'm in my F-150 SuperCrew!
I had a Honda 750 Interceptor twenty years ago when I lived in L.A. I swear, the drivers in California aren't as crazy. You know, I was looking at the Shadow when I bought mine back then.
Be safe.
Oh, just today a guy pulls up beside me on a bike. He's wearing nothing but a t-shirt on his upper body - well, that and a baseball cap, backwards of course. No gloves, no helmet, not even sunglasses for eye protection. But the cigarrette dangling from his lips sure made him look cool! I saw some serious road-rash in his future! We have several riders killed here every year.
Oh yeah, that price you paid? There was a 45% tarriff on Japanese motorcycles back in the 80's! I paid about $400 less (real dollars) for my ride than you just did!
Regarding your story, I would bet $1,000 that kid didn't even have a license. I work for a PD and used to be a firefighter so I am well aware of what happens when you fall off a bike. Actually my good friend and FD Lieutenant was killed on his bike by being run off the road.
It was a tough decision, and we understand what can happen. We are going to gear up and drive as safe as possible. No risk can be eliminated though.
Advice to anyone with a bike - leave it home Friday and Saturday nights. 1/3 cars has a person behind the wheel who is drunk.
I have been riding my cousins 89 Honda Rebel and I must say its the most fun bike ever to just cruise around in. Crotch rockets have their moments, but nothing beats a cruiser imo
Congrats on the new bike. As a long time Harley owner, the more bikes on the road the better since the single digit IQ motorists like to forget bikes even exist. Ride safe.
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