03/16/2010
Yesterday was the first nice day we’ve had in a VERY LONG time. The sun broke through the clouds and it finally felt like Spring. We’ve had a very long and cold Winter this year..and today it felt wonderful.
As I returned home from work and enter the house from the garage…I heard her call to me…“Chris, can you hear me…” I knew that voice, her voice is always so sweet sounding. Again she called to me, “Christopher, the day is so beautiful…please take this cover off of me and let’s go for a little ride”. I couldn’t ignore her, but could I really take her out even for a trip around the block? I had to try, she was begging me to try. Would I be able to hold her steady, would my new AT handle not only my weight but the extra 950lbs of weight of the cycle?
“Okay, we’ll see if I can hold you up..but if my ankle feels the slight bit unstable…We’re done. Do you understand the rules?”, she whispered back to me…“You’ve got yourself a deal, I promise you’ll be fine”.
I went in and changed into my leather riding boots t-shirt and leather coat. I went back out and took the motorcycle cover off of her…there she was…my beautiful White Pearl with Gold flakes Harley Davidson Ultra Classic. I threw my leg over her and sat down into the saddle. I thought to myself…here is the moment of truth…can I lift her upright and hold her? With a little shifting in the seat, she came completely upright and I was perfectly balance. I took a small step forward and walked her forward, I then leaned back and pulled her backwards and walked without any problems. At that point I knew, I was ready to start living most of my life again being close to “normal”. I made a couple of phone calls to have riding company with me should anything happen; it wasn’t to hard to find two of my buddies to tag along…we were all wanting a day like this to break out the cycles.
When both of my friends showed up at the house I was so excited. With a flick of the start switch, she rumbled to life; she didn’t even cough or studder. The sound of the pipes was music to my ears. I rolled the throttle, let the clutch out…and I was gone.
We rode through town, We rode through the country back roads. For the next 3 1/2 hours I was in heaven.
4 responses so far ↓
1 "Frouchie" or "Grouchie", or just "Chris" // Mar 17, 2010 at 8:30 am
How could anyone ignore something as pretty as this?
This Picture was taken of her last year, 2009, in August when I bought her.
2 chocolata // Mar 17, 2010 at 10:15 am
Wow! What a beautiful being she is! (I was wondering what kind of pictures you’d put in the body of your blog. Here it is!!) I’m so glad you’ve had such a wonderful first ride after your ATR. Congratulations, Chris!! I can imagine big smiles across your face.
3 normofthenorth // Mar 17, 2010 at 1:30 pm
Yeah, I’ve been enjoying riding my “bike” in the nice weather here, too! Some parts are very different (like the “bikes”!), and some parts are exactly the same — like the joy of being outside, having fun, and GETTING BACK TO NORMAL!!
4 josher47 // Mar 18, 2010 at 5:22 pm
Ohh Yeah!
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