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NEW New bike

  • I've been fighting with my bikes lately.  As soon as I fix one problem, something else happens.  As soon as I make one improvement, something else falls apart.  I'm looking at this part, and wondering, is it really THIS that's wrong this time, or something deeper, beyond my scope to repair.  Should I do this myself, or get it back to my mechanic friend.

    How much money do I really want to sink into these bikes just to keep them running?

     So I've come to a conclusion.  I'm going to be buying a new bike.  And by "new bike" I mean I'm going to go to a dealership, and buy a brand new (or more likely, factory-authorized used) motorcycle.

    And since I've decided to go legit with my newest bike, I've made another decision, and its one I've been going back and forth on for a while.  I'm going to buy a Harley.

    My first motorcycle was a 1966 Harley Ironhead 883.  It was a heinous flaked purple, kickstart only, all-magneto, right side shift, and spent more time on the lift than on it's tires, let alone on the road.  I rode it until I absolutely could not afford to keep fixing it, and sold the ugly thing in one of the biggest idiot moments of my life.  It set a precedent for me, and fell right in for my love of ugly, dirty, used, half broken things, a love that still influences my purchasing habits.  I told myself a lot of things when I sold that bike.  I would never own another kickstart only bike.  I would never own a clean bike.  I would never own a new bike.

    So it appears, I was wrong on that last one.  I have one or two debts to clear before my old lady will let me drop the money, but I imagine that within the next couple weeks, I'll be adding a new Harley Davidson to my collection.

     

    Keep the Dirty Side Down
    -Z

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  • Lucky Boy I'll bet you wish you would have kept that old Ironhead Sporty! Be a nice classic today.

    I know the feeling of constantly working on old bikes. For years after I stopped racing I rode a number of old Harleys, Hondas, and Triumphs. Bought them in bad...  more
  • JustOneWing The idea that I'm trying to sell my old lady on is that, if I have a perfectly good bike that isn't in need of repair, I can make the other two into project bikes and not have to worry about whether or not they're rideable until they're done.

    I almost...  more