Wish my story was as thought involved. I grew up around bikers. Mostly the old school Harley types. For entertainment they would pop Fat Boys up and see how much gravel they can pick up with the rear fender. Of course as a kid this can scare the bejeebers out of ya. So 20+ some years later…. I am at my shop and shooting the bull with the other mechanics. Motorcycles came up and I told them how it was cool that some of them would ride but I didn’t have the intestinal fortitude to get on one and hit the highways. Apparently that was the wrong thing to tell my brain. 2 days later I found myself here on BBM and reading all of Ben’s reviews. Settled on the V500 which I ended up purchasing a week after I said what I did. A week after that I had the Riders Edge course and permit. Riding regularly I put 3,000 miles on it before moving up to my current V900. I am now another 2,000 miles into riding the V900 and love every minute of it. Took my daughter on her first ride 2 up yesterday and am impressed at how well she did!I have gone through every imaginable weather experience with the exception of snow and ice. It just keeps getting more and more fun. Next month…. my first real long haul ride… will be going from Central NC to southern Georgia…I am stoked!
Work hard, play hard, and keep the rubber on the road!