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[rexbeccarox]

I've wanted a Sportster since I was seventeen. I had the opportunity to buy a really nice one for a good price, but I'm not comfortable riding here in San Diego. Splitting lanes is legal and necessary in heavy traffic, but it's extremely dangerous, and I don't want to end up like a 'possum under someone's tire.

[The Valkyrie]

Now, when it comes to bikes, if I could get my hands on one of these, traffic worries - for me - would be a thing of the past:

[*Deidre*]

Gratuitous puppy share, because he was such a good dog over the weekend while traveling.

Love 

[*Deidre*]

As promised, another picture of my test-ride day in the nicer Louisiana winter temperatures.

This time, we both took 1200 Sportsters, two different types. I'd never ridden one before, and thought it was actually a pretty fun little bike. Most guys who ride the "big twins" (larger Harleys) look down on them, but I think they deserve more respect than I'd been giving them.

You pull the bad ass look off well, RS. 

[TheRocketSurgeon]

You pull the bad ass look off well, RS. 

Thanks! It's hard to feel badass, though, when you just ate your first Thanksgiving meal after a decade in prison, and you're so full that zipping up your biker jacket was a challenge! hehe

Literally, I don't think I've ever been that full (read: bloated!) in my life.

But I really appreciate the sentiment.

In two minutes, I'll be getting on the road again; gotta take my riding partner to St. Louis to pick up his bike (which has been in the shop) and get an eye surgery done, which will mean he can't ride for a couple of days. Poor guy!

[Losty]

You pull the bad ass look off well, RS. 

Thanks! It's hard to feel badass, though, when you just ate your first Thanksgiving meal after a decade in prison, and you're so full that zipping up your biker jacket was a challenge! hehe

Literally, I don't think I've ever been that full (read: bloated!) in my life.

But I really appreciate the sentiment.

In two minutes, I'll be getting on the road again; gotta take my riding partner to St. Louis to pick up his bike (which has been in the shop) and get an eye surgery done, which will mean he can't ride for a couple of days. Poor guy!

Yes but you have a biker jacket *swoon*

[TheRocketSurgeon]

Aww, thanks, Losty. I'm posting from the car, as he's driving.

Funny thing is that I brought my leather pants, too, but my partner had repacked them under the seat... so when we went to ride, I thought I'd forgotten them. Felt weird to ride without them.

We dropped off his bike for a quick warranty-keeping service, but it needed a part they didn't have, so they offered to let us test ride any of their used bikes we wished. Ergo, it was a fun afternoon anyway, despite feeling strange riding in jeans. Gator (business partner), on the other hand, can't be convinced to ride in sleeves, let alone leathers. Never understood that. I always joke that the way he rides is like going raw-dog with a prostitute... yeah it might feel better and you might get away with it 99 out of 100 times, but on that 100th time, you're going to REALLY regret not wearing full protection!

[Losty]

"Raw-dog with a prostitute" way to ruin the sexy

[TheRocketSurgeon]

"Raw-dog with a prostitute" way to ruin the sexy

Biker-speak. You don't get the sexy leathers without the biker attitude and language.

We're home, by the way.

Edit to Add: I'm a little amused by the objection to the "raw-dog" comment, as that's actually the cleaned-up version of what I was going to write. I have to be very conscious of what I write, since most of the time I'm filtering out nine years of max-security prison-speak and "biker culture" language. For offenses I give, I apologize, immediately and in the future.

[Faith No More]

So, my son's iPod went on the fritz...