03-19-2017, 08:44 AM
We were in the 80's this weekend and I was able to get all four bikes on the road, totaling about 500 miles between them. My final ride this afternoon, however, left me the most impressed. On a favorite curvy mountain loop that's popular among local motorcyclists, I found myself behind two noisy, scrappy-looking HD's. Doo-rags, rat tails, you know the look. But on this particular twisty road, they were riding really well and it was all I could do to keep them in sight. What impressed me most, however, was watching them wave at every single oncoming motorcycle, whether it was a KLR, Goldwing, BMW, UJM, or another HD. I didn't expect to see that and it gave me a renewed sense of the brotherhood we all share, regardless of what we ride or how we want to be perceived. Good stuff.