09-22-2018, 05:10 PM
Went to Harley Demo Days and rode a Sport Glide, Harley's latest addition to their softail line released in 2018 1/2. I kinda fell in love with it. The comfort, the instantly removable paniers and mini batwing fairing and of course that 107 Milwaukee engine. In short, a very different ride than the CB1100 which I love too. Turns out the demo is the color I would want and they are very motivated to sell it as it has 650Km on it (which I am uneasy about). When I bought my CB, it had 0Km. The paperwork will be ready to sign on Monday when presumably I will take possession of the Harley and say goodbye to the 2016 CB1100. I can only have one bike at a time as I live in an apartment complex.
A cool but sunny day here in Sudbury Ontario and I was out on the CB all day getting as much as I could before she's gone. The more I rode, the more I appreciated what a great bike she is, maybe all the more because our time is short. What am I doing trading in the CB for a bike that will cost more to maintain and service, take more room beside the shed where my CB is currently parked and have me making a monthly Harley payment? I rationalize it this way: At 66, I figure, notwithstanding the unforseen that I have about ten good years of riding, hopefully more and if I want a more touring oriented bike I will have to make payments because precious time is slipping away. Despite this rationalization, I can't sleep tonight mulling all this over.
Read a quote in Common Thread that really resonated. "I saw a bad decision on the horizon and throttled toward it full-tilt boogie."
A cool but sunny day here in Sudbury Ontario and I was out on the CB all day getting as much as I could before she's gone. The more I rode, the more I appreciated what a great bike she is, maybe all the more because our time is short. What am I doing trading in the CB for a bike that will cost more to maintain and service, take more room beside the shed where my CB is currently parked and have me making a monthly Harley payment? I rationalize it this way: At 66, I figure, notwithstanding the unforseen that I have about ten good years of riding, hopefully more and if I want a more touring oriented bike I will have to make payments because precious time is slipping away. Despite this rationalization, I can't sleep tonight mulling all this over.
Read a quote in Common Thread that really resonated. "I saw a bad decision on the horizon and throttled toward it full-tilt boogie."