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[grindmonkeh]

I picked up a new horse for the stable today.

I spent the first several weeks of the year mourning and brooding over Virgil's death. Bran was super supportive and blew me away when she seriously suggested that we buy his bike, a 2005 XL1200C. I thought about it and told her that as much as I'd like to have it, I couldn't justify having two in the garage.

"I'll learn to ride it."

SOLD. I talked to his power of attorney and asked if I could have first consideration if it was sold. He said, "Virgil would want you to have it...I'll give it to you for a little over pay-off." Yikes. The 45 day wait while the appropriate legalities processed just passed and I met with him to pick up the keys yesterday. He's giving me his helmet and saddlebags whenever I want to pick them up.

It's 60 degrees today, sunny, and a good day for a ride.

Comments

[rissa333.livejournal.com]

Shiny.

And while you didn't really say anything funny, this icon is for you anyway.

[grindbastard.livejournal.com]

HA HA! HAAA!

Who's Crying Now!!!

[xmoviebrainx.livejournal.com]

That's a beautiful bike, i hope she treats you and your lady well.

[grindbastard.livejournal.com]

Thankee Sai.

[xbigjimx.livejournal.com]

Thats a beautiful bike

[grindbastard.livejournal.com]

Muchas thankias.

[linguafranca.livejournal.com]

Shiny!

[charasan.livejournal.com]

First dibs on the pics of Bran learning to ride it! :)

I wondered what the cycle links were for today :)

[grindbastard.livejournal.com]

Oh...I'll have photos.

The Royal Enfield links I was perusing are unrelated. Royal Enfields are a much smaller 'about the town' cycle (500cc's) with a timeless look...I may pick one up for the boys when they're sixteen (depending on how responsible they are). It's super-cheap to pick up a used one that's only a couple of years old, they get about 70mpg, and they don't have the hellbent capabilities of a bigger bike that a teenager shouldn't possess. It really depends on them as they get older, but it would be a lot of fun for all of us.

I'm particular to this (with matching sidecar).



or this:



Again with matching sidecar.

[fitfool.livejournal.com]

nice looking bike! I like those Royal Enfield ones too. One friend got his daughter a scooter figuring it would give her some mobility and freedom but not enough power to really get into trouble (they couldn't go that fast). And he figured it was good practice to learn to ride those safely because you have to be a very defensive driver on a bike since car drivers never look out for bikes.