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Old 04-17-2006, 08:52 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Went for a short ride after dinner tonight. Sitting at a stop sign as a pickup rolls by. See the guy looking at the bike smiling and giving the thumbs up.........

Must be that Bonnie magic.
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Old 04-17-2006, 09:01 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I have noticed that many of the more experienced HD riders seem to have stories of their old Bonnie from back in the day. It is funny to see them light up like little kids as they tell the stories.
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Old 04-17-2006, 09:02 PM   #3 (permalink)
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It must be the color scheme. It makes everyone think of warm summer nights as a kid chasing after the ice cream truck....
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Old 04-17-2006, 09:03 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I love it!! We own the best, most original bikes in the world!! Bet he wishes he had one!!
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Old 04-17-2006, 09:16 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Gotta love it is right. I've gotten some great looks while riding.

This afternoon I went for a short ride and got stuck behind a school bus. The kids at the back of the bus were going nuts over the Speedmaster. All kinds of waving and thumbs up, especially when I waved back.

The highlight was at one stop when a girl got out and stood in her driveway smiling and waving at me as I rode off. How cool is that?

Now, if I could get the 40-something girls to respond like that... :-D

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On Sunday I pulled into the service station to fuel-up,and when done, I parked next to a Thunderbird and a couple of Harleys. The Harley owners were 1%er's and as soon as I got my helmet off the comments started, "nice bike", "good to see them on the road again", "sounds good" etc. Much to my surprise I found them to be quite,...."human", while chatting, biker #1 rolled up his sleeve and revealed a home made tattoo reading.... "Trophy 650" , at that point I knew I wasn't going to die, so we chatted for a couple more minutes, then exchanged secret biker hand shakes and left heading in different directions. Personally I think 1%er's are just misunderstood and they all just need a BIG HUG, however, you guys can give them the hug, then get back to me and tell me how you fared :-D :-D :-D

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On Sunday I pulled into the service station to fuel-up,and when done, I parked next to a Thunderbird and a couple of Harleys. The Harley owners were 1%er's and as soon as I got my helmet off the comments started, "nice bike", "good to see them on the road again", "sounds good" etc. Much to my surprise I found them to be quite,...."human", while chatting, biker #1 rolled up his sleeve and revealed a home made tattoo reading.... "Trophy 650" , at that point I knew I wasn't going to die, so we chatted for a couple more minutes, then exchanged secret biker hand shakes and left heading in different directions. Personally I think 1%er's are just misunderstood and they all just need a BIG HUG, however, you guys can give them the hug, then get back to me and tell me how you fared :-D :-D :-D

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Good story! My Moms has a great biker story...Back in the 70's, she and Dad were driving across the country, and they stopped at a little historic turnout type park for lunch. While they were there a couple of big bad outlaw bikers rolled up on their hogs, got of and walked up to the sign. Mom saw one look all around to make sure no one was watching, then reach into his pocket. She was thinking maybe he was coming up with paint or a knife or God knows what...He looks around again..........And pulled out a camera, took a really quick snap of the sign, and put the camera back in his pocket as quick as possible!!! She always said she never jumped to conclusions about bikers after that, figured they were just people when it came down to it! :-D
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I didn't have the heart to tell him it was an '04. :-D

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I always hate telling them it's new too. Kinda makes you want to actually restore an old one...
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