Holy Six-Speed Batman!

I get the call that it’s ready…the six-speed is in and the bike is ready for pickup. I run down to the shop to pay for everything as well as pickup my Five Speed in the box. While I’m waiting for the paperwork to get written up (there are three repair orders for the warranty, the six-speed and the automatic chain tensioner I decided to also have put on) I decide to take the bike for one last drive.

Because of all the work done I qualify for free winter storage so since it’s supposed to snow any day…I figure I’ll just have them put her up for the winter and be done with it <sniff>.

So…I gather some winter gear (non-riding mind you) and in my sneakers I take off to ride with my new six-speed….Hot GODDAMN SHIT! She is riding like a dream!

I take off to the local parkway and give her the gas (did I mention I’m fucking FREEZING by the way?!?!?) and she off and running. I get her up to 70 and drop her into six….

I can’t begin to describe it. Normally I’m @3000 at 70-75 easy. Now I have her running at just under 2500 rpm at 75 with more to give.

Woah MOMMA!!!!!

I can only imagine what I look like on the parkway – a black guy on a Harley with a down jacket puffed up from the wind blowing by at more than 75 mph!

Hell with them all…I got one last good ride and with my six-speed no less

Here’s to a very SHORT winter!

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