So I drove to Santa Fe Harley-Davidson to pick up my plate and I saw some other bikes there. It appears the HOG (Harley Owner’s Group) planned a ride for today.  I passed on the ride because Nina’s coming with me this afternoon for her maiden voyage. She’s very excited about the ride.

As the bike sits now, parked outside my garage, it has 444 miles on it during 1 week’s riding. 150 miles were with Dennis on the day I picked it up.

I have a friend with the exact model as mine and he has owned his bike for 2 months and he has less than 300 miles on his. I’m doing pretty good I guess.

Edit: Just returned from a ride with Nina. 60 miles and she had fun! Who knew? On this trip, the bike rolled over the 500 mile mark. Only 1000 more miles to the first service appointment.

BTW, Nina has her own H-D leathers. Sexy!

Purdy, aint it?

While I fully intended to do the standard moped that you see around college campuses and Caribbean Islands, I was forced to go for the larger version because of my less than petite size.

It’s just a hair under 900 pounds, 8½ feet long, 103 cubic inches, and a load of fun to drive. With 350 miles under my belt, I’m into the second stage of the break-in period. I can go a bit faster and and drive it a bit harder during this stage of the break-in period. Still don’t plan on beating this thing.

I’ve got all the safety gear, leather jacket, chaps, helmet, safety glasses, boots and gloves. I figure to do this safely and to be truthful, the chaps make my ass look great!

More pictures coming later. Peace!