Tag: motorcycle
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This thing which happened, part 4
So anyway, at last the day arrived. Dad and I had spent Friday afternoon (before shopping for helmets etc) frantically cleaning out the adorable miniature garage. This used to be a normal two-car garage, provided the cars were small and didn’t mind being very close to one another, but we had built a bedroom out…
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This thing which happened, part 3
So it was that we signed papers on two brand-new motorcycles. It turns out that if you buy two brand-new motorcycles, the dealership will trailer them right to you even if you live across the river in another state. We eagerly awaited the delivery day, which was Saturday. We signed on Wednesday. We had to…
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This thing which happened, part two
So we arrived at the dealership. It was a Harley and Triumph dealership. Let’s just get this out of the way. I’m not really a Harley person. No offense, they are fine motorcycles, but just like some people are cat people and some people are dog people, some people are Harley People and some people…
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This thing which happened, part one
So about ten years ago this thing happened which was that I got pregnant with Elder Spawn. She is now nine years old. At that time I owned a BMW motorcycle and a little Honda Scrambler, both “vintage.” In motorcycling terms “vintage” can mean “really old and cool” or it can also mean “kind of…
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Jump Start
So today The Lovely Rhonda and I went to a motorcycle dealership. I have my endorsement but TLR does not, and having never ridden a motorcycle before, not even a dirt bike or scooter in her misspent youth, she will need to learn to ride. We are familiar with a local dealership that has a…
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