The
forecast was for a bright and dry weekend, so I finally had the chance to spend
a couple of hours giving the bike a much needed wash and polish. That took a
couple of hours out of my Saturday, but she did look vastly better once she
was, for the time being, mud-free.
Then,
naturally, I had to go for a ride to show off (and undo) all that hard work.
One of the
fun things about riding a sparkly clean Harley with stage 1 pipes is that all
kinds of people hear, and stop and look. And sometimes smile.
And other
times give me dity looks, of course, but I prefer to focus on the positive.
There was a
dad with 2 small girls trying to point out the bike (as a more interesting
alternative to the ice-cream van – if only in his opinion).
There were
the usual couple of kids dragging parental hands and twisting to see better.
They always make me glad I have an open face helmet so they can see me smile at
them.
There was
the duty manager at the coffee shop who told me about riding a scooter across
Vietnam (rather him than me) and how much he wanted a bike like mine.
There are
always a few older people who express a wistful admiration. Usually men, but
this time a couple of ladies, too. (Big Grin).
And there
was the security guard who told me how relaxed and comfortable I look riding
into the parking on it…
Now all I
need is the spring weather to last, and the pollen count to stay manageable.
I’m not sure that’s mutually possible, but a girl can dream, no?
