It’s Thursday. Sweet bike, right? It’s a Harley-Davidson 2006 Heritage Classic that has a few upgrades. It belongs to a friend who’s wife of 40 years decided it was time that he got back in the saddle. I don’t know about you guys, but I think that’s damn cool. Sadly here in Illinois the bike riding season has pretty much come to a close. That means into storage it goes to await the return of all things spring… only 143 days away… but who’s counting?

-keep

Hey, Bud. How’s everything going? Thought I’d check in with an update. I retired last year. A little earlier than expected. I’m loving it. Wish I’d done it 40 years ago.

My dearly beloved and I hit the 40 year mark this past June. I’ve done everything I could but I just can’t shake her. Celebrated with a week in Hawaii. Wow, was that expensive. Don’t go there.

The wife decided I should get back in the saddle again after about 30 years. She called it an anniversary/retirement gift but when I retired I went on her insurance which includes life insurance.

Wasn’t looking for a Harley-Davidson but when this 2006 Heritage Classic popped up I couldn’t resist. When the guy started pulling the cover off I saw it was Cubby blue. I glanced at the wife and she was wide eyed and smiling. I knew it would be mine. It’s near mint condition. The guy took excellent care of it. It has a couple of upgrades such as Vance and Hines exhaust pipes (they muffle nothing). Bigger grips, saddle bags, windshield storage, and it’s been dynotuned. I’m told that’s special. Could be. It sounds pretty sweet. -Kev