Hello new bike, goodbye first bike
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2016 10:44 pm
Last summer I was able to ride with my husband a lot. He'd been sidelined the previous two years but last year we were able to get out together and take some long trips. When I first started to ride, I bought the bike I fell in love with the looks of, not bothering (or realizing how important it was) to find the bike that fit me. Needless to say I struggled quite a bit and only my insane stubbornness and the help of a lot of wonderful people got me riding and getting better and better. I loved that bike (2009 Harley Street Bob) and swore I'd never get rid of it.
Cue last summer and on a long ride I acknowledged how uncomfortable I was, how insecure I felt on the bike, and that it was time to get a bike that actually fit me. Shortly after I started thinking about getting a new bike and looking online. I finally saw an ad for a 2016 Softtail Slim so we went down to test ride it. My goal was to buy a bike that fit me, regardless of what it looked like. The Slim was nice but too small, the Fat Boy S was perfect though! And, I like the looks (okay, not all of it but most). I ordered my bike and a week or so later it arrived. The hardest part was deciding to trade in the old bike and not keep it. I'd always imagined I'd keep it forever but I realized I would most likely never ride it again. We'd had a good 13,000 miles together, and it would have killed me to watch it rot away in the barn. The day I dropped it off was horrible, I couldn't even look back as I left!
I've had the new bike since the end of August. So far it's been a great bike for me. The fit is much better and I feel more confident and safer on this bike. The past few months I haven't been on it a lot, it's too cold and rainy for me right now. We should have a dry spell here towards the end of this coming week so hopefully I get out and go for a ride or two.
I'm going to try to upload a pic of the bike the day I brought it home. It looks a bit different now as I've added a few items to it.
Cue last summer and on a long ride I acknowledged how uncomfortable I was, how insecure I felt on the bike, and that it was time to get a bike that actually fit me. Shortly after I started thinking about getting a new bike and looking online. I finally saw an ad for a 2016 Softtail Slim so we went down to test ride it. My goal was to buy a bike that fit me, regardless of what it looked like. The Slim was nice but too small, the Fat Boy S was perfect though! And, I like the looks (okay, not all of it but most). I ordered my bike and a week or so later it arrived. The hardest part was deciding to trade in the old bike and not keep it. I'd always imagined I'd keep it forever but I realized I would most likely never ride it again. We'd had a good 13,000 miles together, and it would have killed me to watch it rot away in the barn. The day I dropped it off was horrible, I couldn't even look back as I left!
I've had the new bike since the end of August. So far it's been a great bike for me. The fit is much better and I feel more confident and safer on this bike. The past few months I haven't been on it a lot, it's too cold and rainy for me right now. We should have a dry spell here towards the end of this coming week so hopefully I get out and go for a ride or two.
I'm going to try to upload a pic of the bike the day I brought it home. It looks a bit different now as I've added a few items to it.