Sunday, January 3, 2010

600 Miles

After two weeks, we've already accumulated 600 miles on the Bear, so we headed down to one of our favorite dealers in Pt. Charlotte called Black Widow. The people are top notch and they have a "first come first served" saturday morning service plan, so why not make a day of it?

I ride to work on nice days but have a "50 degree" rule for myself. I really don't like getting bundled up to ride as it takes away from the feeling of open road, but this would be an exception. We woke up to 42 degrees and had to ride 45 miles to the dealer so here come the layers of down and leather... well actually no leather was involved :)

Here's what we learned -- those cool looking leather Harley boots really make a difference from a thermal perspective. I had them, but my wife didn't.... she does now. Interesting that no matter how warm and comfortable your core body is, if your feet are cold, everything is cold. We rode home with new boots for her :)

Seems like a small thing, but one of the great parts of this dealership is the service waiting room. It is between the regular sales floor and the service department, but it's big. I mean big and has a lot of seating, coffee, cable and everything you need when you're waiting a few hours for your bike to get done. Our favorite part is the big huge fat leather couch... ohh man I can sleep in that thing.

OK - I've got to go make breakfast for the family.

Ride safe and God Bless.