A new friend comes home

On April 1, I picked up my new motorcycle from the dealer. It is a 2011 Harley Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic Limited. That's a lot to say, so Harley calls it simply an "FLHTK".

The color is psychedelic purple/vivid black. It has all the bells and whistles:

 103 cubic inch engine, ABS brakes, cruise control, security system, four speaker sound with AM/FM/CD/WX/CB sound system, oil cooler, and many more features. The picture doesn't do the paint job justice. It really is a beautiful motorcycle.

Rest in peace, my friend...

On March 15, 2011 I crashed my beloved 2007 Kawasaki Vulcan Nomad on my way home from work. I suffered relatively minor injuries, but my motorcycle was later pronounced dead by my insurance company.

She served me faithfully for 52,000 trouble free miles. She left me too soon. I had done a lot of work to her, performing numerous custom modifications and adding tons of accessories.

Two weeks later, my injuries had nearly healed. I settled with my insurance company and went looking for her replacement. Rather than buy another cruiser and spend countless hours and a lot of money trying to make it into the bike I wanted, I went ahead and bought the motorcycle I have always wanted.

"The two-wheeled exploits of one man and his motorcycle"