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By the way, here's a picture of my Harley Sportster 883. I bought it in July of 2005 and have put 15,000 miles on it :)

For my birthday, I gifted myself with my first tattoo. I've always heard everyone make such a big fuss about how painful it is. Hogwash! It was more annoying than painful.

Yes, it was 27 degrees when I got up this morning, and yes, I still made my 40 minute commute on my Harley Sportster. The secret is layered clothing and those magnificant electric gloves. Cold weather seems to seperate the avid enthusiasts from the casual. Up until a few weeks ago, I encountered several other riders on my way in to the office. Today, I was the loan biker. But, I enjoyed the startled looks from cage drivers when I rolled up the stoplights next to them.

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I haven't addressed this and I'd be remiss to let it pass. I LOVE motorcycles. A week after purchasing my bike, My wife and I went for our first day trip. I had minimal experience on the bike having owned it a week and even less experience with a passenger. We set out for a trip to Helen which was going to be a lovely picturesque day. Half way along the winding road, I pointed the bike into what I thought was the apex of the turn, but soon discovered I was at least 20 feet from the apex, and the bike was coming out of the turn as the turn was still tightening. My little experience didn't help, and I ended up going off the road surface and onto wet foliage which dropped us instantly. We were both wearing long sleeve shirts and blue jeans which offered very little protection against the gravel we encountered at 20 mph. She ended up with road rash on her knee, and I ended up with road rash on a pinky finger and my forearm. After getting the bike repaired, I had learned a hard