You can click to enlarge the pics... see how perfectly the helmet fits to the Shadow?
He took me for a ride today and it was a lot of fun - my second tour this year only, due to the bad "summer"...
Sure, it´s not a Harley, not as loud... but comfortable! When we pass rails on the Harley, I have to stand up. `Cause she is actually not build for taking a pillion rider and I would hit the wheel if I kept seated.
Ohhh, today we passed many rails (trams) and I just sat and enjoyed. When the motor went dead, no problem, simply push the e-starter.
The Harley has a kick-starter only, which means in the case of dropping dead, I have to get off, lift the footrest and Ingo has to try to get her running again - which can take some time...
But, well. She is "our" Moped and I love to go for a ride with her!
We went to a Bike-Shop and I bought some leather-trousers! I wanted to that for years now, and here I am - just 29 Euros! It´s autumn, season is over and hence they kick the stuff out for good :-) My brother took them with him, though. His girlfriend needs one, too, and wants to try them.
He certainly didn´t leave without giving piggy-bank it´s goodies:
Was a strange day today... I got up early, went to work, had breakfast, got dizzy, got sick, drove home, got the stuff out and was fine again. I really thank my father for these stomach-genes!
Addendum: Last time I got on a bike behind my brother it was a Ninja and he just came from a private race on the Nuerburgring. He was still so excited and he said afterwards he didn´t "feel" me... and sped at around 200 km/h to the next garage, where he had to stop to reduce the pressure in the tyres.
Man! I clinged on to him and closed my eyes! I thought if I let the muscle in my nec loose for a sec, I break my nec! (a rhyme! ;-)...)
Darn it! I´m used to a Harley!!! To 80 km/h!
Am I happy he has such a Moped now!
He had an accident with the Ninja - a tyre did burst at top speed. On a public road. He survived with just a bad ankle. Third bike-accident and he has a guardian angel, LUCKILY!!!
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I used to love to ride on the back of my friend's Harley. There was just something to it. My husband though, cannot have a street bike. (Most especially a Ninja type) He would want to treat it like a motocross bike ... and would likely kill himself in very short order.
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