Last December at our local Whitewood Volunteer Fire Department's fund raiser, I bought a Harley rental off the silent auction line. Well, turns out, they won't rent you the bike if you don't have your motorcycle endorsement. I let mine go years ago when I very first moved to Wyoming, as I just didn't think I really needed it anymore. (Hind sight is ALWAYS 20/20!) Getting a bike to use to take the test proved rather challenging as no one will rent you a bike if you don't have your license and buying one just didn't seam like a good financial decision. So, my folks were kind enough to bring one of their bikes over for me to use to take the test and get my license back.
Bill and I took a full day, and I had my very first ever Harley ride! It was awesome! We road from Rapid City, out past Mount Rushmore, over to Needles Highway, and up and over Iron Mtn. Road, back to Rapid. Two of what is supposed to be the most challenging rides in the Black Hills! We were able to get 2012 Heritage Softtails, and all I have to say is I was surprised at how easy handling these bikes were! (Never having ridden a bike this big, nor a Harley, I was a little nervous about undertaking this ride on rented bikes. It was all for nothin'!) I am glad that we waited until fall to make the ride and didn't take it during the busy season. Plus we were able to see the fall colors - even though on an unfamiliar ride, you don't get to look as much as if you were in a regular car/truck. We were able to ride at our own pace and weren't pushed by anyone. The few times other people did get behind us, we just simply pulled off and let them go around us.
Taking our first break at the look out behind Rushmore to see Washington. The bikes really were comfortable to ride!
2nd stop: Just inside Custer State Park at Sylvan Lake.
Pretty lake.
I road the white one, and Bill road the blue one. The only difference between the bikes was that mine had the anti locking break system. Man, Harley's have come a long way!
Nice ride Mr.!
Riding through the top tunnel on Needles Hwy. I didn't take my big camera with us on this ride, sorry for the blurriness.
Taking a break at the top of Iron Mountain Road. After lots of twisty turns (that were lots of fun!) we were both ready to walk around for just a minute.
The rides. If I don't get one, I will simply die a 1000 times over! Ha!
Is that the Mr. or what?
Yeah, I look good. I N-E-E-D one!!!!!!!!!
I have been blessed to smell the forest while hiking, riding horseback, skiing, mountain biking and now while taking my very first Harley ride. I now have another level of appreciation for the finer things (God's creations) in life.
Life. is. G-O-O-D.
That was quite the journey - for your parents and for you! Looks like a good time, and quite the good marketing tool for Harley;) ;)
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