1960 Sears Allstate Mo-ped
My first motorcycle was a "very" used Sears Allstate Mo-ped. It might have been a 50cc built in about 1959-61. Back in 1964 the family took very few pictures so I don't have a picture of my bike. The picture here is very much like the one I rode. About this same time several of my friends were riding Honda 50's and Honda 90's. I finally lost interest in motorcycle riding the follow year and my dad purchased a used blue Chevrolet four door Biscayne that became the second family car and mine to drive on Sunday afternoons.
2002 Classic
In June of 2008 I purchase my first Harley Davidson motorcycle. It was a used 2002 Classic with about 32,000 miles. The previous owner had added a tour pack, additional chrome and some other accessories. Both of my sons had purchased a motorcycle and I decided it might be fun as well. I did some riding around Minnesota and along the Mississippi River down to La Crosse, WI, and rediscovered the the joy of riding again.
2009 Ultra Classic
I purchased this bike in September, 2008. In the next two years I put over 25,000 miles on this bike. Mostly touring the Smokey Mountains, the USA Rocky Mountains and the Canadian Rocky Mountains. It was at about the 5,000 mile mark on this bike that I really felt like I had become one with the bike and the ride. The larger touring type Harley Davidson motorcycles weight over 900 pounds. And that's before filling the gas tank and the tour packs!
2011 Road Glide Ultra CVO
This is by far my favorite Harley Davidson "big boy" bike. It has all the necessary accessories and it is just a dream to ride. I started riding this bike in April, 2011, and by the end of November, 2012, I had ridden 26,000 miles.
If my plans work out I will ride another 15,000 miles every summer going to places I have never been before as well as riding to some of my favorite places like Cody, WY, Olympia, WA, Yellowstone Park, the Bear Tooth Highway and of course the Black Hills.
If my plans work out I will ride another 15,000 miles every summer going to places I have never been before as well as riding to some of my favorite places like Cody, WY, Olympia, WA, Yellowstone Park, the Bear Tooth Highway and of course the Black Hills.
2015 Road Glide Ultra CVO
By 2015 Shelly & I were spending the winters in Arizona and taking our Harley with us. The riding is Arizona is amazing. We love riding in the Superstition Mountains and in the desert valley around the Phoenix area.
But trailering the Harley back and forth from Arizona to the Midwest was coming to and end in 2022. After leaving the 2011 Road Glide in Arizona I found myself without a motorcycle to ride in the summer of 2022. Plus I had the opportunity to ride with some friends to Milwaukee and around Lake Michigan and then back to Minnesota. I needed another Harley!
While at our lake cabin near Brainerd, MN, I found someone that was selling their 2015 Road Glide Ultra CVO. It only had 8000 miles and was in showroom condition. I couldn't resist. Now I have a Road Glide for Midwest riding in the summer and one for winter riding in the Southwest.
But trailering the Harley back and forth from Arizona to the Midwest was coming to and end in 2022. After leaving the 2011 Road Glide in Arizona I found myself without a motorcycle to ride in the summer of 2022. Plus I had the opportunity to ride with some friends to Milwaukee and around Lake Michigan and then back to Minnesota. I needed another Harley!
While at our lake cabin near Brainerd, MN, I found someone that was selling their 2015 Road Glide Ultra CVO. It only had 8000 miles and was in showroom condition. I couldn't resist. Now I have a Road Glide for Midwest riding in the summer and one for winter riding in the Southwest.