Monday, April 27, 2009

Biker Blunder

Last Thursday Greg and I had plans to go out to dinner with two other couples who also own Harleys. The restaurant we were going to was in the town of Wiley, which is only about fifteen miles away from Lamar. I was looking forward to the trip, but I was also a little nervous. Why? Because I had yet to be on our bike on the highway. Which means the fastest speed I had endured on our bike was probably about 45 mph. Back when we had our Shadow, I was absolutely terrified to go 65 mph. Which meant that I preferred Greg to stay in the city if we were on a bike ride. Believe me, he was never really thrilled about that.

When Thursday finally rolled around, Greg got off work around 10:30 A.M. and the weather was perfect for riding. We cruised around town and ended up going on a highway for a short scenic drive. I kept looking over Greg's shoulder and I saw that we weren't going over 30 mph. That was fine with me, but I asked Greg why he was going so slow and he said it was so my hair wouldn't get too messed up. (No, I wasn't wearing a helmet or a bandana.)

We ended up cutting our ride short because it just got a little too hot outside and neither of us had sunscreen on. Once five o'clock rolled around, I was as physically and mentally prepared as I could be for my first "real" bike ride. I had my helmet on and was finally able to wear my awesome Harley shirt I won on ebay. I was honestly just ready to "get it over with". Sad, I know.

As we hit the road, Greg and I were in the middle of the pack of Harleys. We hit the highway and I thought it was awesome!!!! I literallly thought to myself, "Wow, I could ride at this pace all day long". Then, I looked over Greg's shoulder and saw that we were going a mere 35 mph. Why we were going so slow on the highway was beyond me. Once we finally got into Wiley and I could hear Greg, I asked why we were going so slow. He replied with, "I'm just following Jim". Well why was he going so slow I wondered. We pulled up to the restaurant and as I got off I kept saying that I was amazed by how fast we got there. (We had taken a route that I'd never been on before). Then, my eyes focused on the speedometer. Apparently everytime I had peeked over Greg's shoulder to see how fast we were going I had been looking at the RPM's! Wow! I felt like a huge idiot. So apparently we were going 65 mph and earlier that afternoon we had even got up to 75 mph.

Sometimes I can be such a blonde! But at least I know that I'm much more comfortable on this bike than I ever was on our Honda Shadow!

8 comments:

Kendra said...

hahaha That totally sounds like something I would do. I am glad that you were comfortable on the bike though! You and Greg both will have fun now!

HeidiTri's said...
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PennyCandy said...

Ditto to what Heidi said. Please always wear a helmet even if it is just around town.

I am glad you had fun.

Nora said...

LOL! Two things: He got off work early and that was at 10.30? What time does he start? I am going for my second coffee at that time... And I think it's cute he said he didn't go any faster because of your hair. That is funny!

Felicia said...

he only got off that early b/c that was when he reached 40 hours for the week. I know...I thought the hair thing was cute!

KrissyBo. said...

LMAO!!! You are too funny! Sounds like something I would probably do! ;) lol That was too sweet of him to be concerned about your hair messing up!

rock n roll said...

3500 rpm, come on .Drop a gear and lets hear some pipes at 5500 or more. Remember what Mr.Rodgers taught you; " LOUD pipes save LIVES "

Sheila said...

ROFL
Sissy you make me smile, okay and laugh so hard I almost peed my pants. You are too cute with your blond roots showing.
; )