Breaking the mold

Sometimes you need to do something drastic, change everything even though you like what you have.

We've been getting assistance from everyone and everything to get through these slow economic times, and the point came to sell my motorcycle to make my house payment. Now I could have thrown a fit and kept my Katana but what fun is it to have a motorcycle when you can take off and ride it without the family and can't afford insurance, gas, or parts for the thing? So I sold the bike knowing something else would come along, hopefully something my kids could ride with on. Then my brother calls from North Dakota and says he got me a 1974 CB125 for my birthday.

Now I know the average rider is going to say something like why not just ride a moped or minibike. This has five gears and something like 100mpgs. What really surprised me was how fun it is to take my daughters out on a ride since they can reach the foot pegs! The new toy has been a blast but my yard is paying the price because there's no title and Minnesota is a real pain about not just anything hitting the road. I have no money to put into the paperwork right now either. So I got a small displacement bike like I've been dreaming about and can't take it around the block, unbelievable. I did discover though that I really miss kick starting. The neighbor was walking by with her son in a stroller and he saw me kick start the bike and he jumped up and pointed at me. I miss the excitement of a good kick start from time to time. So for my next bike I'd like to pick up something like a cafe racer, but that's not gonna happen.

I took the family out to a cycle dealership we don't go to once a week and the misses found a 150cc scooter she loved. She knew she would have to get a motorcycle endorsement but she said, "Have you ever seen a girl on a scooter pulled over by a cop?" My wife is so cool! Well things being lean like they are we couldn't pick up the scooter yet, but I've had so many bikes it's ladies choice this time. So here's to hoping we can by one in the off season. It really is the best time to buy.