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Street Vibrations Trip – Day 2

Posted in Events, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Motorcycle, Reno, Street Vibrations, Travel, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I was up early on day 2 and stood for a moment in the motel doorway, contemplating the Road King as though it were some postmodernist sculpture in the sunrise. Its gleaming chrome “big twin” engine, pipes, polished black-on-black fenders, beach bars and seven-inch headlight is nirvana in terms of form and function. I suspect the low [...]

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Street Vibrations Trip – Day 1

Posted in Events, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Motorcycle, Reno, Street Vibrations, Travel, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Seven a.m. Wednesday (September 24th) morning. With the taste of coffee still fresh in my mouth, I finish suiting up.
Tucking the t-shirt into the jeans under leather chaps, pulling the black-leather jacket over an old 2002 long sleeve t-shirt with a Street V logo on the front, I quietly open the garage.
Outside, the autumn air is [...]

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