LOL…well, it looks like tomorrow is going to be prime riding for me! Finally! The weather is gorgeous and predicting to be in the 80’s. And my bike is where?? In the shop getting service.
20K service, new rear tire….and I’m done or so I thought. The phone rings. The dealership “notices” that I have Vance and Hines pipes on and I should need the remainder of the stage I upgrade—air filter and rejet. Yes, I know it needs to be done and is on my to do list. Just not right now since I have other things to tend to.
However, it’s in and they have it, so why not? After a quote I didn’t die from, I gave the go ahead. Not only that, I’ll have my Fatboy back this afternoon. I also told the dealership to please NOT CALL ME AGAIN!!!
LOL
At any rate--yay me!!
Well, I deliberately put my bike in the shop this weekend since I wanted to work on my V-Star…..my incentive to finish wrenching it so I would have something to ride tomorrow.
So much for that theory! Oh well!!
I’ll at least have a riding adventure to write about tomorrow!!
Keep the Shiny Side Up!
~The Rainbow Wahine
Grateful for the authentic journey of this lifetime. Appreciate all the experiences and people I have encountered. I am humbled by my family--they keep me real.
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Women on Wheels
Friday night Pike’s Peak Harley Davidson held a Women’s Motorcycling “Garage Party” event to familiarize women—from ladies thinking about motorcycling to experienced riders—with the sport of motorcycling. The Mountain Shadow Riders became involved was because the title of the event was called “Women on Wheels”—which then became an infringement upon our Women on Wheels® trademark.
To solve the problem, we were invited to be representatives of the function—which many of our members stepped up and volunteered so the Mountain Shadow Riders could have a presence.
It was an interesting and informative night. I am a HOG member and hold a membership to the Ladies Of Harley (LOH) as well, so I’m familiar with the folks at the dealership. It was good to see my fellow femme riders and those just vaguely interested in motorcycling.
There were about 50 or so in attendance Saturday night….ranging from seasoned veterans to wanna be noobies….one lady asked where the motor was in a motorcycle. It was a funny question, when I heard it, but also reminded me that we still have quite a ways to go in spreading the word regarding our passion.
We had short seminars in each department and interestingly enough, parts, sales and service were quite informative—as the service department held a short “oops I dropped it” class. However, motor clothes won the prize for being most informative. The ladies in motor clothes did an excellent job of presenting the various pros and cons of their product. Yes, they were proud of the Harley Davidson line and quite rightly so. However, the pitch was low keyed and more importantly, stressed safety and function over brand name. It was a much different approach from the other departments and worked much better for me.
All and all, it was a nice night and I’m glad I attended. It was good to see so many of the Mountain Shadow Riders in attendance. I thank the ladies of our group that jumped in and enthusiastically and proudly showed off our “colors”.
That was the motorcycling event of the weekend. We had snow and fog the whole weekend, so no riding for me. Is winter ever going to end??
Keep the Shiny Side Up!
~The Rainbow Wahine
To solve the problem, we were invited to be representatives of the function—which many of our members stepped up and volunteered so the Mountain Shadow Riders could have a presence.
It was an interesting and informative night. I am a HOG member and hold a membership to the Ladies Of Harley (LOH) as well, so I’m familiar with the folks at the dealership. It was good to see my fellow femme riders and those just vaguely interested in motorcycling.
There were about 50 or so in attendance Saturday night….ranging from seasoned veterans to wanna be noobies….one lady asked where the motor was in a motorcycle. It was a funny question, when I heard it, but also reminded me that we still have quite a ways to go in spreading the word regarding our passion.
We had short seminars in each department and interestingly enough, parts, sales and service were quite informative—as the service department held a short “oops I dropped it” class. However, motor clothes won the prize for being most informative. The ladies in motor clothes did an excellent job of presenting the various pros and cons of their product. Yes, they were proud of the Harley Davidson line and quite rightly so. However, the pitch was low keyed and more importantly, stressed safety and function over brand name. It was a much different approach from the other departments and worked much better for me.
All and all, it was a nice night and I’m glad I attended. It was good to see so many of the Mountain Shadow Riders in attendance. I thank the ladies of our group that jumped in and enthusiastically and proudly showed off our “colors”.
That was the motorcycling event of the weekend. We had snow and fog the whole weekend, so no riding for me. Is winter ever going to end??
Keep the Shiny Side Up!
~The Rainbow Wahine
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