Starting miliage: 20,720. Nice day for my first ride of the season!

Wow! It got up to 55 degrees today. When Ace got home around 5pm I was ready to go. I had my leathers on already and my bike was fired up when he pulled around the corner. Man does it have a nice rumble. I love the sound of my new Vance & Hines Big Shot Staggered's that I had put on while in Sturgis last year. They are loud. They're exactly what I wanted. I wanted people to know I was there. Most people in their cages don't even see you on your bike, but they can definitely hear me! :-)

We just went for a short ride down to Lolo and turned right on Hwy 12 and went a short ways down and then turned back and came home. A 24 mile round trip. Boy I wish I'd gone out earlier in the day by myself.
But I decided it was best to go on my first ride of the season with my baby Ace no matter how short it was!

Ace's bike sure is loud. He has a 2001 Roadking. Ace just had a lot of work done on it at Shine's Performance. I told Ace that I actually need to let him get about a 1/2 mile ahead of me because his bike's so loud. It was cool to see him back on his bike again. He hadn't rode since last August when we got back from Sturgis. I'll tell the story later. But basically his bike ended up sitting in the garage at the end of the season last year and then in the shop for the winter. He just got it back about two weeks ago. There is a story and I'll share it later. For now I gotta go and have some lasagna with my baby! :) Ending miliage 20744.

Wind In My Face All Last Summer of 2009!

Well...where to begin this year in 2010! As you can see I didn't make any post's documenting too much of my experience as a new rider in 2009. That's because I just honestly spent a lot of time riding my Harley! I had a great summer! I learned a lot!

I took delivery of my bike in March of '09. I took my Rider Safety Course on April 1st. I passed the rider course with no problem. The written test at MMV department I had to take twice before I passed. All I can say about the written test is to be sure to re-read the question and answers at least 3 times before selecting your answer. If you have to go back and retake the test the questions will be totally different. Just pick the best answer. Be sure to read the Motor Vehicles manual for your state at least two or three times and you should have no problem.

After I got my license I continued to ride a little more in my favorite parking lot with my husband Ace giving me more pointers. I also practiced some of the things I'd learned in the Rider Safety Course. Such as swerving, stopping quickly and riding really slow without putting my feet down in a circle. I finally felt I was ready to get on the road!

So I went on a few rides with my husband on a favorite little road called Blue Mountain Road. It's a great road with a lot of curves on it. The top speed is 45. The majority of the road is a 35mph limit. It's a great learning road to go on. It winds along the river with great views. I always let my husband lead. I would watch him carefully. He's a great rider. I was able to follow in his path so I could learn how to negotiate the curves. I highly recommend doing this when you first learn to ride. Follow behind someone who's an experienced rider.

I gotta run for now. I'll write more later! I promise to write more often this year and post some pics from all the great rides from last year! ;)