My "IRON HORSE" over my lady any day!

My "IRON HORSE" over my lady any day!

OK, So many of us serious riders say that we'd love to take that ever so gleaming choice of our bikes over our wives any day of the week, when in all reality, most of us bikers or not, wouldn't survive a day without a  companion.
For me I have to admit it would be a hard thing to do, survive out there without a mate, my wife and I have been together now for almost 28 years, yes that's 28 years.
We've known each other even longer than that, almost 31 years now, so you can imagine we're pretty comfortable with one another by now, so riding is a great part of our lives, and we just thank the lord above that he watches out for us and that everyone out there See's us while we're out on the road.
Now don't get me wrong , I've had a few close calls and I've been to strange areas of Florida I was not familiar with and tried to straighten out a curve or two already, but my primary mode of transportation is just that a "MOTORCYCLE".

That being said , I uncover her in the morning, pull that choke all the way out , flip that starter switch, then hit that ever so favorite button of mine, the starter button, and with no hesitation what so ever she comes to life , huffing and puffing, hence her name "PUFF", which she got that name back at the 2010 Biketoberfest in Daytona Beach, that friends of ours invited us too. You see I got the full Conversion done on her right before we left for Daytona, and minor carb adjustments still had to be made, even though the rest of the screaming eagle package was really quite easy to install, and with the help of a very dear friend of mine , thanks "DOUGY",we got her reassembled as a "SCREAMING EAGLE" right before I pulled out that afternoon for Daytona, now mind you taking a stock 2003 Anniversary Addition Harley Davidson Low Rider from "Stock", to "Screaming Eagle" was no picnic, but for the most part she rides like a dream come true. When we pulled in and met Jim and his Wife out there in Daytona, we got off the bike, got tucked into the hotel, and then went out to enjoy the festivities, and we got back on her to go out , I hit that button, she just huffed real hard at me. Then I pulled the choke out about 3/4, and tried to restart her, and wa la, she ran like a top, after I pulled out though, she huffed and puffed this black ass smoke out the pipes, and my buddy and his wife were right next to us on their bike a 1986 collector Low rider, and when we stopped at the light my buddy Jim said that's it bro, I 've got the name for you're bike, and I said ya what's that? and he said "PUFF" because not only does she shake the ground when she's running like a dragon, but she huff's and puff's like one too, and since then the bikes name has stuck, "Puff" it is, and Yes I do Prefer her over the wife, But The wife comes first! ALWAYS!

Chime in out there folk's, how much do you love you're bike?

Oh and one more thing,
Make IT A GREAT DAY!

Philip Dresko Sr.
Free Lance Travel Writer/ Photographer
"SCENES FROM THE SEAT"