The day started out at 24 degrees up here in the mountains but eventually warmed up to 55 or so.
Decided to pull Ol Betsy out of hibernation and give her a little outing before the snow starts flying.
These days the Road King gets most of the attention but the ol 2004 still runs and rides good, but it definitely feels different and has a more nostalgic feel to it.
On another note I will be getting my dads candy apple red 1982 FLH, with only 10988 actual miles, running this winter. I did a preliminary review of it last Friday and it will need new tires, new battery, new throttle cables and both front and rear brakes feel like mush. I also anticipate having to rebuild the carb. Other than a little dust it looks just like the day it rolled off the assembly line, it should be fun riding it around once I get it going, as you don't see many stock 40 year old bikes running around anymore.
My dad called her Big Red and I only remember riding it one time around 1987 I think. I was riding my first street Harley, a 1980 FXE that had been in a fire, that I built from an engine and transmission to look exactly like a 1982 indigo blue Wide Glide. I remember dad saying I couldn't handle that big bike, LOL. I said Pop, the main difference is the front wheel and 6 cubic inches. LOL