On the SEEG, I was riding a 2002 Electra Glide Classic. Got it in the fall of '01. A year later a close friend at the time who hadn't had a bike for awhile got a '02 Wide Glide and we took a trip to the mountains in North Carolina together. By the time we were headin' home, he was ready for more bike and I was ready for more motor.
A couple weeks later the Fall 2003 Enthusiast came out with coverage of the SEEG. One look and I knew I had to have one, just couldn't decide what color.
I had a good relationship with the dealer in Peoria, IL from buying the '02 and a boatload of accessories, so I went to talk to them. No one had dibs on the first one they were getting (B/B), so they told me they'd call me when they got it in and if I wanted it, I could have it.
(They new what they were up to.)
In the meantime, my buddy was shopping around a little and had even put his WG on eBay, getting ready to do something different. Well, the way it all worked out was, my buddy sold his WG on a "Buy It Now," delivered it on a Sunday, bought my '02 EG about 2 or 3 days after that, and I brought the SEEG home that following Friday. The way it all came together was a deal that was meant to be! Like Gary, 4 years later, this bike excites me like the day I bought it!
On the SERG, we moved 75 miles down the road earlier this year. About 2 weeks after we moved in, I went to check out the local H-D dealer. The first bike inside the doorway of their showroom was a 15,000 mile, one-owner O/B SERG!
I tried to forget that bike for 2 months, but couldn't. I'd go down there just hoping they sold the d@mn thing so that I wouldn't have to worry about it anymore. Tried to get others on the site here to buy it. Sent Fired00d untold TMs trying to talk myself out of the motorcycle. Drank lots of beer in the evenings to help me sleep. Finally, I took it for a ride. Nice bike, ran great, but we couldn't get together on price. Left for a weekend of fun in Hot Springs, AK with a bunch of folks from the site. Thought about the bike all the way down there. Had to look at (drool over) Hobo's and Scooterhair's awesome blue SERGs sitting in the parking spot next to us at the hotel.
Thought about the '00 all the way home (except when running in the triple digits with Howie
) and drove 20 miles out of my way that night to go by the dealer and see if the bike was still there. I think it was Wednesday of that week that I told them, "Write it up, I'll take it!" And I've been sleeping like a baby ever since.