JBones MoonDawg's blog: "Randoms"

I had my first motorcycle at 13. It was a Honda 75 Enduro, and was hooked on riding since then. Tearing up the desert in northern Nevada was heaven. I have had a few bikes since then and know that riding is in my blood. I had happened on a few old outdated magazines called "In the Wind", and "Easyriders", and while I knew they existed, had never owned a Harley. I read the articles, and the stories about how it was to be free in the wind, the joy of the open road and no real destination in mind, but in those same stories were countless accounts of these machines breaking down and I thought "why the hell would anyone pay for something that costs more to fix than own, and spend more time in the shop than on the road ??? Fucking insanity !!! Right? I decided that a Harley was not for me. Then one day, I was in my local harley shop (they do have really nice gear), and as usual, a salesman would come up and start a convo about which bike I rode, and once they learned that I did not have a Harley, they would try to sell me one, and I would always decline. No offense, I never really liked many styles of Harley's. I don't know why, but I gave in to this particular salesman, we ran my credit and I was approved for financing, so I looked around at all the bikes in the shop, and was captivated by a 1999 FXDWG. Black with a Phoenix head on the tank, chromed everything and a Screaming Eagle Stage 2 kit, straight pipes and lowered. It felt good when I sat on it, and I fell in love with it from 1st gear. (See Pics). The lowering of the frame actually made this heavy bike easy to handle, and gives it a lower center of gravity, which, while sitting still at an intersection makes it practically stand up by itself. The 88 cubic inch engine (1450 cc) is a beast of a motor, and the stage 2 kit just makes it meaner: runs out of gears before it runs out of power. I have always wondered why speedometers on bikes rarely reflect how fast that bike will go. *shrug*  I have since lost that bike due to separation and practicality, but will have another. It will be a '99 Dynawide Glide, and it will be mine.