Old horses and Harleys

Well I finally put my bike in the shop and got more than I bagained for (ie bigger bill).As I was talking to the shop foreman he tried to talk me into buying a new bike as mine is five generations behind in fuel injection techknowledgy.And the one that was a voluntary repo on the showroom floor was really tempting but as I thought about it this old harley had become a part of me and parting with it will take alot more than just a lrge repair bill.I took my first trip to Sturgis on this bike.It has hauled my ass in relative comfort for over 40,000 miles and that's a lot of riding.It is like an old horse it has character,from the decals to the seams on the seat scratches and imperfections in the paint are just like its owner not perfect but still rideable.So I think I'll hang on to it a little bit longer.Unlike the guy who let his bike be repo'd I would sell the old lady(if I had one) before I'd let the bike go.FYI He chose the RV over the bike.Oh well I guess I'm just an old fashioned biker not one of the new breed here today repo'd tommorrow.