Diaries of a Newbie Biker, Vol 1

This is one of a series; here is the introduction and table of contents.
[This, the first part of my diary, picks up in mid-February, 2004.  If my memory serves, I actually started the diary on the 17th, then went back and wrote in a few things that I thought were interesting or pertinent.

I [...]

Diaries of a Newbie Biker

In reading Peart’s Ghost Rider, I had the idea to take a similar stab.
Long before I bought my Suzuki, I’d held a fascination for Harleys. I gave it up largely on the disbelief of Harley prices and the existence of such a thing as a waiting list for a full-production motorcycle, but for [...]