The HD dealership today

I was in the Harley dealer today. There's always something going on in there on Saturdays. It was fun watching the guys walk around in their HD clothing from head to toe (most of them didn't have any bug guts on their clothes. I wonder how much actual riding they have been doing ;))

One guy while I was there, bought a new RK and outfitted himself and his female companion whith an entire set of HD gear from head to toe. WOW! My wife rides her own bike and was laughing because the woman picked out a very nice jacket that was very "flattering", but was completely in impractical for riding.

So my wife bought a nice shirt (she was able to find one that didn't have HD emblazened across it) that shows off the village feeders nicely, and I bought a nice pair of new waterproof riding boots that were on sale and pretty nice.

I sat on a Street Glide. Harley's paint is second to none. Seriously, there are custom painters that don't come close to their factory job. The Street is my favorite bike to that HD has made in a long time. It's nice to see a bike you can actually tour on that has some attitude. My Nomad will be similar to it by the end of the summer. My Nomad also has way more leg room, and is just a better all around bike.

I couldn't help but wish though, that the other motorcycle mfg's would provide this kind of atmoshphere for the customers. HD has some really great gear, and if I could go to a Kaw dealership and get the same quality of gear that had VULCAN or NOMAD emblazened across it, I would probably own a couple of items myself. I understand how folks get lost in the mystique of it all.

Don't get me wrong, I wasn't even close to buying an HD today, but I did enjoy the atmosphere. Our local Star dealership has been getting pretty close, but still you have a snowmobile sitting next to a Raider and it's just......different.

I did have one funny moment. The gal that was helping me with my boots said "These are guaranteed not to leak". I looked at her and said, "too bad they can't make the same guarantee on their primary covers." She looked at me with a puzzled look, not sure what I meant.