jwm
Wore out three sets of tires already!
Classic/ Antique bicycles draw attention. Whether you pedal down to the local coffee hangout, take a ride on the bike path, or just cruise the neighborhood on Saturday morning, someone will inevitably notice your cool old bike and want to ask you about it. That's a huge part of the fun of owning any classic vehicle. You get to meet, and talk to a whole lot of people.
Nonetheless, I can often take the Jaguar, or the B6 down to the local Starbucks, finish my coffee, and BS with the gang down there without being interrupted with more than a "Hey, nice bike," once in a while...
Not so with the Spoiler.
I love to take the chopper out to ride up and down the shallow hills in the quiet side streets north of The Boulevard. The low ride, laid back seating, and long slow steering, define cool. Give the Spoiler a long slow downgrade, some gentle bumps to rock the springer and you're having damn near illegal levels of fun.This thing feels bad as hell!
It's just that sometimes the Spoiler gets too much attention. I mean- as I said earlier, getting some attention is part of the fun, but the Spoiler can be more fun in that department than you really want to have.
The last time I took it down to the corner I had to give up trying to keep a conversation going with my buddies because people kept coming up and asking about the bike. In the span of fifteen minutes I had three or four of the usual, "How much was it; where'd you get it?" inquiries. A Chinese guy who spoke very little English was trying to ask me something about the motor, and finally one very sweet old lady wanted to know if I took it on the freeway. I couldn't quite make her understand that it was a bicycle. And after that there was a guy with a little bitty kid...
By that time my brew was cold anyway so I split for another pass through the side streets north of The Boulevard.
All part of the fun.
JWM
Nonetheless, I can often take the Jaguar, or the B6 down to the local Starbucks, finish my coffee, and BS with the gang down there without being interrupted with more than a "Hey, nice bike," once in a while...
Not so with the Spoiler.
I love to take the chopper out to ride up and down the shallow hills in the quiet side streets north of The Boulevard. The low ride, laid back seating, and long slow steering, define cool. Give the Spoiler a long slow downgrade, some gentle bumps to rock the springer and you're having damn near illegal levels of fun.This thing feels bad as hell!
It's just that sometimes the Spoiler gets too much attention. I mean- as I said earlier, getting some attention is part of the fun, but the Spoiler can be more fun in that department than you really want to have.
The last time I took it down to the corner I had to give up trying to keep a conversation going with my buddies because people kept coming up and asking about the bike. In the span of fifteen minutes I had three or four of the usual, "How much was it; where'd you get it?" inquiries. A Chinese guy who spoke very little English was trying to ask me something about the motor, and finally one very sweet old lady wanted to know if I took it on the freeway. I couldn't quite make her understand that it was a bicycle. And after that there was a guy with a little bitty kid...
By that time my brew was cold anyway so I split for another pass through the side streets north of The Boulevard.
All part of the fun.
JWM
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