Started riding bikes on gpa's farm back in about '77. What was fun there, none of them ever had any hand controls, they were always busted off on the farm. Power-shifting, baby!!
First I actually bought was a '98 Fatboy. Then in '99 my youngest was on the way, and I couldn't even imagine moving into a 2.5bed, 1 bath house with mom, 2 other sons, me, and an adult sister, so we started a construction loan. Just as we think we have it approved, and the builder is ready to start building our 5+3, the bank says "We need a 10% contingency" You've seen all my bank statements, I don't have a 10% contingency source. So I hopped on the Fatboy, drove to local Harley, and said "Don't dick me around, just write me a check" Now i had my contingency!
One year after the loan was granted, I re-fi and took out 25K, then built another bike, based on FXD.
Oh, and that youngest son, his name is Harlee.