[Jeff Higgins]

"Could be worse... could be raining..."

It was actually a beautiful, sunny afternoon. Being in semi-retirement, the old girl only has to come out on nice days anymore. But, yeah, that would have been even more fun...

Old bike parts are kind of a mixed bag. Everything, literally everything is still available. The bigger ticket items are still profitable enough to attract the big players, like S&S, Andrews, Wiseco, Kibblewhite, Progressive Suspension, Vance and Hines, Keith Black, etc. Parts that are actually better than OEM. It's the little stuff, like this ignition switch, handlebar controls, sheet metal, lights and indicators, etc. where there are few quality options. We usually have to find used, or if we get really lucky NOS. And then pay through the nose for it.

I do have to say that most everybody who went by tried their best to inch to their right a bit to give me some room. All lanes were packed, so moving over a lane wasn't really an option for them, but most did their best to give me space. I was actually rather heartened to see such consideration. Seems we gripe an awful lot sometimes about how rude folks have gotten, but in this case, seeing a guy in a rather perilous situation appeared to bring out the best in most. I really appreciated their efforts.