Happiness, the fairy tale.

After much work and some minor setbacks she is finally ready. She still sputters a bit but I was able to take my first ride after over twenty years. This is a Yamaha Virago XV920MK or a Midnight Virago as it was named. She is from 1983 and rides fast and comfortably. It was a great ride, even though it was a short one, maybe 30 minutes. The wind rushing through, the roar of the engine between your legs and the knowledge that you are in control make for a pretty exhilarating experience. The next step now is to get used to riding with another rider. I always rode by myself, except the few times I paced Rudy with his moped, so riding with someone else will take some getting used to. Have to work on communication and signals and a few other things, but we have a few weeks before our planned trip cross country. That is going to be phenomenal. I am planning on taking the laptop and updating the blog every time we stop at a coffee place or a Mcdonalds with wifi. My Achilles hee...

The weather is finally good enough to ride, so my son has been riding for a couple of days now. In the meantime, I bought a 1983 Yamaha 920 Midnight Virago. This one is different than the one I owned all those years ago, but it is nice. It is black with gold trim. She runs, but needs a little TLC. I have to save up the money to get the title, tag and insurance, so for now she sits in the storage. I work on it when I have time and prepare for the upcoming ride. She is a comfortable bike and surprisingly loud for a stock exhaust. She does have the typical Virago problem, every time you hit the starter button it sounds like it is falling apart. I have seen where they have an after market repair kit for it but it sells for around $300.00 so she will have to make do for the time been. We will not tear down and rebuild this one as we did with "Beau" (Joseito's bike) but it will require some touch ups. I am exited to get on the road with her.