The HOG Has Arrived!

After months of paperwork and gnashing of teeth, we finally were able to pick up the new Harley today. It is a 2008 Road King Classic. A friend let us borrow his pickup truck and we used a neighbor's sloped driveway as an unloading ramp to get it home. Jeff couldn't drive it home, as the Air Force has made getting licensed nearly impossible. But he has a safety class 31 July-2 Aug and will only have to get either Texas or Georgia to send him an endorsement after that. We took a short ride around our local area just for fun, but can't go far with no license plates!

Here are some pics. The windshield is removable, but I don't see a reason to take it off.



It has leather saddle-bags and I have a matching leather trunk on order (2 months, now assumed lost in the mail) with a leather back rest made onto it for Jena.



For now, I'm leaving the factory pipes on it, and it is surprisingly quiet, which works well in Germany. I may wait to return to the States to make it loud. The ride is incredibly smooth as it has air ride suspension and the motor is mounted on rubber mounts to almost eliminate and vibration. It even has cruise control.