Just so there's no confusion, I love my Flathead. I love these rides because they test man and machine in a way that few people will ever (ever) have an opportunity to experience. Just a handful of guys out running around on very old high maintenance machines, all for fun and on our own ticket.
There was a recent old bike run, the Cannonball Rally, or something like that. It was on bikes nearly 100 years old but those bikes are very very expensive, they had crews & financial support. We just got us & what we carry, no chase truck, no nothing. Something goes wrong, we all descend on the problem & fix it together. If it can't be fixed, we make sure rider & bike are safe and move on, so each of us is prepared to call U-Haul for the lonely ride home, which most of us have done. That's at least part of why I love these guys, we're a bunch of crazy motorheads who love to ride & get dirty.
I don't consider myself to he an owner of my Flathead, I'm more of a caretaker, trying to keep it alive and as original as possible for the one who follows. I have no plans to give it up. Ever. My time will come & the bike will hopefully be passed to someone who will love as I do.
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