Hubby got himself a new pair of leathers yesterday. He’s been wanting the Joe Rocket GPX Type R 1 piece suit, but it’s a little outside my budget right now. I was hoping to get it for him next month, but I lucked up. A friend found him the Shift MX1 1 piece suit for $300! Shift has this suit originally for $699.95, but it’s now marked down to $299.95. It’s only available in XXL which is exactly what Hubby needs.

Thank you Rodney! They look great on him! Here’s Hubby trying them on.

We couldn’t have found a more perfect fit! I asked him how he felt, since he’s never worn leathers before, and he said he felt claustrophobic and like he couldn’t stand up straight. I told him what everyone else has always told me. Leather’s aren’t meant to be stood up in!

So he played around on Rodney’s bike for a bit to see how they feel in a riding position.

“Look babe! I’m leaning so hard I’m dragging the kickstand!”

Yep, that’s what he said to me. It finally gave me an opportunity to call him a damn squid! lol He sure will look sweet though with all that black on black on the 600r. Now, I just need to convince him to get a black helmet.

Right now we have matching helmets *gag* (his idea), but I’m about to get another one soon. I’ve picked out quite a few, but I just can’t settle on the one I want. I might throw up a few helmets here in a poll to see which one is better liked.

Before I go off searching through the forums I have to take a few minutes to search for some Discount Harley Parts for Hubby’s cousin. He purchased a custom Harley Softail a couple months back, and he’s finally ready to add some extras to it. The bike is already pretty sweet looking. It’s a gorgeous copper color that I would love to see on a sports bike. I’ve filed the color away in my custom color ideas for my own bike. Everything else on the bike is completely chrome, so I’m hoping to find some discount chrome HD parts.

I know he’s wanting to replace the chrome upper fork sliders with something a little nicer looking. The ones that came on the bike are pretty ugly. He also wants to add a windshield to help block some of the wind hitting him, and I don’t blame him. On a cold ride having that windshield can make an extremely huge difference. We’re definitely going to find him one of the detachable models that can be removed in a couple minutes tops because I know there are still going to be those really nice warm days when he wants to take it off and feel that wind hitting him. Besides, the chicks might like it better without the windshield, right? lol We’re going to definitely hook him up!

I’m going to make another suggestion for the ladies, add a backrest. When I take a ride on my father in law’s Vstar that backrest makes a huge difference. Any lady friends who want to go for a ride will truly appreciate it.

Right now I’m making a list of stuff that I think he would like, and I’m going to print out photos to go over everything with him. He’s one of those guys who hardly ever touches a computer, so he calls on me when he wants something. He’ll pick it out, then I’ll order it for him. I might not be a huge fan of Harley Davidson since I’m a sports bike girl, but I will seriously hook this thing up! Who knows, one day when I’m older you might see me scooting around on a Harley of my own!

Check out these cool Wiley X motorcycle glasses. I’m definitely in need of a new pair of sunglasses before we head to Deal’s Gap next week. (Yep the trip is still on at this point. Cross your fingers the weather will hold!)

Now you all know I don’t condone wearing just the glasses without the helmet, but I almost always wear glasses inside my helmet in the summer. I could use my tinted visor, but I don’t like it for one reason. Almost every time I choose to wear it we end up staying out on the bike after dark, and it’s hard as hell to see with a tinted visor at night. I’ll stick to my glasses that I can slip in my pocket. The sunglasses are also great for those super hot days when you want to crack your visor a little. Even cracking it just a bit makes my eyes water too much, but the glasses stop that.

As a child I remember watching my dad’s best friend ride around on his cool motorcycle. I grew up seeing him riding around on a Harley wearing nothing but a pair of old boots, beat up jeans, leather vest, bandanna, and a pocket watch sticking out of his vest pocket. I thought he looked super cool and mean even though I knew he was a big teddy bear on the inside.

The one question I always asked him was “What if you fall off without a shirt on? The road will hurt you.” He’d always pat me on my head and tell me “Niffer, don’t you worry about me.  I’m too hard headed to get hurt.” Yes, he called me “Niffer”, but that’s another story for another day.

I’m sure he didn’t expect me to grow up to be a motorcycle enthusiast, but here I am. We’ve ridden with him a few times, but last year I told him I wouldn’t go on a ride with him anymore unless he wore a helmet. He laughed and told me he was too old for one. I shook my head and told him I wouldn’t ride with him then because I wouldn’t be a witness to his own stupidity.  The man might be able to say he’s never had a serious wreck in his life, but that doesn’t give him the right to say one will never happen.
I haven’t seen him in months, but I received a phone call today that shocked and delighted me at the same time. He called to ask me to do a very big favor for him, and he explained that he felt it was important that I was the person to do this favor for him for an important reason. He wants me to go with him to find a motorcycle jacket, helmet, and proper riding boots. My heart jumped for joy when I heard him say that.

Why has he had a change of heart? His young nephew was killed 2 weeks ago on his motorcycle when a car pulled out in front of him. He wasn’t wearing any protective gear at all…not even a helmet.

It goes to show sometimes it does take a life altering experience or the loss of a life to change someone’s mind, and as sad as the situation is, I keep thinking to myself it happened for a reason. For my entire 26 years and longer this man has never once worn a helmet, and now he has decided he won’t ride again until he has one.

I promised first thing Saturday morning we’ll take a trip to the local dealership to pick out his helmet, jacket, boots, and hopefully I’ll convince him to grab a decent pair of gloves that aren’t cut off at the knuckles.