Moving about on two wheels

After years of convincing myself it wasn't a good idea, rational thought went to the wayside Memorial Day weeked of 2008 and I added a delightful little Suzuki SV650S to my garage. The bike and I ran about for 18,000 odd miles before it came to an abrupt and final end on November 12th when a large-ish commercial truck made a right turn from the left lane and I ran out of room before the way ahead ran out of truck. I was not happy. Then some helpful folks who stopped to help pointed out that I should probably sit down since I was bleeding. So I did.

A few hours in the emergency room at Medical Center of Plano later, I got to go home and sit on my couch. Several hours later, it took me 4 attempts to make it from the sofa to the bathroom. If you have not been hit by a truck, I'd strongly recommend continuing that streak. It just flat hurts. And once it stops hurting, it apparently hurts some more. Four weeks in, any impact on my foot sends a wave of pain that eventually manifests as a splitting headache. And heaven forbid I forget about the shoulders and try to pick something up that ways more than a barn swallow.

On to more important things... What, then should I do about the deceased motorcycle? Well, replace it, of course!

The Dallas Honda shop had a "new in box" '07 Interceptor that was clearly calling my name. My good friends Nick and Scott drug me down there so I could lick the proverbial door handle (I figured it was probably OK to leave a deposit in a Vicodin induced stupor, but probably not secure financing). A few days later after waiting for the world's slowest credit union, it was mine. I've never had a vehicle with 0 miles on it before.

As I've started healing up, I've gotten to go out for a few rides. This bike is so much more refined than the Suzuki. It's an absolute delight. At low RPM, it has a low growl that quickly grows to a Ferrari-esque scream as it climbs toward the 11,750 RPM redline.

I suspect I'll be adding a Two Brothers exhaust sometime soon. And I'll need to add a tail bag since I'm using it as my daily driver, but it's sure going to be a shame to ugly it up with the tail bag...