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mind of big ed I pay child support and the bills at the house and it’s just not in my budget to get one.” I said, “Well bro, it’s better then the man wishing he just had a motorcycle period.
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Hello You Happy Riders!!! I’m working a new job these days, can’t really put the name in here. I guess due to legal factors and such, but I will say that the company is most likely going to be around for a spell. I’m a maintenance mechanic by trade. It’s fun at times and it’s what pays the bills. Now my passion, though, is riding and anyone who’s around me any length of time knows motorcycles are going to be a conversation. It’s like Civil War between the north and the south talk with my Grandfather. If you got around him for any amount of time, I promise you that you would talk or listen about the civil war. I never did find this to be a bad thing , he taught me alot and it was fascinating stuff. So, Im sure that’s how people see me at times about the lifestyle of being “biker”.
I told him, people put too much into it man. The biker lifestyle has too much “stick” measuring contest in it. Somebody always wants to be more shinier then you, much faster then you,and too much higher in the price tag then you. Why can’t we just be happy being happy with what we can have and afford? I told him, “Sure, I would love for Jesse James from West Coast Choppers to come to me and open the gates of hell and pull out some bad a$$ chopper and say here bro...travel the black top with this Diablo. He’s not! So...my Nightster is steer horsey until I can afford the next pony.” What really matters is the freedom of being in the wind. To chase that horizon and eating bugs. To feel the rush of snatching back the throttle and leaving your troubles behind, if only for a moment. I think we all get lost in our wants and forget about what we have in our own hands. We are so ready to throw away today for tomorrow. Why not just be happy living at this moment.. tomorrow may never come, and all your waiting is just wasted time y’all... my self included! Well, that’s it from me today folks. Y’all have a awesome start to this new riding season and be safe and look twice people! I will see you out there..Behind Barz..
Big Ed aka 2Timer
Well, to get to my point across, one of the guys here started talking bikes with me. He and I went on and on about rides we’ve made and sharing the thrills and spills of the two wheel riding. Then when it got to the talk of what we ride that’s when I noticed his conversations went dim. He didn’t seem too thrilled to talk about his wheels. It took a bit but he finally spit out he rode a Honda shadow. A 1988 Honda Shadow. I said, “Hey bro, are you a shamed of your ride, man?” He was like, “Well man, it’s not a Harley.” I was like, “So...Do you like riding it?” He said, “Yeah!” I said, “Well, be proud of it bro. You are in the wind man!” He said, “I know, but I want a Harley but
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