Anyway, it's late Saturday/early Sunday, and due to work commitments I haven't really gone out and seen anything bike-related yet. It didn't even seem like there was a lot of bike traffic around yet; weird.
Oh! Here's our bike. It's a 67 (or 68? I can't remember) Triumph chopper, and our daughter has named it "Hot Wheels."
Yeah, it just has a sheet of aluminum for a seat. William SWEARS this is comfortable. Yeah, OK.
That fender? Yeah, it came off a BOAT TRAILER. How trashy is that? Apparently that's the new look now -- dirty, rusty, trashy. I kinda like it.
Daytona's definitely a Harley town, but Triumphs are acceptable as "cool," especially if they're vintage, because of their novelty; sort of how if you see a really old Jaguar tooling down the road you'll say huh, that's cool. And for those of you who know something about English bikes, or English cars, and their wiring, all that's been fixed on this bike. It's been changed from points to magneto or some other X-Men character, and has Mikuni carbs. I have no idea what that means but I've heard my husband say it a lot, so I gather it's important.
Tomorrow, I will venture out and actually get some pictures. Maybe we'll hit the flea market; there's LOTS of craziness to come out of that!
BIKE WEEK 2008 DEATH TOLL: 2
COMING SOON: A primer on motorcycle gangs, also known as "1-percenter clubs."
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