06/01/2003 Archived Entry: "I don't want a pickle; I just wanna ride my...."

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the rumors are true.

I...am going to buy a motorcycle.

Wife and I have been discussing it on and off for many months now, with the discussions usually ending very negatively--her brother was nearly killed on a motorcycle several years ago. However, this weekend, we talked--seriously, for-real, heart-to-heart talked. What it came down to is that I want this, with all me heart, and she doesn't want to see me unhappy. More than that, though, is that she trusts me and wants to be a good wife.

Which she is. I spend most of my waking moments wondering what I did to deserve a woman like her, and I can't think of anything!

So, it's off to the "Basic Motorcycle Operator Training Course", a state-sponsored course that I need to take in order to qualify for a class M (motorcycle) addition onto my driver's license. Actually, the BMOTC isn't required; you can also take a practical test at the DPS. Whether I do the practical test or the course, I still have to take a written test to qualify for the class M addition. After that's done and I'm all learned and qualified and official, I go shopping.

Like most starry-eyed dreamers, I already have my model picked out--I want a Yamaha V-Star Custom. Every review I've read has said that it's an excellent beginner's bike, and I love the look. Two people with whom I work have recently bought V-Stars, and they both love them. So, I prepare to join the two-wheeled ranks of the road warriors, the freedom-seekers; those uninhibited men and women who ride in packs and own the road. Yes, I'm gonna be a biker.

I'm so excited!

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