{"id":777,"date":"2010-04-18T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-18T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=777"},"modified":"2019-03-08T06:34:45","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T11:34:45","slug":"feels-sooooo-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=777","title":{"rendered":"Feels Sooooo Good!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Within my crazy-busy weekend, I carved out some “me time” to get back on my Harley since the doc said the broken leg was history. It was wonderful!<\/p>\n

First, I carefully checked the bike over from front to back, from tires to seat to cables to lights to controls. The bike has been sitting idle on a trickle charger since last I rode it in the middle of January. Then I broke my leg, and couldn’t ride…. What a long, dreary wait. Fortunately, everything was fine and the tires only needed a little air.<\/p>\n

I wasn’t sure I would have time to go for a ride on Saturday. I had some friends offer to come over in the morning and ride with me, but I had to turn them down because I had commitments for my community work. A meeting, building a website for a political candidate, taking some elder buds grocery shopping, caring for my aunt… all these things plus some work around the house take time.<\/p>\n

My partner and I had a meeting of the minds, and he agreed that I just had to get it out of my system: I had to ride! So by early afternoon, the critical things were done, and I had time to get booted and on the saddle of my beloved Road King.<\/p>\n

I pulled on my new Champion Attitude harness boots<\/a> that have burgundy leather shafts that match the Harley’s colors, and black ostrich feet. Kinda cool, and different. They fit well over my jeans.<\/p>\n

I pulled on my leather jacket, rolled the bike into the drive, and it started up right away. I carefully engaged the clutch, dropped it into first, and off I went … around the cul-de-sac to get used to riding again. As I was doing this maneuver, a biker bud who I know rode over. He said that he thought he would check to see if I were going for a ride since he saw a post I had made on a public forum. His timing couldn’t have been better!<\/p>\n

We rode on some back roads and byways, slowly but surely. My bike loves to ride, and the boots enjoyed their first experience being used as they were designed: biker’s boots!<\/p>\n

We didn’t stay out long. I had another meeting to attend in the late afternoon. But it sure was nice to get out.<\/p>\n

My leg is a little sore, in all honesty, and as I am writing this post on Saturday night, I have ice on it. But I also have the biggest smile on my face! Woo-hoo! I am reintroducing you to Booted Harleydude<\/b><\/i>: biker, community caregiver, spirited worker, … all these things. But most of all, I’m a very happy man.<\/p>\n

Life is short: there is<\/i> life after a broken leg!<\/p>\n

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