The Big Day

After a sleepless night dreaming of motorcycles-Saturday finally arrived. Wouldn't you know it-forecast rain! We anticipated delivery of our bikes in the afternoon and went about our usual Saturday routine. As noon arrived, the skies opened up and suddenly the already high of 38 degrees seemed twice as cold. All the while, we're thinking, "gee we haven't had much experience riding, now we'll have to ride in the rain". Just like picking up a new car, you never want it to rain, especially the first day. After many calls to Bob, around three o'clock, we set off for the Suzuki Dealer. We had my younger son take us over to the store.
The skies lightened, rain stopped for the moment, the parking lot in front of the store was loaded with customers. Everyone caught the motorcycle bug.
After waiting for a few minutes, Bob came out, greeted us and took us in to finalize the license plate procedure. Immediately after, we purchased helmets, and Bob brought our bikes out from the back. We felt like the kid that got a BB gun on Christmas morning-what excitement! Both bikes were beautiful in our eyes.
Bob explained the features of each and told my son to "take baby steps with the Hyabusa". At the time it was said to be the most powerful machine our of a showroom in America!
When Bob rolled my Suzuki Boulevard C50 out, it was one of the most beautiful black motorcycles I have ever seen. Bob explained several features of the C50 and mentioned a few do's and don'ts. After hearing his explanation, we were finally ready to ride for the first time.
Dan was the first to go, he mounted the Hyabusa, started it, warmed it up a little, put it in first gear and away he went. I soon followed after I did the following: Put on my helmet, adjusted the mirrors, put the bike in neutral, squeezed the clutch, moved the key to the start position and pressed the starter switch. All 805cc of the C50 roared to life. I put the bike in gear, slowly released the clutch while gently twisting the throttle, and away I went. I took a few laps around the lot, gave Dan the sign and we started on our way home. We crossed the major highway, filled-up on gas and took side streets back. This allowed us to become more familiar with our new machines before we encountered major traffic. As long as I live, I will never forget how cold it was. This was one of the greatest days of my life.