Sometimes something unexpected happens that totally alters the course of your day (or life!). That happened to me today when I purchased a new Buell motorcycle. Yes, that might take a minute to set in. I’m an advocate of buying used vehicles and only buying when necessary but I broke both of those rules today. Here’s how it happened.
I was on my way to Grand Rapids Harley Davidson with the Buell Blast this morning to get a spring tune up and oil change when something just didn’t feel right near the end of the ride. Rolling to a stop in front of the dealership, I knew by the shaking what was wrong.. the motor mount bolt had snapped. Again. Frustrated, I confirmed visually that the bolt was gone. Damn.
The same bolt was replaced last October.. about 250 miles ago. Here comes another large repair bill and being without the bike for a week.. and I’d have to call Kellie for a ride home. This just ticked me off to the point of irrationality.. so I started looking at what other bikes they had available. I knew I wanted to upgrade eventually.. and by golly this might be just the thing I needed to push me over the edge.
This bike caught my eye and never let go. It’s the model and color that I’d dreamed about many times before and they finally had one tucked away at the back of the sales floor. It’s a 2008 model Buell Firebolt XB12R.. in midnight black. After a little haggling, I traded in the 2002 Blast and rode out on the Firebolt with a big grin on my face.