SWMBO found the transition to forward controls on her Harley a little disconcerting after riding so many miles on her Beemer.

For the first few weeks of ownership, we did many rides just concentrating on braking, normal and emergency stops, slow speed manouvering and all the usual things riders do when riding something different for the first few hundred miles or so.

I’d purchased SWMBO an open face helmet to go with the Harley but it didn’t take long for the open face helmet to be relegated to the cupboard and replaced with her favourite, the multi coloured full face.

It wasn’t long before SWMBO was totally familiar with the forward controls, gear box operation and vibration in the lower gears and was as proficient on the road as she had been on her Beemer.

Here are a few images I made during those maiden voyages.

Hoo roo for now