half dad's bike

I bought a 2002 Silverwing with 14k miles on impulse from Facebook marketplace. I've owned motorcycles before but took a break for 15 years after i had kids- so getting back into it I knew what i didn't want. i was looking at small 150cc scooters, PCX150 in particular. I knew i wanted a Honda no matter what- and i was watching this Silverwing but at $3k i just wasn't interested. The seller dropped the price and I was IMMEDIATELY interested at $2k. Long story short- I borrowed $1k from my Dad so that i could give the seller cash the next day and i took it home on a u-haul trailer about a week ago. the deal was i'd reimburse my old man in January 2025 and he was happy to float me a grand. well dad died 2 days ago- he had a massive hear attack at the grocery store while returning some bad clementine oranges and they couldn't revive him. i'll never be able to pay dad back- so this wing is half his and he'll always be with me when i ride it...


Sad story over- i love this bike! Holy hell I'm glad i didn't buy a PCX, no offense. Where I ride the posted speed limit is anywhere from 40-55mph and the road i live on connects 2 rock quarries so there are ALWAYS dump trucks and those boys are ALWAYS in a hurry. I had this nightmare scenario in the back of my mind where a loaded dump truck was bearing down on me on a little scooter and I would be bouncing off the rev limiter and pissing him off at 57mph or something like that. my 2nd day on the Wing that exact scenario played out, and i had a loaded dump truck behind me who really wanted to go 10 over the speed limit. i really appreciated being able to effortlessly put a couple football fields distance between us.

It needed some work. Oil, final drive, air filter- all were obscenely dirty and I told her sorry and that she's in a good home now and doesn't have to worry about that kind of neglect anymore. I added handguards and a windshield extension for wind protection and they were money well spent. I'm going to get her some new shoes- Michelin City Grip 2's seem nice. She needs a name- still working on that. Thanks for listening.