When my husband & I arrived back in our home country (South Africa) just over 12mths ago, the first thing we did was to go to a Harley dealer & slap down a hefty wad of money as a deposit on a new TriGlide. We chose the colour & I gotta admit, I was so excited, as this would be my opportunity to ride for myself. We'd left the Middle East to come home & sold our FLHCTU, so until the TriGlide arrived, we were restricted to driving the car.

The weeks passed.

The months passed.

By December, we were told by HD that they had no idea when or even if TriGlides would touch down on SA soil.

My husband exported his Softail Custom from the Middle East & after numerous hassles, it finally made it home. He got to ride it, but as he'd customised it to be a solo seater, I was left waiting & wanting.

Frustration & impatience finally overtook, so we travelled the 200 odd miles to our nearest HD dealer, told them to cancel the TriGlide & ordered an ElectraGlide Ultra Limited. We were told delivery would be in 2-3wks, which suited us fine, as we were heading overseas to visit our son & his family.

I didn't mind that I wouldn't be able to ride myself (the FLHCTU was too big for me to learn) because after an absence of five long months I literally just wanted to ride again!

The FLHTK arrived late on a Friday night. Oh how we oooohed & aaaahhd! She was a beaut!

The following morning, we gave her a quick polish & then said "Where shall we go for a nice ride?"

"How about the coffee shop at Vaalwater?" I suggested.

No sooner said than done, we climbed aboard & hit the road.

A round trip of 180km (112miles)

Just for a cup of coffee.

But..........more importantly, just for the ride.