Road King

Though I’m pleased at our growth, the growth requires more and more management. And it’s probably the one thing about my job that I like the least.

Thank god I found an excuse to get the hell out of the office last week and take pictures of a very nice Harley-Davidson Road King built by Gilby, local bike builder and custom painter from River Falls, Wisconsin (http://gilbysstreetdept.com/).

Shooting the bike meant, first, that I had to drive around River Falls and the surrounding countryside looking for an appropriate backdrop. Next, I rolled into the shop, touched base with Gilby, and directed our little entourage to a nearby piece of vacant asphalt for the shoot itself.

What you might call the lead-sled version of a Road King, from the hands of Gilby, bike builder from River Falls, Wisconsin.

And for two hours, that’s exactly what I did, take pictures and talk motorcycles. No email and no office. The toughest decision I had to make was whether to turn the bike to the left or to the right.

And when it was done it was done (except for the sorting of course). I drove home with this nice simple feeling of accomplishment.

Why is there always a truck or telephone pole right where I want to park the motorcycle?

Way back in my days as a mechanic, I could usually use a road test as my way to get out of the shop on a bad day. I decided that the photo shoot with Gilby was really just an extended road test. An opportunity to leave the land of responsibilities and experience a few hours of relative freedom – all in the name of work. It doesn’t get much better than that.

Tasteful, good lookin’, and still very ride-able – another custom bike from Gilby’s Street Department.