New to Trikes, not new to riding

Jun 5, 2025
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Lac du Bonnet, MB Canada
Name
Fred
I've been riding since '83. After my wife's unfortunate mishap in August '24, we decided it was time to move on over to the 3 wheel side. Purchased our new '24 Tri Glide in November '24. We're both retired although I like to say I'm "semi" retired. My wife was an educational assistant for over 20 yrs working with troubled and autistic kids. When she pulled the pin in January '17, I wasn't too far behind finishing off an over 36 yr career as a Station Operator in hydraulic generating stations for Manitoba Hydro on June 1st, 2017. Not one to sit around waiting to die, I upgraded my driver's licence to drive school buses for our local school division. 2020 lockdowns spurred me to upgrade again to drive semi. So in my "semi" retirement I drive part time running line haul from Winnipeg, Mb to Great River Airport in NW Quebec pulling 53' reefer full of groceries destined for the fly-in communities. I still spare as a school bus driver.

2024 Tri Glide.jpg
 
Stock Harley tire that came with the bike. Haven't put enough on to wear it out yet. Had 5 kms (3 miles) on the odometer when I brought her home and I put those on during the test ride. Just over 2000 kms on her now.
Interesting. Looks like a much better tire than what usually comes with them. That's the front of my '21 Freewheeler. There's a noticeable difference.
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Freewheeler.jpg
 
I've been riding since '83. After my wife's unfortunate mishap in August '24, we decided it was time to move on over to the 3 wheel side. Purchased our new '24 Tri Glide in November '24. We're both retired although I like to say I'm "semi" retired. My wife was an educational assistant for over 20 yrs working with troubled and autistic kids. When she pulled the pin in January '17, I wasn't too far behind finishing off an over 36 yr career as a Station Operator in hydraulic generating stations for Manitoba Hydro on June 1st, 2017. Not one to sit around waiting to die, I upgraded my driver's licence to drive school buses for our local school division. 2020 lockdowns spurred me to upgrade again to drive semi. So in my "semi" retirement I drive part time running line haul from Winnipeg, Mb to Great River Airport in NW Quebec pulling 53' reefer full of groceries destined for the fly-in communities. I still spare as a school bus driver.

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Good to hear from you sir. Sounds like you’ve got retirement figured out. Stay active.
 

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