thats exactly how i felt when i got my pit bull,i have had harleys all my life and when i got this pit bull.....the smile came back on my mug.....love the rigid ride,it rides better than my roadking did,softer and smoother,thats saying something for someone who rides at almost 60 years old,and it rides great in a rain storm too....but man,its a bear to clean afterwards.....oh well...a few cold ones and it looks new gain.....all shiny and black