I did exactly the same thing, which made the final sentence all that much weirder.

Owned one. Wife quit riding with me after we went for a spin. I had it cranked up about 110, which she didn't realize because the engine was silky smooth, when she did realize it, she beat the back of my helmet til I slowed down and refused to get on it again. :-)

Amen, brother.

My neighbor bought a retired squad car at an auction. It was solid white with no decals, but he still got ticketed for impersonating a police vehicle because he did not remove the small 1/2" by 3" logo on the trunk deck that said Police Interceptor.