That was on the main north/south road in town, and he was heading north. That is the steepest part of the road, and it is quite literally uphill (OK flattish, kinda) for the next few miles until it eventually reaches the interstate.

While reading the comments a thought occurred to me. If your experience and passion lean toward sport bikes, you might hop on any bike and automatically think “this is another sport bike, Let’s go carve some roads”. This is a recipe for disaster and disappointment. A cruiser, any cruiser is not a sport bike. If you…