Short, cold days, frigid temps and nothing but sticks for trees, all tell us that we’re in the third phase of Winter - aka “Still Winter (at least for us in Northern New York and similar climates).

So, even though the riding season is still 6 to 8 or maybe even 10 weeks out, if you're in the market to get a motorcycle, NOW - the month of February - is the time to do it. Here’s why:

Growing up in Northern California, Harley-Davidson motorcycles were everywhere. Relatives, friends and then co-workers all had them and I thought to myself that they must have been rich.

But once I graduated college I realized that all my "Harley Relations" had just made the feeling of being free (the feeling we all get from riding) a priority in their lives.

Let me see if I can elaborate on what it's like to ride:

When I'm riding my motorcycle, and it sounds…