Good morning ML ((HUGS))
I heard the ride into town is hard on the bikes because they are driving at a snail’s pace. But oh the sound has to be like thunder for sure.
It’s the Clutch hand that really suffers!
However, the tourists are lined up for miles along the sidewalks, holding their hands out for a high-five. The best position to be in is on the outside right, on the side with the throttle (since you won’t be using THAT anyway.) That way, your left hand operates the clutch, the fuel in the gas line is enough to power your 6mph creep, and your right hand gets to high-five literally THOUSANDS of people as you make your way to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.
I got to stand on a pick-up truck roof, wave the flag and say “Gentleman, start your engines”.
The resulting ROAR actually SHOOK the streetlight poles in the Pentagon Parking Lot. You could actually see them quivering!
During the years of the Clintoon “presidency”, the Marshalls had to change the route of the parade because Clintoon did not want to be bothered having 500,000 VETERANS pass by his “house”.