Well look at this.

I am married to Mr. SV of the year.

*insert picture of win, if BLOGGER wasn't being temperamental* UPDATE: below....

Yes kids, my husband has just been awarded SV of the year on SVrider.com... so basically he has the best motorcycle in all of North America and some parts of Europe. It's a pretty big feat and I am super excited for him!

It means for the entire year he will have his picture on the Banner of the biggest motorcycle (aside from Harley Davidson) forum in the world. Weeee!

(It's all about the wording)

Congrats babe!

Congratulations!

We have a winner!!

Richard and 'the white bike' won SV of the month at SVrider.com.

I guess the photo shoot was worth it after all!

Congrats babe!

What is SV rider you ask?? It's a motorcycle forum, one of the biggest (just behind Harley Davidson's forum). It is a special place for SV owners to meet, discuss and share.

Richard is a key player on the site, with a lot of his bike relationships stemming from it. His screen name is Zuki... I am less of a key player and more of his 'old lady'. My screen shot is Zuki's Girl.

Our FIRST bike ride - September 2008.

It's cute.

If you ride an SV I recommend it... and if you don't, check out the site and you will.

www.svrider.com

Guess what I did?

I did it for 10 hours straight!

This weekend Richard I started our venture into Sons of Anarchy.

Everyone kept telling us we HAD to watch, because we're so into bikes. I find flaws in this logic, but we still bought the DVDs and spent TEN hours in front of the TV watching most of the second season. We had 4 episodes to go, but it was 4am and I couldn't handle it anymore.

First, I ride a sport bike. I have a regular LEGAL job and am not a part of any gang. I don't wear leather or drink shots in the morning. This logic of 'you ride a bike' you'll like this show is ridiculous.

This show is consuming. It is not well written or well acted, but it strings you along and leaves you begging for more. I couldn't tear myself away from the characters. I needed to know what happen to poor Gemma. Did Phillip recover? Is Jacks leaving? WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE CLUB?!

My only complaint was the lack of conclusion... most hour long dramas have a clear beginning middle and resolution. This show does not. It's like a very long movie with week long intermissions (not if you buy the DVD). It just keeps going... you're begging from someone to step up or step in, tell the truth or forget the past... you're just clinging to resolve and it never comes.

Granted we have not finished season two yet... I have to watch the season finale tonight (we tried to finish the season last night, but a late start kept me up till 1a and I just didn't have the strength to go on for ONE MORE HOUR. It's always ONE MORE HOUR.)

Everyone at work watches this show and all claim it to be their soap opera. I agree. Everyone is a lying, cheating whore, but still the characters remain lovable. And everyone seems to be VERY forgiving despite their tough exterior... oh and they hug A LOT.

For the ladies... its a good looking cast that oozes masculinity. Just look...

You're welcome.

I do recommend the show for some mind numbing fun, but don't think you'll love it or hate it based on the number of wheels you have.

I will let you know how much I love it (or hate it) after the season finale.

Photo Shoot!

Alpinestar Man had a busy weekend.

The white bike was nominated for SV of the Month on svrider.com. Which is awesome, because he has worked SO hard on this bike over the last 5 years.

As he always says 'it is never done'... but it is very close.

The funny part is watching him try to contain his excitement and enthusiasm about being nominated. He tried to play it cool, but it never goes well. On Sunday (immediately after finding out about the nomination) he started talking about the photo shoot that had to happen. After all he didn't have any recent pictures, since he updated the rearsets.

Photo shoots are common in our household... he has more pictures of the bikes then of us, but each is important and highlights the latest upgrades.

He paced around the house debating the weather. It had rained that morning and the ground was wet, but... Would it rain again? Would the pavement dry out? Would the sun be to bright?

After scouting locations we parked the bike in front of a tall fence and proceeded to take over 100 pictures at all different angles.

That is my loving husband rolling around on the ground to get good shots.

And he did...

She really is beautiful and worthy of his admiration, but it makes me giggle when Richard turns into a lunatic about pictures... on the upside he did thank me for putting up with his craziness.