{"id":5295,"date":"2025-08-11T08:30:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T15:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/?p=5295"},"modified":"2026-01-19T12:19:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T20:19:32","slug":"full-circle-on-two-wheels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/full-circle-on-two-wheels\/","title":{"rendered":"Full circle on two wheels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"intro wp-block-paragraph\">A daughter\u2019s dream ride comes home \u2013 decades later<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quebec rider Vicky Arsenault\u2019s love for Harley-Davidson<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> began as a young girl on the back of her dad\u2019s 1990 Springer<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. Her mom rode alongside on a 1984 Softail<sup>\u00ae <\/sup>with Vicky\u2019s brother on the back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI used to tap my dad on the shoulder every time my mom passed us, because I didn\u2019t want them going faster than us,\u201d Vicky laughs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2021, at age 29, Vicky earned her motorcycle permit and picked up her first motorcycle \u2013 a 2007 Dyna<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Street Bob<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. But she couldn\u2019t stop thinking about the bike that started it all. Her dad had sold the Springer in the early 2000s, but she wondered if it was still out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/6-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/6-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/6-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/6-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/6-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/6.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After years of searching, she managed to track it down. It had passed through three different owners but was still just two hours away. Nearly two decades after her dad sold it, the old Springer is now back where it belongs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the help of her dad and uncle, Vicky restored the bike and rides it proudly today. Her parents usually ride together on the Softail now, but sometimes Vicky will hop on her Dyna and let her dad take the Springer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNothing compares to the feeling of riding that bike,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s a piece of my past and my family\u2019s story.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" data-id=\"5290\" src=\"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3-1-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3-1-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3-1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3-1-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3-1-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3-1.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" data-id=\"5291\" src=\"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/4-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/4-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/4-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/4-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/4-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/4.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" data-id=\"5292\" src=\"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-1-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-1-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-1-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-1-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-1.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A daughter\u2019s dream ride comes home \u2013 decades later Quebec rider Vicky Arsenault\u2019s love for Harley-Davidson\u00ae began as a young girl on the back of her dad\u2019s 1990 Springer\u00ae. 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