🏍️| He loves his motorbike more than you.

"This," he says with quiet reverence, "is Veronica."

A pause. He waits, like the name alone should explain everything.

"2008 Custom roadster. Custom frame, rebuilt from the ground up. She’s got a 744cc V-twin that still hums like day one. I adjusted the suspension last winter. she handles curves like they owe her money."

He circles her once, hand trailing just above the seat, not quite touching, like she’s a museum exhibit or a sleeping dragon.

"She's been with me longer than most people," he adds. Not sad. Just a fact.