Richards Alternate Universe

Rich walked into the cafiteria with his bike, he chose an empty table to sit at. He put his feet up on the table, pulled out his phone and started listening to music. Sunset and her friends were looking over at him, they wondered why he brung his bike to every class.

"Ok, I have to ask him or it will bug me forever." Sunset said to her friends. Sunset walked a crossed the cafiteria towards Rich. She tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention.

"Excuse me, I can't help but wonder, why do you bring your bike with you to every class?" Sunset said.

"Well I have three reasons, one: people will try to take it. Two: people will try to trash it. Three: someone might try to siphone the gas while I'm not there." Rich said. Sunset scratched the back of her head nervously.

"T-Thank you, I-I was just wondering. Hey what are you listening to?" Sunset asked nervously.

"It's AC/DC."

"It's what?" Sunset asked. Rich took out his earphones and handed them to sunset.

"Here just listen, I think you should know this song." Sunset sat down and put the earphones in. When he turned the song on, she recognized it right away. It was highway to hell, everyone knows that song. She took the earphones out.

"Oh yeah! I know this band!" Sunset said. She turned to her friends and waved them over. The five girls stood up and walked over to Richards table.

"Hey, nice bike. I've always wondered, how do you drive a motorcycle?" Rainbow asked. Rich stood up and walked over to his bike, he sat down on it and put the kickstand up.

"Ok, here is the clutch." Rich pointed to the lever that looked like a hand brake, it was located on the left side handle bar. "You squeeze it like this to shift gears. This peg right here, the one In front of the foot rest." He pointed to the left side foot rest. "That's the gear shifter, now there are six separate gears. There's first gear." Rich pulled the clutch and pushed the peg down once. "There's neutral, it's right between first and second gear." He lifted the peg half way. "Now second, third, fourth and fifth gear." Rich pulled the clutch and lifted the peg four times. "Now the peg on the opposite side foot rest is the rear brake." He pointed to the other peg. "And this right here is the handbrake." He pointed to the lever on the right side handle bar. "The left turning signal is on the left handle and the right turning signal is on the right handle. Also on the right handle is the kill switch, the ignition button, and the horn." Rich pointed out each button to the group. He started the engine and sat back. "Always start the bike in neutral, then hold the clutch and drop it into first gear. Don't release the clutch yet though. You will slowly release the clutch as your slowly giving the bike gas. As the engine starts sounding high pitched you want to switch the bike into a higher gear."

"Could I try?" Rainbow asked. Rich cut the engine and took his hands off the handle bars.

"Sure, but let's do it outside. I think I've freaked enough people out by turning the bike on in the building. Oh and one more thing, always cut the engine in first gear. It won't be able to move around while your puting the kickstand down." Rich said. They took the bike outside and rich sat on the back as rainbow sat down. Rich put his arms around her waist, this freaked her out a bit.

"What are you doing?" Rainbow asked.

"I have to hold on to you while we're riding. Let's just say I don't want to fall off." Richard said. "Now put the bike In neutral." Rainbow shifted the gear into neutral.

"Start the engine, then drop her into first gear." Rich said. Rainbow started the bike and dropped it into first gear.

"Good, now slowly release the clutch while slowly twisting the throttle. Always release the throttle when changing gears." Rich said. The bike slowly started to move, Rainbow was doing pretty good for a beginner. Rich and Rainbow took the bike around the block once and came back. Rainbow stopped the bike and got off.

"That. Was. Awesome!" Rainbow said.

"Alright, sunset why don't you give it a try? Come on." Rich said.

"I could possibly remember the controls." Sunset said nervously.

"Well then hop on the back, I'll do all the handling. Just hang on tight when we start moving." Rich said. Sunset took the helmet from Rainbow dash and put it on. She got on the back and wrapped her arms tightly around his waist. In moments the started moving slowly, gradually picking up speed. They took the bike around the block once and came back, sunset enjoyed the ride. It was a lot more comfortable than she thought it would be.

"Wow, that was, nice. I see why you like riding." Sunset said.

"Man, now I want one of those bikes. What type is it and how much did it cost to get it?" Rainbow said.

"It's a Harley Davidson sportster 48, it cost about 13-14 thousand dollars. Not as expensive as a car but it's still a bit high." Rich said.

"Sweat! I can afford that, but how much is it to get a license?" Rainbow asked.

"It's around fifty to a hundred bucks. Not to much more." Rich said.

"Nice! Look out everyone, by next Monday I'll have a sportster 48!" Rainbow said excitedly.

"Great, soon I'll have a group to ride with." Rich said with a smile.