Lifestyle Cycles Meet the Team: Buffie Starry

Buffie, let's dive right into it. Tell me, I'm really curious to know, how long have you been riding? What got you into riding?

Um, my husband got me into riding about 10 years ago now.

So, what kind of bikes have you had?

I started off on a scooter, a little Veno scooter. Went to a dual sport, then I went to a Ninja. After that, I went to the Low Rider—oh, excuse me, take that back—it was an Iron Super Low Low Rider Softail.

So, you went from scooter to sport bike. What got you into Harleys?

I liked the Iron. I liked that little tiny bike. It was just nice looking. I loved it. I loved that bike. If it had a sixth gear, I'd still be on it. I love it.

Now, let's gear away from motorcycles. I want to know, what was 25-year-old Buffy like?

25-year-old Buffy was a single mother and working at a dental office.

Any fun adventures? I know Buffy—don’t tell me you don’t have any crazy stories.

Not when I was that age. I was still just trying to make food for my son, Kevin, and make sure I had shelter over his head.

Do you only have one son?

I only have one son, yes.

Alright, back it up. What was 18-year-old Buffy like?

Oh, I was a mess. I—I was a mess. My senior year, I was voted most likely to be arrested. And I ended up marrying a deputy sheriff for LA County.

What’s up? You told me a secret once.

Oh boy.

Oh, yeah, it’s happening. You told me that you like sleeping next to your cat more than your husband.

Yes, absolutely true.

Why is that?

Because my cat’s warm and fuzzy.

So, it’s not because you're a crazy cat lady?

I am a crazy cat lady.

Okay, there it is. Didn’t see that one coming.

Let's bounce back. I got a question for you. The other night, you went to an event, and as you know, we share locations just for safety purposes, ‘cause we're out late riding at events. I was checking up to make sure you got home, and I’m looking at this location, and you’re building a box. What exactly was going on there? Why were you building a box around your house? Were you avoiding a U-turn?

Well, you know what they say— all left turns end up making a right, so yeah, I had to go around a couple more blocks until I got to my driveway.

But Buffy, there were quite a few squares around your driveway…

Just making sure I got in the driveway correctly.

Okay, just wanted to touch base on that. I thought maybe the app was glitching.

It was just me. Just my riding skills.

Alright, I’m glad we cleared that one up.

Yep, yep. That can’t U-turn. Told you that.

So, dentist’s office, dental teeth, people’s mouths to motorcycle shop. How did that happen?

I worked at a dental office for over 22 years. I was the office manager. But I used to ride with Lifestyle Cycles' riding group since 2017, and I would do events for Junior. I would go do Speedway events. I would run their beer booth when we’d have events here. The opportunity came across, and he asked me if I wanted to try marketing. I was like, “Hm, kind of, yeah, why not?” You know, I loved my dental office, loved the people, and all my patients, but it was time for me to move on. So, I decided to leave, and here I am.

Do you ever miss being in people’s dirty mouths?

No. Absolutely not. Absolutely not. The surgeries were fun, but no, I don’t miss it. I haven’t heard about surgeries before… fun?

Dental surgeries were fun, but I just don’t miss it. I don’t miss the office environment like that.

Did you usually make like four left turns to make it into the operatory?

Definitely. ‘Cause I’m pretty sure you can’t U-turn in the hallway.

No, not very well. No.

Yeah, I figured it wasn’t the bike’s issue. It was a Buffy issue.

I just needed a confirm. Yes.

Yep. So, can you work on your own bike?

No, I cannot work on my own bike. That’s what I have you for.

Oh, lovely. I want to see you get dirty. We need to install some bags on my bike.

So I’ll help you. Let’s get dirty!

I’ll help you. That’s what we’re doing. Let’s install your bags together.

You got it. Hell yeah!

This may end badly, but it’s all good. You can’t—there’re saddle bags. You can’t get hurt, right?

I hope not. I hope I’m in danger. I’ll stand there. I’ll supervise.

Supervise.

Yeah, you’re definitely going to supervise.

I’ll supervise that one.

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