I have seen metered parking. I think near the Capitol and on J street. I suggest you bill the city for any tickets you have recieved due to a lack of parking spaces for your mode of transportation.

Hmmm . . . good to know. Just moved back from Colorado, and didn't have a bike when I left. Although I have to say, I've actually been surprised at the "missing" numbers of riders on the road. Fifty degree weather is GREAT for riding! It is weird tho' riding around city streets and knowing that there isn't any real "open" areas for miles . . . I'm way more cautious right now, but that will probably get better with time : ).

And yeah, them "Harleys" are noisy (not an overall fan myself), however, the real idiots (sorry folks . . . no offense . . . but they're not the brightest penny in the purse) that I've seen on the roads are sport/street riders . . . like the three we had weaving in and out of lanes and traffic on Monday coming down from Reno - while traffic was moving . . . or the other half-wit that decided to pop a wheelie going down the road and literally "hang" his front wheel over the tail end of a car that he ran up on.

As much as I may not like Harleys, I'll take a noisy Harley rider over a sport/street rider any time. I've lost several friends to similar stupid stunts. Men and women alike: their logic is that their bike is lighter and faster, so "why not". From what I know, and what I've seen, cruisers just seem to have a little more respect for what their machine could cost a person. But that's just my opinion : )