| Mar 4, 2006 @ 7:47 PM |
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Thunderscribe
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Any of you own motorcycles?
I recently bought one of the new Indians. It rides great!
I had a Honda Goldwing previously (yes, I know that's a "yuppie" bike).
It was a tad too civilized and actually didn't ride that well.
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| Mar 4, 2006 @ 7:52 PM |
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Wulfchyld
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I have a whole slew of bikes. I'll try to get some pics up.
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| Mar 4, 2006 @ 7:55 PM |
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Thunderscribe
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Well, I have a couple of dirt bikes, including an old Enduro.
I also have two four-wheelers.
Still, when I think motorcycle, I usually don't include those.......
My first street bike was a Triumph. I killed it and messed myself up pretty good at the same time.
Man, I miss that Triumph.
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| Mar 4, 2006 @ 7:59 PM |
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Loreli
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I'm working on it-any ideas what's easy for little people to handle? I tried to learn on a Fat Boy-too big I think.?
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| Mar 4, 2006 @ 8:00 PM |
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Wulfchyld
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I have one dirst bike, it's a Harley 250 sprint.
1968 Triumph Bonni 650 chopper
1974 Triumph Bonni 650 Chopper
1972 Triumph Daytona 550 Chopper
1971 Moto Guzi Ambassador
1968 Moto mirin twister
1968 Harley Repitto (not a compleate bike)
1982 Yammaha xj650
1979 Yahamma xj650 (parts bike)
1978 125 Honda Chopped.
1 Honda mini
1 four wheeler
you want the cars list?
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| Mar 4, 2006 @ 8:01 PM |
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Wulfchyld
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Lorli i chopped a 2004 honda shadow 250 for a girl who was 4'10. Took some work but i taught her to ride and now she is in the wind to destinations unknown.
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| Mar 4, 2006 @ 8:13 PM |
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spongebob777
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Dirtbikes when I was a youngster but it takes too long to heal these days.
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| Mar 4, 2006 @ 8:22 PM |
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Loreli
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I'm about 5'3, so I got a couple inches on your lady friend. A gal I work with had a (hugger?) and said that works well for short people.
There's nothing like the feeling of riding on scenic routes with the wind in your hair... 
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| Mar 4, 2006 @ 8:24 PM |
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Wulfchyld
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If your lookin to ride and not for prestige get a non-V engine. They run cool and last much longer with min maintenace.
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| Mar 4, 2006 @ 8:27 PM |
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Loreli
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it's just about the ride....
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| Mar 4, 2006 @ 8:29 PM |
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Wulfchyld
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My 74 triumph is chooped and raked. the seat is 23 inches off the ground. I have a savior bolt on, low pressure in the back tire, and i custom built a spring seat with four inches of pad. It is like riding a pillow down the highway.
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| Mar 4, 2006 @ 8:50 PM |
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Loreli
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Sounds like something I could handle....
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| Mar 4, 2006 @ 9:29 PM |
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keeno
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just got back from a ride down the valley, way nice out here today, 55 when i left home about 40 now just warming up with a cup of coffee.
been ridding for 42 years, i have had most of them popular bikes, now ridding a honda vfr, sport bike/donor cycle, does an honest 150, stops great and goes through the curves like it's on rails, damn it was a great day to be out.
the fav girls bike up here is a honda rebel, i think it comes in a 250 and 450, both great starter bikes for anyone. take the motorcycle safety coarse for learning, they provide the bikes and i think it's only $50, money well spent.
enjoy the ride, be safe, ken
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| Mar 4, 2006 @ 9:55 PM |
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SunBabe
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the fav girls bike up here is a honda rebel
My daughters dream-cycle ~grin~ the one she got her license with. I think she only got her license so she could go off to her J.Crew-style ivy-level college validly sportin' a black leather motorcycle jacket. 
1968 Triumph Bonni 650 chopper.
You CHOPPED IT?   That was the ULTIMATE bike back in '68/'69!! "Acid green"? The waiting list to buy one was a mile long. (most of us had to compromise with Hondas  ...how in the heck did my body withstand those no-shock rides. I b'lieve I'm paying for it now Well, that and dumping with the Harley full-dresser about 10 years ago  Owww, and I'm a lousey passenger now  )
PS Loki, we're not even gonna touch cars -- the ones we had, the ones we still own ~grin~...unless you know something about the electrical system in an Alfa Spyder  )
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| Mar 4, 2006 @ 10:00 PM |
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Wulfchyld
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I dont chop brits, i buy them after the damage is done. Give me a rice burner and Cpt. Chop is in the house  . as for the spyder, is the radio hooked up?
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| Mar 4, 2006 @ 10:01 PM |
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keeno
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hey sun, i know you'll hate me when i tell you i bought a new '70 bonneville at the canadian px in germany for only $850. i had it shipped directly home. i had a 58 benz while in germany. damn the good ole days. wanna go for a ride?
ken
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| Mar 4, 2006 @ 10:03 PM |
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Wulfchyld
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Keno have your priced a mint 60-70 bonnie lately. you will
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| Mar 4, 2006 @ 10:26 PM |
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SunBabe
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~grin~ you guys who were stationed in Germany got to have all the fun -- and toys! When someone's stationed at a downtown Chicago/Jackson Park missle site, they need to buy a light enough bike so they can haul it up in their high-rise apartment elevator every night. (god I was a patient wife back then  )
And yep, Wulfie, the stupid radio drains the battery  ...it's missing it's Blaupunkt faceplate anyway, so I should just yank it out -- just annoying junk -- somewhere there's a short or maybe mis-wired fuse that killed my tail lights...this year, when the weather's better, I'll get serious with my meter. Not gonna tackle the slippage in second gear, though..I just keep shifing carefully, lol. (fixed the vacuum hose leaks in the anti-pollution system, though, and dozens of other 'tinke-y" thingies.) Yep, this summer it's going back on the road  (it's an '83 and can fly like a bat outta hell for a 'baby' its size)
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| Mar 4, 2006 @ 10:27 PM |
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keeno
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hey wulf,
like many things from my past, i don't cry over, they were fun when i had them and the memories are great, the one i hate is the 37 knucklehead i sold for 1800, you can't rebuild a tranny for that now. oh well, life goes on, ken
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| Mar 6, 2006 @ 3:39 AM |
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painter007
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one of my best buds has older Harleys Has a beautiful 45 Panhead and. I was able to track down a 47 Knucklehead. Both are all orig. Beautiful bikes..
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