Motorsikkles

[KenHorse]

Originally Posted by Little Red L98.

I might jump on one of those in a hot minute too. forgot how good they look. Too much bike for me though. Magna too for that matter.

*sabre

Water cooled, shaft drive. What's not to love?

[KenHorse]

Originally Posted by OnPoint

Yeah, I forgot about the V65 Sabre - those were airight as well.

The Sabres were more a sport bike whereas the Magnas were more cruisers.

Originally Posted by OnPoint

Damn, those V65 Magnas are cool bikes. Still look great, and plenty of performance. Yeah, Lord help me if I ever come across a good one. . . perhaps the Misses wouldn't notice it if I put way back in the corner of the garage.

There are times I wish I had held onto mine. Best damn bike I ever owned (had Suzuki 550s, Yamaha 1100 and so on)

[Torqaholic]

Ever wrap your foot around the peg hitting a stump hidden by ferns? I did that wearing tennis shoes so many times on one trail ride alone that I lost count. Hit so hard the rear came up off the ground and set over off the trail. That was with my first bike a Yamaha XT500... Talk about pain! Rode that for about 10 years.

Got a road bike after that. Yamaha 920 Virago. Not a bad bike. Owned for almost two decades and the only problem it ever had was a starter replacement. Rode that on trails too. Lucky for me my stump hitting days were done.

My last bike is a 1997 Honda Valkyrie. That's 6 cylinder 1520cc. First year production. Have owned for two and half decades, still no reason to replace it.

[DJ_Critterus]

[Frankie the Fink]

Vespa, Honda 160 "Dream", Yamaha "Big Bear" and a Triumph...
I rode a crapload of various bikes that were traded in at my Dad's used car lot in the 60's. Those Norfolk sailors did that many times before a long cruise.

I wouldn't strap a motorcycle to my azz in nutso central Florida for love nor money.

[RedLS1GTO]

I posted it in a thread not long ago...

Of course 1 of the benefits of owning a shop was the access and the ability to buy some fun toys "for the business".

I've ridden more than I could ever count, even if only for a few miles. I was somewhat surprised at how much I liked the CVO Harley Breakout, as I am not much of a H-D guy. overall though, my favorite has to be my Ducati 748S. It wasn't the fastest... FAR from it. On paper it really isn't anything special at all. It was uncomfortable, rode like hell, and maintenance sucked, but man, that thing had character. Marchesini carbon wheels, Arrow exhaust, that Ducati Desmo sound is glorious. It's the one I wish I had back.

From a performance standpoint, it would be the Aprilia RSV4 RR. That thing was just dumbass fast. 14,000 rpm and 200+ hp on a 400lb bike.

A shoutout would also have to go to another Duc, an 1198 with a great tune, Termi exhaust, etc. The problem with that bike was quite simply that it tried to kill you every time you touched the throttle. It was 212hp to the rear wheel with no traction control. No ... anything. It was an absolute monster. It was pure evil with 2 wheels.

Last but not least, and I need to find a picture, would be my 01 GSX-R 750. It was stock other than the mandatory Yoshimura slip on. Not the fastest, not the best at anything, but it was my first and man, I loved that thing.

[MikeB]

Alright, who rode "Karen" ?

[RedLS1GTO]

Originally Posted by zeek

...Harley Dyna wide glide

Very good bike for around town riding. Nothing too crazy, but a nice ride on a decent size frame. Not too big, not too small, decent looks. I'd pick 1 quite often when I was heading out to a bike night. Only thing I didn't love was the brakes. Being primarily a sports bike guy, it felt like that thing took about 2 weeks to actually stop.

[The_Dude]

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[Tikiman]

Commuted on this for years. Motorcycles were allowed to use the HOV lanes back in the day. Sold it when I retired. Good, reliable bike.

[CurtP]

Originally Posted by Tikiman

Motorcycles were allowed to use the HOV lanes back in the day.

Still are down here. Has that changed elsewhere?

[sublime1996525]

Currently have a 2020 BMW R nineT. It’s a fun bike but probably going up for sale. I bought it a couple years ago as a commuter and the amount of road rage these past two years have made riding very stressful.

My last bike was a 2008 GSXR 750. Also had a few dirt bikes.

[DJ_Critterus]

Originally Posted by MikeB

Alright, who rode "Karen" ?

KAREM

It's the name of the Shriner's Temple I was a member of at the time and I used it for parades.

[GTOguy]

Posted a long, detail post depicting my past and present bikes and history, but the post wouldn't load and disappeared when I refreshed the page so **** it.
Currently have a 52 year old BMW and a 47 year old Honda. Been riding over 50 years.

[Tikiman]

Originally Posted by CurtP

Still are down here. Has that changed elsewhere?

Not sure. I know they put in pay lanes on 66. Not sure how that may have affected the HOV lanes. Thank God I don't have that commute any longer.

[MadInNc]

Garf and The Dude in the wild

[Little Red L98.]

Originally Posted by Frankie the Fink

Vespa, Honda 160 "Dream", Yamaha "Big Bear" and a Triumph...
I rode a crapload of various bikes that were traded in at my Dad's used car lot in the 60's. Those Norfolk sailors did that many times before a long cruise.

I wouldn't strap a motorcycle to my azz in nutso central Florida for love nor money.

Last “motorbike” I rode was a Vespa now that I think about it. At least it was in the Tuscan hills.

Reminds me of the old days delivering eel and martinis with Raazor.

[ricks327]

Had a 1978 Honda 750F Supersport for 2 years. A lot of fun.

[SteveOceanside]

My first machine was just an easy runaround to beat car traffic around town C90 Cub

Then a two-stroke GT185, the baby of those amazing Suzuki two-strokes back in the day
Rode it all the way from London to Heidelberg, south Germany, through driving rain, big vehicles on the autobahns. Young and bulletproof!:

Then a GS400

And today, as a senior of "questionable" years, a Honda CB500X

(BTW I had to put all the text and pics together, couldn't put the pics "in line" )

[DDSLT5]

Good to see our resident from Oceanside here!