This was a 1983 Honda 650 Nighthawk I purchased new and had for a year. I know I have more pictures somewhere.
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This was a 1983 Honda 650 Nighthawk I purchased new and had for a year. I know I have more pictures somewhere.
1984 Kawasaki GPS 110
Sold the Nighthawk to get this bike. It was a dog off the line, used to race Honda CB 1100F's and they would launch off, but mid to top end it was a monster.
2001 Kawasaki STX-DI Jet Ski
3 cylinder, 2 stroke 1071cc
Not a bike but I found the pic of it when I was looking. The thing was a rocket on the water. The guy who I bought it off of worked in the Twin Towers and lost his job on 9/11 so he couldn't afford it. I bought it for the buy out of the loan, good news is gave him a spare key to use it anytime he wanted, and yes the name on the front of the vessel is "Taxfree"
1975 Honda 750
Great bike that I purchased new after getting out of the service. Took a road trip from S.GA to Chicago to visit family and the ride back was solid hard rain and hydroplaned the whole time but had to get back and was just young and dumb enough to think I was invincible. I did make it back without incident but dang if I wasn't one wet tired rider.
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Thanks and besides being a nice looking machine it also had plenty of power and one night after a heavy libation participation I was bold enough to see what she would do and got her up to around 125mph which was way too fast for the bike. Amazing that we survive our youth.
It's no way to provide all list of my previously ridden 40 ( or so ) bikes , but remember my first "Monster" Jawa 250 .
Before jumping on F6B , this Bimmer was my best body , which helped me to discover most corners of USA and Canada . 190.000 miles and millions pictures in memories . I can't imagine living without motorcycle .
My wife and I on my first brand new bike. 1997 Suzuki Intruder 1400. The first year they got a five speed and back then it was bigger than HD's big twin. It's still my favorite bike of all time.
Let it go after I wrecked I twice. (By myself thankfully) :icon_doh:
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Damn kids. My first two wheels was a Lambretta scooter I picked it up when the US Army sent me to Ankara, Turkey, in 1960.
My first real bike was a Ducati something (single, 175-250?), about 1964. There aren't many I haven't owned, or at least ridden, and the F6B is by far the best.
I am tempted from time-to-time to pick up an old BSA or Triumph. I still have a box full of Whitworth tools and Amal jets. Then I'll have a beer and forget that foolishness for awhile.
My old ride 2007 M109r made 145 whp. Has cams and a ton of work. Would bury the speedo at 160 with a blink of the eye. Sold it to my best friend, so I still have a key and access to ride it. The wing has plenty of power and rides like a caddy.
Instead of that Royal Enfield as a second smaller bike for around town the new Harley Street 500 is very impressive. Sat on one at the dealership this past weekend and this is a small bike that would be very maneuverable and great for having fun. Fully water cooled just like the bigger Street 750 and the V-Rod. I am thinking that Harley is testing the waters with these two new water cooled V-Twins and may eventually be forced by EPA emissions to abandon the air/oil cooled V-Twin and join the rest of the motorcycle world with full liquid cooling. From what I have heard on the water cooled heads on the new Ultra Limited it is not really helping that much and the bike is still going into parade mode when running slow on a hot day and shutting down the rear cylinder.
Ride safe.
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My second bike now is a XL 1200, too much for a bike to go around town. I would be skeptical on these. Even though this engine has been proven in a larger size this is the first year it has been engineered down and having owned various Harleys over 30 years, they use the public as their R&D so I'll pass. If the Enfield isn't doable I wouldn't hesitate to go with the Scout. Water cooling the heads is like spraying a water gun on a bonfire. Their biggest obstacle are the purists who'll bolt if they do go to liquid.
Big Dog was sold to some kid from Long Island and he crashed it in the first week .
Beemer found new owner in Pennsylvania . Since 2013 , he added 20.000 more miles .
If I didn't see F6B , today I would ride K1600GT . Still keeping eye in her , because you never know ...
Here is my 2002 K1200LT:
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I loved that bike! I had it for about 8 years and sold it with over 80,000 miles on it and it still looked and ran like new. Mine was nothing but dependable, comfortable and awesome handling.
Well here was my previous love, the VTX1300. My reward for putting down the cigarettes 7 years ago. Never thought I would let it go and then the F6B hit the market.
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2004 Road King Classic
Bought this from Brooklyn Harley Davidson who lost the dealership, the only HD dealership in the whole borough, which has 2.5 million people in it, that's a lot of Harley davidsons. It's like losing a water concession in the Sahara.
I added one to mine. I bought it on Ebay from someone turning their BMW K1200LT into trike. I think I paid about $300 for it, brand new. It was easy to do, all the attachment points were the same as manual centerstand. All I had to do is wire it to a new switch on the handlebars.
I loved showing off to HD guys at bike nights, I would show them the power centerstand and windshield at the same time. They couldn't believe it.
I had a 2000 HD RK Classic:
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I added a few things to make into a better tourer,which were all easily removable. I had it at th same time as BMW K1200LT, and I sold it in 2013 with over 70,000 trouble free miles on it. It still looked and rode like new, the pictures above were taken in 2013.
Here's a few of my recent enjoyments. 2004 VTX 1300c, 2010 Road Glide, 2005 R6. Miss them all but I think the F6B is a great combination of all of them; great style, function, speed, braking, handling, oh and did I say styling???:icon_biggrin:
Then I traded the Road King in for 2010 Street Glide.
That is kinda ironic....
Been hearing for years from my Harley buds how the Japanese were trying to imitate HD with their big cruisers. Now with the intro of the Harley little bikes it appears HD has imitated the Honda Shadow line up!
My mind works in strange ways!
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The wife's old Shadow Spirit 750.
Spotted on a FL beach:
Limoles and his old ride
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Phantom, with his Nikon & telephoto lens, sent it to me!
Yeah yeah yeah :crackup: you guys take a look at what I have to endure for the next 10 weeks ......
Spring Breakers and their itsy bitsy bikinis happygirl
http://youtu.be/95S5wtYtRwU
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1985 I built this 750 Honda. Lots of memories on that thing
Way too many "old rides" to count.....but here are a few. The 1983 Harley Davidson FXRT was my first new Harley. Bought at cycle craft in Boston, I was 21. :icon_mrgreen: Attachment 11557Attachment 2639Attachment 2640Attachment 11560Attachment 11561