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TRIUMPHS! My father rode and raced Triumphs from the early fifties into the early sixties, went to Daytona twice. Have owned 11 Triumphs since I was old enough to ride. Still have a 1951 Thunderbird saved from the divorce from my psycho ex-wife because I hid it but lost the 1960 Bonneville (restored) 650cc Daytona racer of my father's that was stored and displayed in our garage. Atleast a guy from England bought it at the "just for spite" auction of my personal property. NEVER MARRY A PSYCHO! Check out the new Triumphs, they have no kick start and the shift and rear brake are changed - can't ride a new one now with that configuration with a dead left leg. Although part Jap they still look good. That sissy electric start is for biker wannabees who don't want to pay their dues but a real blessing for older crippled guys, but damn those wannabees. Nothing against bees 218Bee.
Pack slow, fall stable, pull high, hit dead center.
Well I am not much into Street Bikes.... but I got my first Dirtbike when I was five. It was a 1979 xr 75.. Good little thumper ... Parents soon discovered the Daredevil I was and When I was 7 they bought me a brand new KX 60... I raced motocross all the way Till I was a freshman in college. giving up due too injuries, and having too work for a living. I currently own a 99' Yamaha Yz 125 and a 97' Yz 250... Looking into selling the 250 too buy Honda's new race version fourstoke The mighty Crf 450....Thats one bad@$$ bike. My wifes cousin bought one a couple of monthes ago, now I am hooked
lets all be responsible! shoot a criminal! Remember 0% of firearms pull there own trigger!
I've only been on a bike twice in my life--both times as a passenger--once at age 8 and once at age 13. I would love to get a used cruiser but I don't know how to go about learning how to ride. Any advice on a first bike for someone who has a disdain for rice rockets and dreams of sitting on a BIKE of his own someday?
Don't start out too small because you'll want a bigger one as soon a s you get comfortable on it.
I wouldn't buy anything smaller than 750cc. Most states offer a state-sponsored beginning rider's course. Check with your local driver's license bureau, or find a friend who rides and ask them to give you some pointers. Go to a big parking lot after the store closes and practice some slow riding. Practice starting and stopping. There's nothing difficult about the mechanics of riding, the real trick is to go slow and learn the defensive end of motorcycling. There are thousands of automobile drivers on the streets with their heads up their * and you have to watch out for every one of them.
Once you start riding you'll wonder why you waited so long to do it.
Lord Lowrider the LoquaciousMember:Secret Select Society of Suave Stylish Smoking Jackets She was only a fisherman's daughter,But when she saw my rod she reeled.
First bike was a 72 Honda SL-100,,then a '73 Kawasaki F-7
175,,man I lived on that bike,,,I wasn't 16 yet,,cops had
my number,,,the biggest trick was getting to the track without
getting a ticket for not having a licence,,I stripped it down
rode in a 100 mile enduro in Nebraska,,and raced some motocross.
My first Harley was a '73 Sportster,,seen it in a guys garage
and picked it up for $1,500. It had a wild blue metallic flame
job,girder front end, high back sissy bar and lots of bondo molded
on the frame,,It was my first big project, I tore it all down, had
different parts in different rooms of my apartment and completely
rebuilt it. The guys I rode with called me "piglet" cause everybody
else had big bikes, but it was a start. Sold it for $2,500 and
bought a '84 Lowrider for $5,450.00. Man that bike was nice,dual
belt drive, and it was a runner,,I didn't have it too long and I
found the bike I have today in another fellas garage. '78 1/2 FLH.
Last of the 1200's. Bright red it has 75th anniversary FLH big
decal on the fairing,and 75th by the little reflectors on the front
forks,,The bike doesnt sayamf anywhere on if but after I
bought it I took it to Newton Cycle Center and completely had the
motor rebuilt, stayed 74cid but put no lead valves and guides all new S&S innerds in the motor. I got a picture of my oldest daughter
propped up on the seat of 'ol red when she was a baby,,,she is graduating from high school in a coupla weeks,,"sigh". Well I
have bored all of you enough,,but I'll finish that I have ridden 'ol
red to Sturgis many times never trailered her,,,took a two week
vacation to Minnesota,,,and many excursions to Colorado,,'ol red
has never let me down,,,its part of the family,,,wife and I ride
as much as we can,,even if it's just out to get a soda,,good stress
releaver,,,thanks for letting me share this with you,,,sod
"No dear, this isn't a new gun,,I've had this one for quite a long time,,honest,,"
A couple weeks back when I became of "Legal Age" the first thing I bought (on my birthday) was a pistol. The next week I bought my first brand new (vehicle) with a "loan" it was a Kawasaki. Been ridin over 30 years now, had lots of makes and models, now I ride a 93 FLHTCU, bought it new, has over 60,000 miles so far. I did not get to ride much for a couple of years.Ain't nothing better than twisting the trottle around a curve in the Colorado Rocky Mountains on a warm sunny spring day. Had to change the mufflers out to something that rides a little higher, since I kept scraping them.I agree with others here, one of the Kawasaki's I had was the crazyest bike I ever rode.The stories I could tell---You meet some of the best people on motorcyles.
Idsman......A man of your age and intelligence and you've never owned a "BIKE"? (Read Harley-Davidson .)
Let me suggest this....Go to a shop that is H-D oriented. (Ooops, no pun intended.) NOT a Harley dealer. Most dealerships have jacked up their prices to the point of being ridiculous. Anyway, at most independent shops, they'll have a bulletin board with listings of bikes for sale. Many of these listed bikes will have been serviced at that shop so they can give you some insight into the bike's actual condition. Two things to keep in mind. FIRST...The owner of any bike thinks THAT particular bike is "special" and that's why it's worth more. If you find a bike that you're interested in, Have your credit Union or bank check the Blue Book to see what that bike is worth. OFFER LESS! SECOND...This time of year is NOT a good time to buy a bike as far as "bargains" go. The best time is WINTER.
Lowrider's right. Don't buy a small bike. Many people think "Oh, I'm just starting out so I won't get one of those big bikes." WRONG! (Mrs. Mudge is 5'2" 125lbs. and rides the same model bike Lowrider rides. A "Lowrider".) Get the biggest bike you can afford. Learn to ride THAT. Any parking lot. TAKE YOUR TIME. TAKE THE AMA BASIC RIDER SAFETY COURSE! (You should get an insurance discount upon completion.) After you've ridden for a year or so, take the AMA Advanced Rider course. (You won't get another discount but you'll learn what you do well and not so well.) As far as insurance companies go......we have Dairyland. Have found them pretty good. Shop around.
Good luck...Hope to be able to welcome you to HOG heaven.
Mudge the informative
I can't come to work today. The voices said, STAY HOME AND CLEAN THE GUNS!
"Mudge the astute" is absolutely correct about Dairyland Insurance. Best coverage and best rates of any company around. I'm even covered if some scumbag steals something out of my saddlebags (read pistol).
Lord Lowrider the LoquaciousMember:Secret Select Society of Suave Stylish Smoking Jackets She was only a fisherman's daughter,But when she saw my rod she reeled.
Sodbuster, you sound like a good ole home grown Kansas boy when you mentioned Newton Cycle Center. Do you ever go to the event at Cassoday. It is this weekend but I can't go because I have the weekend duty...
Otoman,,,its been a few years,,Newton Cycle Center
used to have a yearly "event" I would get flyers from them
and I figured that it was my duty to go,,the money I spent
with them and all,,but I don't remember where it was,,haven't
got a flier in years,,,,goodness,,can't believe I lived through
all that,,just to finish my first story,,had the lowrider,,and
ol' red,,guess she wasn't so old back then,,wife had a baby, and I had
the American dream,,TWO Harleys,,,ummmm,,,,had to sell one
couldn't decide so me and the wife decided to advertise both
of them and sell the first one we could,,as I remember, a police
officer from Garden City bought the Low Rider,,it was the better bike
but no matter I had a wife and beautiful daughter to raise,,"sigh"
Anybody ever go to the A.B.A.T.E partys at Lake Perry??
"No dear, this isn't a new gun,,I've had this one for quite a long time,,honest,,"
Sodbuster, Newton Cycle and Leather came to Wichita and Now is Called Bikers Edge, Al from Newton Cycle and Leather is working at Mid-Continent Harley Davidson. I have never been to an Abate Gathering in My Life.....P.S. A guy named Lowell owns Bikers Edge, did he own Newton Cycle and leather, the only one that I knew from there was AL!
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Pack slow, fall stable, pull high, hit dead center.
lets all be responsible! shoot a criminal! Remember 0% of firearms pull there own trigger!
SSG idsman75, U.S. ARMY
I wouldn't buy anything smaller than 750cc. Most states offer a state-sponsored beginning rider's course. Check with your local driver's license bureau, or find a friend who rides and ask them to give you some pointers. Go to a big parking lot after the store closes and practice some slow riding. Practice starting and stopping. There's nothing difficult about the mechanics of riding, the real trick is to go slow and learn the defensive end of motorcycling. There are thousands of automobile drivers on the streets with their heads up their * and you have to watch out for every one of them.
Once you start riding you'll wonder why you waited so long to do it.
Lord Lowrider the LoquaciousMember:Secret Select Society of Suave Stylish Smoking Jackets She was only a fisherman's daughter,But when she saw my rod she reeled.
Everything original, bought for $300 bucks. That thing is practically bulletproof.
My gun is prettier than yours, and it's a Glock!
175,,man I lived on that bike,,,I wasn't 16 yet,,cops had
my number,,,the biggest trick was getting to the track without
getting a ticket for not having a licence,,I stripped it down
rode in a 100 mile enduro in Nebraska,,and raced some motocross.
My first Harley was a '73 Sportster,,seen it in a guys garage
and picked it up for $1,500. It had a wild blue metallic flame
job,girder front end, high back sissy bar and lots of bondo molded
on the frame,,It was my first big project, I tore it all down, had
different parts in different rooms of my apartment and completely
rebuilt it. The guys I rode with called me "piglet" cause everybody
else had big bikes, but it was a start. Sold it for $2,500 and
bought a '84 Lowrider for $5,450.00. Man that bike was nice,dual
belt drive, and it was a runner,,I didn't have it too long and I
found the bike I have today in another fellas garage. '78 1/2 FLH.
Last of the 1200's. Bright red it has 75th anniversary FLH big
decal on the fairing,and 75th by the little reflectors on the front
forks,,The bike doesnt sayamf anywhere on if but after I
bought it I took it to Newton Cycle Center and completely had the
motor rebuilt, stayed 74cid but put no lead valves and guides all new S&S innerds in the motor. I got a picture of my oldest daughter
propped up on the seat of 'ol red when she was a baby,,,she is graduating from high school in a coupla weeks,,"sigh". Well I
have bored all of you enough,,but I'll finish that I have ridden 'ol
red to Sturgis many times never trailered her,,,took a two week
vacation to Minnesota,,,and many excursions to Colorado,,'ol red
has never let me down,,,its part of the family,,,wife and I ride
as much as we can,,even if it's just out to get a soda,,good stress
releaver,,,thanks for letting me share this with you,,,sod
"No dear, this isn't a new gun,,I've had this one for quite a long time,,honest,,"
If I knew then, what I know now.
Let me suggest this....Go to a shop that is H-D oriented. (Ooops, no pun intended.) NOT a Harley dealer. Most dealerships have jacked up their prices to the point of being ridiculous. Anyway, at most independent shops, they'll have a bulletin board with listings of bikes for sale. Many of these listed bikes will have been serviced at that shop so they can give you some insight into the bike's actual condition. Two things to keep in mind. FIRST...The owner of any bike thinks THAT particular bike is "special" and that's why it's worth more. If you find a bike that you're interested in, Have your credit Union or bank check the Blue Book to see what that bike is worth. OFFER LESS! SECOND...This time of year is NOT a good time to buy a bike as far as "bargains" go. The best time is WINTER.
Lowrider's right. Don't buy a small bike. Many people think "Oh, I'm just starting out so I won't get one of those big bikes." WRONG! (Mrs. Mudge is 5'2" 125lbs. and rides the same model bike Lowrider rides. A "Lowrider".) Get the biggest bike you can afford. Learn to ride THAT. Any parking lot. TAKE YOUR TIME. TAKE THE AMA BASIC RIDER SAFETY COURSE! (You should get an insurance discount upon completion.) After you've ridden for a year or so, take the AMA Advanced Rider course. (You won't get another discount but you'll learn what you do well and not so well.) As far as insurance companies go......we have Dairyland. Have found them pretty good. Shop around.
Good luck...Hope to be able to welcome you to HOG heaven.
Mudge the informative
I can't come to work today. The voices said, STAY HOME AND CLEAN THE GUNS!
Lord Lowrider the LoquaciousMember:Secret Select Society of Suave Stylish Smoking Jackets She was only a fisherman's daughter,But when she saw my rod she reeled.
KIMBER: Pistol du jour
used to have a yearly "event" I would get flyers from them
and I figured that it was my duty to go,,the money I spent
with them and all,,but I don't remember where it was,,haven't
got a flier in years,,,,goodness,,can't believe I lived through
all that,,just to finish my first story,,had the lowrider,,and
ol' red,,guess she wasn't so old back then,,wife had a baby, and I had
the American dream,,TWO Harleys,,,ummmm,,,,had to sell one
couldn't decide so me and the wife decided to advertise both
of them and sell the first one we could,,as I remember, a police
officer from Garden City bought the Low Rider,,it was the better bike
but no matter I had a wife and beautiful daughter to raise,,"sigh"
Anybody ever go to the A.B.A.T.E partys at Lake Perry??
"No dear, this isn't a new gun,,I've had this one for quite a long time,,honest,,"
KIMBER: Pistol du jour