I ride a Harley Wide-Glide and my wife rides a Harley Fatboy. She made the mistake of making a comment about my bike once and I told her to get her own...and she did!
Obviously I don't have it overseas with me right now, but this past sumer we did 6 days and 2500 miles on the bikes, hit SD, WY, ID, WA, OR and MT and a bunch of national parks.
I was punted and almost lost a leg, almost 3 yrs ago. That's how I got my X! Take the good with the bad, I guess. It was a 1983 Honda Nighthawk 550SC and minty fresh. She flipped twice and is no more.
First bike was a HD Sporty 1200XL, few custom bits: Arlen Ness bars/mirrors, forward controls, solo seat, smoked signal lights
Last one was a heavily modified 1979 Honda CB750 cafe-racer style: Home-made seat, front end swap from an 82 Nighthhawk, wheels swapped for aluminum mags, carbs from a 83 VFR, 4-1 Kerker header, frame supports chopped and rewelded, Ninja 500R rearsets and pegs on custom brackets, custom made clip-ons, no turn signals and custom plate/tag mount. Sold it before I moved out here to Washington, looking for a new one now .
My first legal bike was a SV650S had that for 5 years. Sold that and bought my Harley Street Bob in 07. Had that till June when I was hit. Bike was a total loss and I am recovering still. Shattered my left foot, broken right foot and ankle, and a fractured wrist.
I would love to ride again but the wife is putting a stop to that for a while. Hence how I ended up with my X. Needed something better on gas then my truck since I used the bike as a mode of transportation instead of a weekend rider. I am still gonna ride my Rm250 in the woods and I have a old 78 Yamaha TT500 I need to restore.
I got a Ruckus that I ride 99% of the time, I hardly dive the X anymore.. I have had my Ruckus for about a month now and its at 800 miles already haha!!!
Not that I ruckus is a real motorcycle but it has motor and its on 2 wheels...
Sweet thread! I ride a Ninja 500 as of now, but would love to own the new Kawasaki 650r. Liter bikes would be sweet, but I need it for commuting so gas is an issue.
Sweet thread! I ride a Ninja 500 as of now, but would love to own the new Kawasaki 650r. Liter bikes would be sweet, but I need it for commuting so gas is an issue.
Got rid of my GSXR earlier this year after having it for 6 years since it was new. Before I sold it I bought a new V-strom 650, then I was itching for something more dirt oriented and picked up a 2009 KLX250S, gutless with a slight wobble (spoked wheels, need some better truing) but a blast.
Nike hanger in the background.
I have pelican side cases and a top case for the strom as well, first bike with hard luggage and it's awesome!
I ride a 2004 Yamaha FJR with several mods and a full suspension upgrade. Next will be a custom seat.
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