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Re: What other bikes have you owned / ridden
Reply #60 - 12/29/16 at 23:52:38

Starting in 1976:
- Kawasaki ke80
- Honda CB350 - motor blew.
- Honda CB550 - crashed, bent fork, frame. Engine was fine.
- Kawasaki Z1 - impounded by law enforcement for racing.
- Kawasaki KZ1000 - loaned it to a friend who lost it.
<Stopped riding because it was time to sort out my life(and friends)>
...time passed to somewhere, not sure where....
<All the kids out on their own, time to ride, take MSF>
- Suzuki Savage (still have)
- Honda CTX 700 (sold on CL - very uncomfortable)
- Suzuki Vstrom 650 (still have - most comfortable bike I've ever owned)

I'll continue to own a Savage/S40 until the model becomes difficult to maintain (no more parts). After that, I may try the SYM Wolf 150.

Kaw VN1700, V-Strom 650, Coal powered Chevy Spark.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: What other bikes have you owned / ridden Reply #61 - 12/30/16 at 12:18:09 LOST a motorcycle? Gee, I've done that several times..
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: What other bikes have you owned / ridden Reply #62 - 12/30/16 at 17:22:29 1st2know wrote on 12/29/16 at 23:52:38: - Kawasaki KZ1000 - loaned it to a friend who lost it. <Stopped riding because it was time to sort out my life(and friends)> Must be an ex-friend. How do you lose someone else's motorcycle?
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Re: What other bikes have you owned / ridden
Reply #63 - 12/31/16 at 05:29:11

No pics, but here is my list:

Allstate Moped
Honda 50 Sport
Honda 150 (sometimes, but erroneously, called a "Dream")
Honda 305 SuperHawk - the model that pretty much sealed Honda's entrance to USA
Honda Super 90 (to do riding in "Hare Scrambles" through the woods
Honda 125 dirt bike - the "dirt bike" was a joke - it was terrible!
Yamaha 360 Scrambler - terrible bike
Bultaco 250 dirt bike - good bike, but terrible supply of parts!
Hodaka 125 "Super Combat"
Hodaka 250 "Thunderdog" - Enduro bike, best low end torque of any 2-stroke I have ever ridden!
BMW - 1968 R50 - I completely rebuilt this one and sold when kids were little - didn't want them to grow up without a Dad
BMW - 1974 R90 - partially rebuilt - sold for same reason as above
BMW - 1978 R100 - purchased about 4 years ago, after 25 years off, and sold just a few months ago, as it was too heavy and cumbersome for me and my back. I took a 2,500 mile trip on this one with my son a few years ago, who was riding his 1987 BMW K100.
Suzuki Savage - I really enjoy this one as it is easy to handle and get on, seems to run really smoothly, and hopefully it will be very reliable! Probably my last bike! It looks exactly like the one at the home page of this web site.

"The difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't change every time congress meets." - Will Rogers

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Re: What other bikes have you owned / ridden
Reply #64 - 12/31/16 at 06:31:40

I've always seemed to gravitate to thumpers, although I have strayed at times.

'67 Honda S90 - Bought in '67 before I had a license. I was all over the fields and woods around our house.
'65 Ducati 250 Scrampler - My ride the last 2 years of high school and then college.
Bikeless for 3 years
'76? Yamaha RD200 - Bought it wrecked. A cute little buzz bomb.
'67 BSA 441 Victor bought in 1979 kept it until 1984.
Bikeless for about 25 years due to family.
'01 Suzuki Savage - Bought about 2009. Loved that bike.
'98 Kawasaki Vulcan 800B - Bought around 2012. I needed something a little physically larger than the Savage, although I'd still rather have the Savage.
'78 Honda CX500 - My son needed to sell it. Complete but weathered. I can't decide whether to cafe, restore or just leave as a survivor. It is a nice alternative ride to the Vulcan.

The Ducati, BSA and Savage were my favorites.

Edit: These pics are not of my bikes. My Duc had a candy blue gas tank, done by my dad and me. The RD and the BSA pics are dead ringers for the ones I had.

ducati-yamaha-bsa_combined.JPG

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onetruck YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 11	Re: What other bikes have you owned / ridden Reply #65 - 12/31/16 at 14:32:44 My list , Not in any particular order 500 Honda twin 500 Yamaha twin 2 650 Yamaha twins 500 Kawasaki triple [scary bike] 750 Norton commando 450 Honda twin 650 Suzuki savage I am old.
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: What other bikes have you owned / ridden Reply #66 - 01/03/17 at 18:32:34 onetruck wrote on 12/31/16 at 14:32:44: 750 Norton commando I've been looking for one but I'm not paying anywhere near the usual asking price!
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piedmontbuckeye Senior Member Offline Go Bucks! Posts: 496 Easley, SC Gender:	Re: What other bikes have you owned / ridden Reply #67 - 01/06/17 at 13:23:04 onetruck wrote on 12/31/16 at 14:32:44: My list , 650 Suzuki savage I am old. Me, too! That's why I got my Suzuki !!!
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