bobert_FSO
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SuzukiSavage.com Rocks!
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I stopped and restarted a couple of times.
I started riding in about 1966 in high school. I started with a Honda S90. I didn't have my drivers licence yet, so my buddies and I spent a lot of time in nearby woods and farm fields. About a year after moving on to the streets, I moved up to a 1967 Ducati 250 scrambler. This was the start of my love affair with big singles. I had that bike during the last two years of high school and through college.
Gap #1. In 1975, I sold the bike, moved from Ohio to Kansas and got married. I didn't have the money for a motorcycle.
Around 1978, I bought and repaired a wrecked Yamaha RD200 for cheap. 6 months later, I bought a BSA 440 Victor.
Gap #2 started around 1985. We had a 4 year old and another on the way. Whenever I went somewhere, the 4 yr old wanted to go with me, so I couldn't take the bike. I was tired of just riding to work. I sold the BSA and life got in the way of further motorcycling.
Around 2009, the kids were out of the house, and I once again started thinking about a motorcycle. That's when, based on my affinity for singles that I picked up a 2001 Savage.
I retired in 2012 and about the same time sold the Savage and got a Kaw Vulcan 800 classic. Although I love the Savage/S40, I wanted something a little larger so my 6 ft 280 lb frame could stretch out a little better. Earlier this year, I also bought a weathered Honda CX500 from my son. It's fun to ride both bikes. The riding positions (cruiser vs standard) are so different.
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