Ever Owned a Metric?
Road Captain
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From: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
RE: Ever Owned a Metric?
Not counting a bunch of dirt bikes, and as Jay from Pa.mentioned, an RM 125, wow, almost killed myself too many times on it! That was my favorite dirt bike by far.
Street bikes:
Honda CB 750
Suzuki 550 L
Honda Shadow 800
Triumph Sprint 900
Super Glide
27 years in the saddle,18 of those years split up between the Shadow and the Sprint.
I have to admit though, each of the other bikes were just that, bikes that were not very personal. They were all good in their own way, and served their purpose as they were intended.
But, as someone already mentioned, the Harley seems to have a soul of it's own, great bike!
Street bikes:
Honda CB 750
Suzuki 550 L
Honda Shadow 800
Triumph Sprint 900
Super Glide
27 years in the saddle,18 of those years split up between the Shadow and the Sprint.
I have to admit though, each of the other bikes were just that, bikes that were not very personal. They were all good in their own way, and served their purpose as they were intended.
But, as someone already mentioned, the Harley seems to have a soul of it's own, great bike!
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RE: Ever Owned a Metric?
got rid of this (yamaha royalstar) to get my streetbob
great bike,all custom but not as fast under the speed limit as the bob. Didn't handle well at all in the twistys. Too damn big and long. Great on the hwy.
great bike,all custom but not as fast under the speed limit as the bob. Didn't handle well at all in the twistys. Too damn big and long. Great on the hwy.
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RE: Ever Owned a Metric?
Started riding in 1972. Had a 1970 Yamaha 80. I remember that I put 1000 miles on it the first week I had it. 1972 Suzuki 90 dirt bike, 1973 Yamaha 175 dirt bike, 1972 Suzuki 250 dirt bike, another 72 Suzuki 250 dirt bike, 1986 Suzuki 550L, and now my 1979 Super Glide. I have been riding for 35 + years and do not ever seeing me giving up my Low Rider. I LOVE my Shovelhead!
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Road Captain
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RE: Ever Owned a Metric?
-rupp roadster (not metric)
-suzuki rm 100
-suzuki dt 100 enduro forget the model
-kawasaki ke 100 enduro
-75 suzuki 550 gt (3 cyl 2 stroke)
-66 Ducati 250 monza
-84 Honda Magna
-82 kawasaki 550 ltd (crashed at 100 mph)
-82 yamaha 650 maxim
-86 honda magana #2
-07 fxdl (current bike)
My future is with HD bikes but may by others to play with.
-suzuki rm 100
-suzuki dt 100 enduro forget the model
-kawasaki ke 100 enduro
-75 suzuki 550 gt (3 cyl 2 stroke)
-66 Ducati 250 monza
-84 Honda Magna
-82 kawasaki 550 ltd (crashed at 100 mph)
-82 yamaha 650 maxim
-86 honda magana #2
-07 fxdl (current bike)
My future is with HD bikes but may by others to play with.
Road Master
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,154
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From: Colorado Springs
RE: Ever Owned a Metric?
I learned how to ride, when I was a kid, on a Honda 110.
After a few idle years I bought a Kawasaki KZ900 from a guy I was working with at the time. He had it in his garage for years and it scared the heck out of him. I did a little work to it and got it running. For those of you who have had this particular bike you would probably agree that it pulled like a damn mule and people should be a little leary of the power on this one. I ended up selling it to a fellow who exports them to Europe for riders on the autobahn.
I moved on to a Honda Shadow Ace and rode the snot out of that one. Sold it when I moved to Colorado (wife said it would be too cold so I wouldn't be able to ride much). Needless to say she was wrong. That left the door open for me to get my 06 Streetbob. I guess it worked out for the best.
After a few idle years I bought a Kawasaki KZ900 from a guy I was working with at the time. He had it in his garage for years and it scared the heck out of him. I did a little work to it and got it running. For those of you who have had this particular bike you would probably agree that it pulled like a damn mule and people should be a little leary of the power on this one. I ended up selling it to a fellow who exports them to Europe for riders on the autobahn.
I moved on to a Honda Shadow Ace and rode the snot out of that one. Sold it when I moved to Colorado (wife said it would be too cold so I wouldn't be able to ride much). Needless to say she was wrong. That left the door open for me to get my 06 Streetbob. I guess it worked out for the best.
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From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Thought I might chime back in after this year-plus absence from the site. Over the past few years, I spent a fortune turning my metric cruiser into a tourer, and it looks and runs great, but it's not an H-D. Now resolved that the H-D route is the only way to go, esp. since, fortunately, I have had some income improvements that make the upgrade possible. I plan to tap into the experience and knowledge here to learn more about the touring bikes I have in mind. Glad to be able to take advantage of this excellent forum, thanks to y'all.
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From: Mechanicsburg, PA
I have owned two in the past. I am just happy to have a choice nowadays.
