Ever Owned a Metric?
Cruiser
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From: Central Illinois USA
RE: Ever Owned a Metric?
I owned a 1965 Triumphchopper and 1971 Norton Command (Not Metric, but English Standard) that used weird size wrenches. I then bought a 1985 Honda Magna V65 (Metric).
Finally bought a 2000 HD Dyna Wide Glide. Also bought a 2000 BMW R1100RT (Metric).
Loved them all.
Finally bought a 2000 HD Dyna Wide Glide. Also bought a 2000 BMW R1100RT (Metric).
Loved them all.
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RE: Ever Owned a Metric?
78 Yamaha 650 Special rode it for one summer and got rid of it.
80-somehting Suzuki RM 125. Real sh*t wagon, but man that thing hauled ***. Got rid of it after the confidence built up beyond my dirt riding skills.
94 Yamaha FZR 600. Light as a feather and just as nimble. Got bored with it quick, once I realized a guy my size should have bought the 1000 in the first place.
07 Super Glide............this one's a keeper.
80-somehting Suzuki RM 125. Real sh*t wagon, but man that thing hauled ***. Got rid of it after the confidence built up beyond my dirt riding skills.
94 Yamaha FZR 600. Light as a feather and just as nimble. Got bored with it quick, once I realized a guy my size should have bought the 1000 in the first place.
07 Super Glide............this one's a keeper.
Tourer
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RE: Ever Owned a Metric?
Very few of us were born rich enough to ride only Harley's. My very first bike was a Harley, but over the years I moved to Arizona, so I changed to Suzuki 250 dirt bikes (2 of them), Honda 250dirt bike (1 of them), a Yamaha 450 (1 of them), then moved to Texas and got a Harley again. I di have one Honda 250 Rebel that was given to me for a debt that was a great little bike. Hardly ever rode it (maybe 600 miles) and sold it a couple of years later.
As I say on my iPhone emailsignature "I rather ride a Harley in Hell than a Honda in Heaven" (and probably will).
C66
As I say on my iPhone emailsignature "I rather ride a Harley in Hell than a Honda in Heaven" (and probably will).
C66
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From: Glendale, AZ.
RE: Ever Owned a Metric?
I owned a '93 Honda Shadow VT1100C and it was a pretty good bike but I really wanted a Dyna Wideglide back in '93 but couldn't afford it and the Honda was less then half the price.
Road Warrior
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From: San Antonio, Texas
RE: Ever Owned a Metric?
'71 Honda 100, '7? Kawasaki 175, '75 Kawasaki 250, '79 Yamaha 400, '75 Yamaha 650, '77 Harley Sportster, '04 Harley Wide Glide.
It seems I have gone up in size and year at the same time, for the most part! All the bikes listed were either enduros or motorcross racers, with the exception of the Yamaha 650, which was a street bike - vertical twin patterned after the Triumph Bonneville. Have wanted a Harley since the first time I heard one. Would not buy another metric street bike, ever. Nothing against them, just don't like them.
It seems I have gone up in size and year at the same time, for the most part! All the bikes listed were either enduros or motorcross racers, with the exception of the Yamaha 650, which was a street bike - vertical twin patterned after the Triumph Bonneville. Have wanted a Harley since the first time I heard one. Would not buy another metric street bike, ever. Nothing against them, just don't like them.
Tourer
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Tiskilwa, Illinois
RE: Ever Owned a Metric?
Had two Honda Shadows, great bikes. Had a couple of Kawasaki Vulcans, also great bikes. Have two bikes at the same time now, for the first time in my life. A Kawasaki 1600 Nomad and a 1007 FXDSE. If I had to part with one of them, it'd be the Harley. Sure hope I never have to.
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