Back when....???
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From: Central Fl
To the younger generation, nothing has been said about the old days that was not fact. It was a different time. The OP asked and I think a pretty good representation was given by us ''old guys''. My hope for all is that in 40 yrs or so you can tell younger riders about the good old days. It would be cool if we could all meet somewhere and tell the old stories face to face.
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From: Joliet, Illinois
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From: Calumet City,Illinois
I do think there was a lot less tolerance for jap bikes years ago than there is now. If you were to show up at a rally with a Honda, it would probably get knocked over, set on fire, or simply smashed. Heck, I was riding a Sporty and was catching crap for it from the guys with the "big bikes". (They weren't called baggers then).
Road Captain
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From: Florida/Jax
Not so much about good or bad old days but more so on modern road improvements...I guess that's what I be meaning. But, LOL, it seems that I don't have to run as many leading left turn signal lights as often as I use to back when....or signal the car behind me to pull up. HA...most of the time they had a petrified look and scared to move foward for some reason.
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From: Arizona
back when i started riding, a dime bag cost a dime. and you know how much condoms cost? me either we never used the damn things.
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They were free at the VD Clinic. All you had to do was show up and get a penicillin shot and they would give you a box, whether you had the clap or not. It was also a great place to pick up chicks. ... Yeah, thanks for the memories... the VD Clinic was the place to be back in the old days...
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Great reading and a lot of truths. Seems to me that the bikes just didn't look as fancy back then, if that makes any sense. I'm the only one of my close group of friends that rode a bike back yonder, and I'm still the only one today.