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Old Apr 25, 2016 | 01:26 PM
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Do you remember what got you hooked on bikes?

Yes, my uncle rode.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2016 | 03:40 PM
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Fuel, fire , desire, They are fast and loud. whoooooo!

I love all motorsports and motorhobbies. Cars, trucks, bikes, My bike is my hot rod. I love attending all the events where people get together and enjoy the car and bike culture. But of course I love to ride. Its an escape from my reality, Its in my blood.....

Life behind bars...... or die.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2016 | 04:29 PM
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Living close to Butte Mt as a kid in the 60s so Evel Knievel was all the rage! my dad had a bike my uncle Bilt choppers we all had bikes becuase you could ride out side the city limits. Most have been destiny lol
 
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Old Apr 25, 2016 | 04:40 PM
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That would do it ^^^^^^

When we were kids we always rode bikes, when we got older we rode bikes with motors on them.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2016 | 06:08 PM
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I was about 12 in 1968 and my neighbor who had a chopped Triumph ask me if I want to go for a ride to look at another bike, I new after that I had to ride two wheels ! The next year we bought a mini bike and been riding since. Also the first date with my wife was on a bike and she's still riding with me.
Last year he was my witness for an Iron Butt ride and passed away shortly after that. Here are some pics of his chopper and our IBR !
 
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Old Apr 25, 2016 | 06:10 PM
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I fell in love with harleys when i was little when i saw arnold schwarzenegger riding the fat boy in terminator 2. That's when i knew i was going to get a Harley when i grew up.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2016 | 06:13 PM
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Listening to the stories of the man sitting on the bike in this pic.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2016 | 06:26 PM
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My brothers "Doodle-Bug" when I was 7 years old... That, and I always liked the sound when I put playing cards on the spokes of my bicycle with clothes-pins!...LOL...

After that,when I was 12, I got an SL 175 Honda twin.....I was done for....
 

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For me it was my dad's Sportster, his BSA, and the series "Then Came Bronson".
All when I was about 10 years old.

 

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Old Apr 25, 2016 | 07:09 PM
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As a kid watching MotoGP. Rode sportsbikes for while but have now drank the HD coolaid. Seriously, I love the way my Harley feels on the rode...and the sound!
 
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