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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 06:34 PM
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at 21 i bought my 03 Yamaha R6, rode it for almost 3 years, bought the harley at 24(now) and sold the R6 3 weeks after! Hopefully i'll always have a bike! im hooked on riding.
 
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 06:39 PM
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At 28, a 06 1200 Custom.
 
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 08:01 PM
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I was the proud owner of a 45 inch flat head in 1972. Payed $350 . Wish I had stored it, good return it would have been now.
 
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Old Jun 4, 2007 | 08:11 AM
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I was 14 ...but it was a POSTER..lol

28 first harley, started riding at 14 on a scooter...some shame still follows but then again my passion for riding started with that scooter, a 92 Honda Dio.
 
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Old Jun 4, 2007 | 11:44 PM
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First Harley, age 52, a '62 XLCH Sportster. First bike: 1967 Honda 305 Scrambler. That was a fun motorcycle. Be careful.
 
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 12:53 AM
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Just bought my 1st Harley at 58.Driving since I was 16,had every bike imaginable you could think of was into performance Moto-Cross,Drag racing,flat tracking. Always wanted a Harley but never bought one
 
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 01:13 AM
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ORIGINAL: 1200c06

my parents didn't buy anything for me i have three jobs to pay for it and it sucks but if i wanna ride i gotta pay the price
Right on, young man. And they say that kids these days are all lazy; I say they just need a focal point to shoot for (a Sportster fits that description).
 
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 01:55 AM
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I had dirt bikes as a kid and when I hit 16 I bought a 78' Camaro and finally got a street bike last year,aShadow and my taxes came back and I had to get the bike I've always wanted an 89' Hugger but got the 06' the sameday.So lesson learned! DON"T BUY A USED BIKE FROM A DEALER! You will leave with 2 Kidding I got 1 cause Dawn wanted to try but that didn't work and the 89' sold 2 days agoNow I have 2 brand new bikes stillso if Dawn ever changes her mind she can hop on the Shadow cause noone is riding mine but me!
 
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 01:58 AM
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I am 34, have been riding sport bikes since 18, this is my first Harley, I like to ride anything 2 wheels.
 
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 01:08 PM
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Why, a Harley was my first bike! I was 14 and it was a 165 - someone gave it to me. It would barely run, but it gave me something to work on.
 
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