Your evolution as a biker
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Reynoldsburg, Ohio
RE: Your evolution as a biker
1. 1981 Honda MB5
2. 1986 Fourtrax 200SX (four wheeler)
3. 1985 Honda Nighthawk 450
4. 1988 Honda CRB F1 Hurricane
5. 1998 Honda CR 250
6. 1997 Suzuki GSXR 1100
7. 1989 Yamaha FZR 400
8. 1985 Honda Nighthawk 650
9. 1985 Honda Nighthawk 700S
10 2004 Sporty Custom
2. 1986 Fourtrax 200SX (four wheeler)
3. 1985 Honda Nighthawk 450
4. 1988 Honda CRB F1 Hurricane
5. 1998 Honda CR 250
6. 1997 Suzuki GSXR 1100
7. 1989 Yamaha FZR 400
8. 1985 Honda Nighthawk 650
9. 1985 Honda Nighthawk 700S
10 2004 Sporty Custom
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RE: Your evolution as a biker
1 honda ct70
2 honda 160
3 honda cb750
4 bultaco 250
5 bultaco 326
6 yamaha 100
7 bsa a65
8 bsa a65 chopper
9 bsa a65 lightning
10 bsa flatracker 750
11 bsa 441
12 bsa 750 ice racer
13 76 superglide
14 03 fatty
15 07 ultra
think I forgot 1 or 2....honda cl70
2 honda 160
3 honda cb750
4 bultaco 250
5 bultaco 326
6 yamaha 100
7 bsa a65
8 bsa a65 chopper
9 bsa a65 lightning
10 bsa flatracker 750
11 bsa 441
12 bsa 750 ice racer
13 76 superglide
14 03 fatty
15 07 ultra
think I forgot 1 or 2....honda cl70
Cruiser
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 156
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From: Singapore
RE: Your evolution as a biker
Mine is short and sweet:
1. 1989 Honda 125 (learned to ride and passed my test on this one).
2. 1992 Kawasaki 500 (daily 1.5 hour commute - each way - for 2 years though rain, snow, wind and sun)
3. 2007 Harley Davidson XL 1200 L.
I took up riding in my mid twenties having been forbidden to ride bikes by my parents as a teenager. Between 2) and 3) above, travelled the world, working in many European and Asian countries. Never settled in one place for more than a couple of years and so a bike was never an option. Now a permanent resident in Singapore, I'm able to live one of my dreams to own a Harley.
1. 1989 Honda 125 (learned to ride and passed my test on this one).
2. 1992 Kawasaki 500 (daily 1.5 hour commute - each way - for 2 years though rain, snow, wind and sun)
3. 2007 Harley Davidson XL 1200 L.
I took up riding in my mid twenties having been forbidden to ride bikes by my parents as a teenager. Between 2) and 3) above, travelled the world, working in many European and Asian countries. Never settled in one place for more than a couple of years and so a bike was never an option. Now a permanent resident in Singapore, I'm able to live one of my dreams to own a Harley.
Road Captain
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 536
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RE: Your evolution as a biker
sears mini bike from santa
yamaha 80 cc street bike 2 stroke(would do 55mph wound out)
honda cm250 custom(crashed into back of car,hurt knee,bike needed new gas tank)
69 triumph bonnie(put on hardtail,solo seat,p-pad adn misc.,still own it)
82 yamaha 650 heritage special(sold,nothing but problems)
84 honda nighthawk (pretty fast bike.less than 7,000 miles.still own it)
95 sporty (nice ride still own it)
01 vulcan 500 (wifes bike)
01 buell blast (my 15 year old sons bike)
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yamaha 80 cc street bike 2 stroke(would do 55mph wound out)
honda cm250 custom(crashed into back of car,hurt knee,bike needed new gas tank)
69 triumph bonnie(put on hardtail,solo seat,p-pad adn misc.,still own it)
82 yamaha 650 heritage special(sold,nothing but problems)
84 honda nighthawk (pretty fast bike.less than 7,000 miles.still own it)
95 sporty (nice ride still own it)
01 vulcan 500 (wifes bike)
01 buell blast (my 15 year old sons bike)
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Tourer
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 346
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From: North Carolina
RE: Your evolution as a biker
1) 1992 Honda Dio Sr 50cc Scooter - 14 years old (legal in Quebec, Canada..lol
2) 1993 Kawasaki Ninja 600 -21 years old , Broken tranny real quick
3) 1994 Yamaha Seca II -22 years old, Good underpowered 500cc machine
4) 2003 Yamaha V-Star 650 - 24 years old , Good plastic bike!!
5) 2004 Suzuki Katana 600 - 28 years old Temporary transportation whil I was looking for my Sportster, V-Star was sold to a friend (who now has a Deuce).
6) 2006 HD XL883C - 28 years old, now turned 29 and will not look back to metrics.
2) 1993 Kawasaki Ninja 600 -21 years old , Broken tranny real quick
3) 1994 Yamaha Seca II -22 years old, Good underpowered 500cc machine
4) 2003 Yamaha V-Star 650 - 24 years old , Good plastic bike!!
5) 2004 Suzuki Katana 600 - 28 years old Temporary transportation whil I was looking for my Sportster, V-Star was sold to a friend (who now has a Deuce).
6) 2006 HD XL883C - 28 years old, now turned 29 and will not look back to metrics.
Road Captain
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 651
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From: Up state NY
RE: Your evolution as a biker
1987 suzuki gn250
traded even up for a 1976 honda 754 supersport wrecked that pretty bad and ended trading the wreckage for a keg of beer true story!
1987 yamaha radian 650
1989 FJ 1200 150mph stock scary fast
2006 883xlc stage 1
traded even up for a 1976 honda 754 supersport wrecked that pretty bad and ended trading the wreckage for a keg of beer true story!
1987 yamaha radian 650
1989 FJ 1200 150mph stock scary fast
2006 883xlc stage 1
Outstanding HDF Member
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From: GA
RE: Your evolution as a biker
Rode mini-bikes of friends when I was a kid, then learned how to ride an actual motorcycle on a 1973 Italian-made 125cc Harley belonging to one of my best friends when I was 16. Spent my H.S. years riding friends' dirt bikes because my mother would not let me have one (hey, I ain't too proud to admit it). When I turned 18, I bought my first.
1972 Honda CB 750 (stock) - totalled it when a drunk left-turned into me
1973 Honda CB 750 (chopper, 12" over, raked/extended, king/queen)
1975 Sportster XLCH (tore down to nothing, rebuilt in my living room).
1979 Shovelhead (see Sportster above - who knows what the actual model was)
1993 Heritage Classic
2005 Electra Glide Classic (current w/ 30,500 miles)
2007 Springer Classic (current w/ 2,500 miles)
1972 Honda CB 750 (stock) - totalled it when a drunk left-turned into me
1973 Honda CB 750 (chopper, 12" over, raked/extended, king/queen)
1975 Sportster XLCH (tore down to nothing, rebuilt in my living room).
1979 Shovelhead (see Sportster above - who knows what the actual model was)
1993 Heritage Classic
2005 Electra Glide Classic (current w/ 30,500 miles)
2007 Springer Classic (current w/ 2,500 miles)
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RE: Your evolution as a biker
As a kid, my grandmothers yamaha scooter she used to let me ride that on weekends.
When I was around 15 my dad helped me rebuild a Honda 250 which I foolishly sold to buy a car stereo (UGH!)
Now I have a 06 1200c which I will not be selling for a car stereo.
When I was around 15 my dad helped me rebuild a Honda 250 which I foolishly sold to buy a car stereo (UGH!)
Now I have a 06 1200c which I will not be selling for a car stereo.
Cruiser
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RE: Your evolution as a biker
First rode an Italjet50cc in about 78.
Didn't ride again until my friend taught me how to ride his Honda 150cc something in about '86
My other friend's girlfriend's parents wouldn't let him take her out on his GPZ750 so I used to ride his bike to the club and he would ride my car.
Didn't ride again for another 14 years when I got my Sporty. Loving it and not entirely sure why I didn't get my own bike a lot sooner.
Didn't ride again until my friend taught me how to ride his Honda 150cc something in about '86
My other friend's girlfriend's parents wouldn't let him take her out on his GPZ750 so I used to ride his bike to the club and he would ride my car.
Didn't ride again for another 14 years when I got my Sporty. Loving it and not entirely sure why I didn't get my own bike a lot sooner.