First Bike?
Road Master
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From: Leesburg, Florida
RE: First Bike?
ORIGINAL: olesalt
ronn39,
A friend of mine had a Mustang with ape hangers. We would swap my Hummer and his Mustang...what a blast we had.....1957. How did we survive without all this government intervention ???
Olesalt
ronn39,
A friend of mine had a Mustang with ape hangers. We would swap my Hummer and his Mustang...what a blast we had.....1957. How did we survive without all this government intervention ???
Olesalt
But today good 'ol Uncle Sam takes care of us all. And with the way people drive today, it might be a good thing. [&:]
Road Captain
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From: Illinois_non-chicago
RE: First Bike?
mine was a mid/early 70's handa xr75. my older brother had it for 2 years then i got it ,i was about 7
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Road Master
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RE: First Bike?
I had a mini bike.Then moved up to a Honda 50 street and trail at about 10 years old.My brother rode it and blew out the cam gear.I tore it apart and fixed it.Then I went on to a Kawasaki 250 dirt bike.Then a Husky 250 cr.That bike would pull the front wheel in sixth gear.Then I bought my first street bike a 1986 Suzuki 250 GT.It was a two stroke and would run against any 500 cc bike at the time.My next bike was a 1988 883 Hugger.Now I ride a 2006883 low in fire red pearl with plenty of skulls.
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From: Ozark Country
RE: First Bike?
It was a brand new, polished, 1972 Harley 1200 FX SuperGlide.
Installed 4" over tubes and chromed front highway pegs on it, and I put a lot of miles on it.... Coast to coast many times..
There were a number of guys in the Club I was with back that hadthe '72 FX's, and they were a hot item..
That was a nice bike, and like an idiot I got rid of it.
Installed 4" over tubes and chromed front highway pegs on it, and I put a lot of miles on it.... Coast to coast many times..
There were a number of guys in the Club I was with back that hadthe '72 FX's, and they were a hot item..
That was a nice bike, and like an idiot I got rid of it.
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From: Gulf Coast of Mississippi
RE: First Bike?
I think is was a Simplex... made the 5hp street legal thing... straight drive...
I'd run from New Orleans to Bay St. Louis, MS every weekend @ 35mph on the highway...
It died an early death... early 60's...
Charlie D.
I'd run from New Orleans to Bay St. Louis, MS every weekend @ 35mph on the highway...
It died an early death... early 60's...
Charlie D.
Tourer
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Las Vegas
RE: First Bike?
I learned to ride on a little dirt bike some 25 years ago.
This is the first one I have owned
This is the first one I have owned
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