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Old Feb 1, 2010 | 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Tao3535
Had an Ultra back in '09, sure do miss it, had a fun little sportster back in '08. See a pattern? I miss the previous bikes, but not as much as I miss the next one. Hope to keep the Softail a couple years, 'cuz this is an expensive adiction.
I don't see many people going from an Ultra to a Custom Softail....but to each, his own. If you're happy, that's what counts.
 
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Old Feb 1, 2010 | 07:47 PM
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The one I have now is by far my favorite.As far as street bikes go anyway.
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Old Feb 1, 2010 | 08:07 PM
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I miss my 76 Kawasaki KZ 400 that I turned into a kinda rat bike/cafe racer because it was my first bike (other than that... it can rot in hell)

I miss my 03 Suzuki SV 650 because of 65 mile per hour canyon corners (thank god I can't do that on a touring bike!)

I miss my 02 VRod because of the neck snapping power

I miss my 96 Softail Classic because of the year I spent tearing it down, repainting, and putting it back together (one day before leaving for Sturgis... you should have seen the wife's face when I showed her the bag full of bolts that were left over! "I'm riding how many miles on the back of that thing?")

I miss my 07 Street Glide because it was the bike that carried my **** to Alaska and back with 3 of my best buddies... best trip of my life. (the only reason I sold it was to buy into a business... otherwise that bike would have died with me)

Cant wait to pick up the 2010 Roadglide... many more memories to make

(sniff sniff... where are those damn tissues... no I'm not... I got something in my eye!)
 
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Old Feb 1, 2010 | 10:12 PM
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I miss my first bike, just because it was first...a Kawasaki 90SS...5 and half cubic inches of RAGIN' POWER!

I also miss my first enduro. A Yamaha DT400. A great dual purpose bike that was stolen a week after I rebuilt the engine and added competition shocks.
 
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Old Feb 1, 2010 | 10:20 PM
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A 125 Indian that we pulled the lights off of and made into a motocrosser in the early 70's. Sure do wish I would have kept that baby.....
 
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Old Feb 1, 2010 | 10:34 PM
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17 years old and my 68 CB450 Dream. First bike I bought on my own after Pop died. That bike served me well and was easy to understand.

 
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Old Feb 1, 2010 | 10:43 PM
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I would like to have kept the Honda CT70 that I grew up on. I hated the looks of the thing and tried to destroy it but it would not die. I might pick another one up to just fool around on.
 
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 09:07 AM
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My 1973 Sportster...Kicker
.060 over, Andrews gears, S&S, '63 swingarm, custon sissy bar,
Enron Blue, Electraglide seat,drag pipes

It looked stock too...

Did alot of touring on that baby...
Sold it after having it 15 yrs

I'd love to have it back
 
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Originally Posted by Clint55
17 years old and my 68 CB450 Dream. First bike I bought on my own after Pop died. That bike served me well and was easy to understand.

Hey Clint, I had a 1968 CL450 Honda Scrambler, and I loved that machine as well. I rode the tires off of it, and had a ball racin' Triumphs and BSA's back in the day. Great little bike.
 
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