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Let me add some more pics, about my bike background:
The "dirty" ones (mud and sand, off-road ones)
1987 : a brand new Kawasaki 600 KLR (yes, the green one), first bike I bought. I was 22, my army time was over, was starting to work. See the shirt!
1988 : KTM 560 Rotax enduro (yes, the lefty kick one). Had a lot of off-road fun with this one.
1989: KTM 560 LC4 liquid cooled enduro bike. A must-have, powerfull, awesome chassis and WP suspensions.
1991 : Gilera 600 RC, crossed Europe with this one during holidays with some friends.
2011 : I had a late 80s 750 XLV Honda, with the Red-white-blue paint scheme, for a couple of month. Wanted to feel younger than ever, sold it for ... a pristine 87 600 KLR Kawasaki! Marty, we're back in the 80s My first bike, my first freedom-or-nothing !
I will not mention a 600 XR Honda, that I had just afet the LC4 KTM: the Honda did not compare to a real enduro bike, sold it within 3 month...
The "nice" ones (road/track)
1988 : '83 Moto Guzzi 850 LeMans, my first road bike. Very nice, loud, fast and ... uncomfortable! Pic was taken just after paintjob we did in the friend's barn.
1989 : brand new 750 Ducati Paso. Red, nice, attractive, loud, lovely bike. Cops would stop me, not for fines, but only to watch the bike!
1992 : brand new 851 Strada Ducati Superbike. Major crash at 323 kilometers (yes, about 200 miles...).
1992: another brand new 851 SP4 Ducati Superbike. This one would last for 11 years/60k+ mi. Soooo fast, a beast on the track, unbeatable then.
1994: a very rare, nice and lightweight 500 Gilera Saturno, for Wife (so I said, but I was riding this one all day long!).
2003: '95 900 Mostro Ducati, 3K mi, all original (including tyres and oil...).
2005: my first Harley Davidson, a '03 Anniversary ed. 883R Sportster. Orange, stock, my first step into the legend. Well, you know: black leather vest, boots... Cool bike!
2008: changed the Sporty for a '02 FXDX-T, 100% stock except cams/supertrapp/carb set-up. Touring, but sporty. Sporty, but touring also On the pic, with Wifey's ride.
2011: a brand new FXDB Vivid Black Street Bob. Went for a paint, ape, 96 to 103ci mod + Dynojet PV tune, custom made sissy bar, this one was my baby.
2018 : tried to ride a 1996 900SS ducati "monoposto", had it for one year or so, too old for this... my knees would'nt cooperate. Sold it.
Once the Street Bob ended under a safety rail, I had to wait the end of my rehabilitation, to buy my current '19 Vivid Black FXLR LowRider.
Last edited by Fredster; Nov 16, 2019 at 03:25 AM.
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My first bike, my first freedom-or-nothing !
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Cool bike!
On the pic, with Wifey's ride.
