Motorcycles

[TxCycloneFan]

I hope you're kidding. I own a Honda 919 and I'm nearly 38 years old.

My first bike was a Honda Shadow 700 when I was 17. I crashed while doing 50 with shorts and a muscle shirt(dumb but I learned) and slid 100 yards on the pavement. It took me about 5 years to get back on another bike and still have flashbacks once in a while. BTW-I hit a corncob and the handlebar just jumped right out of my hand.

Here was my 2nd bike

Here was a quad I had

Here is a cruiser I had for 6 months. It was boring and I hated riding a cruiser.

Here is my current ride. A 2004 Honda 919 with about 3,000 miles that I bought last summer.

I love the bike but my next one is going to be something crazy like a Ducati 1198, CBR1000RR, or GXSR.

So where are the road rash pictures?

 

[dmclone]

So where are the road rash pictures?

You asked for it. Sorry but the picture was taken in 88 before digital cameras.

This was 5 days later after they removed all the pavement that was stuck to my body. Road rash is weird because actual pavement sticks to your skin.

 

[dmclone]

And yes short shorts used to be cool.

 

[mfelske]

And yes short shorts used to be cool.

Maybe in 1978, but not in '88.

 

[dmclone]

Maybe in 1978, but not in '88.

1988 NBA finals

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

All this motorcycle talk has made me itching to get out and ride. I guess I better do that tonight before the snow comes tomorrow.

 

[cmiller24]

That was my first bike also. I bought it for $750 10 years ago and just sold it for $300. It had not been running for 4 years when I sold it.

 

[TxCycloneFan]

You asked for it. Sorry but the picture was taken in 88 before digital cameras.

This was 5 days later after they removed all the pavement that was stuck to my body. Road rash is weird because actual pavement sticks to your skin.

and was that the last time you rode in shorts and a muscle shirt?

 

[dmclone]

and was that the last time you rode in shorts and a muscle shirt?

Yes, I now wear the proper gear along with a helmet.

 

[Phaedrus]

It wasn't mine, but the most insane powerful bike I ever rode, was a Kawasaki 750 triple. It doesn't have the biggest horsepower ever put in a bike (I think 90), but it's a two cycle, and when you twist the throttle, you get all 90 horsepower, right HOLY CRAP NOW!!!! The rpms on that thing came on instantly, and it weighed absolutely nothing. Plus it didn't handle all that well.

Crazy, crazy bike to ride.

 

[LeaningCy]

My 2002 Suzuki Bandit 1200S

 

[cychhosis]

I once rode a Yamaha Fazer. Went through 5 of 6 gears hard, looked at the speedo (through windburned-teary eyes) and saw I was going 130 mph. I decided I didn't need to see what sixth gear would do as I had young children at the time. I turned it back around and parked it. That was probly 20 years ago and I doubt I've gone that fast since, unless the bullet train from London to Paris counts.

 

[kingcy]

Get a Harley Sportster. They are priced well and hold their value better than most bikes.

 

[CYKOFAN]

My first bike was a Yamaha 250 dirt bike, then I bought a Kawasaki 400 and have had it ever since (it's now 32 years old). I don't ride a lot anymore but I can't be without it in the summer.

 

[CyPlainsDrifter]

Had a couple of dirt bikes as a kid. Once I got my license I had:
Yamaha 550 Maxim
Honda 1000 Custom
Kawasaki Eliminator
(several year gap)
Harley Heritage Softail
Harley Roadking
Currently building a Bobber/Chopper style

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

It wasn't mine, but the most insane powerful bike I ever rode, was a Kawasaki 750 triple. It doesn't have the biggest horsepower ever put in a bike (I think 90), but it's a two cycle, and when you twist the throttle, you get all 90 horsepower, right HOLY CRAP NOW!!!! The rpms on that thing came on instantly, and it weighed absolutely nothing. Plus it didn't handle all that well.

Crazy, crazy bike to ride.

The ole KH 750. At the time it was the fastest production bike out there. I went to school with a guy who had one. He'd be doing wheelies down Lincolnway at 2 am at about 70 mph.

 

[SeattleClone]

The ole KH 750. At the time it was the fastest production bike out there. I went to school with a guy who had one. He'd be doing wheelies down Lincolnway at 2 am at about 70 mph.

So what was he studying at ISU? Rocket Science? :smile:

 

[Phaedrus]

The ole KH 750. At the time it was the fastest production bike out there. I went to school with a guy who had one. He'd be doing wheelies down Lincolnway at 2 am at about 70 mph.

So... This wouldn't have been the mid-80s, would it?

The Kaw triples are still pretty darned impressive, acceleration-wise. But they had a frame cracking issue that made them dangerous to ride. That is, more dangerous than they were normally.:wideeyed:

 

[motorCYcle]

All this motorcycle talk has made me itching to get out and ride. I guess I better do that tonight before the snow comes tomorrow.

I already went out for one on Tuesday...
I don't have any pics of mine

 

[redrocker]

It wasn't mine, but the most insane powerful bike I ever rode, was a Kawasaki 750 triple. It doesn't have the biggest horsepower ever put in a bike (I think 90), but it's a two cycle, and when you twist the throttle, you get all 90 horsepower, right HOLY CRAP NOW!!!! The rpms on that thing came on instantly, and it weighed absolutely nothing. Plus it didn't handle all that well.

Crazy, crazy bike to ride.

Didn't they outlaw that bike in the United States? I have an old biker friend that had one of those and loves to tell the stories about it.