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Ooooh, that kawasaki is very reminiscent of a honda scrambler I had once. What a beaut!
 
AntDog said:
Ooooh, that kawasaki is very reminiscent of a honda scrambler I had once. What a beaut!
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Thanks. I got it sort of impulsively about a year and a half ago. I traded my trusty '03 Concours touring bike for it straight across because I wanted something small and basic like the bikes I started on (but looker for a change).

I enjoy it, but I will probably try to trade it again at some point for something more travel-worthy.

The Ural, however, is the most fun vehicle I've ever had in spite of its shortcomings.
 
I started off with a Honda mini. Graduated to a Kawasaki 125 moto and then into Huskys. Sold the dirt bikes and then made the mistake of walking into a bike shop one afternoon. They had a '78(new)KZ1000 in the window - cherry red, gold stripes and I had to have it. Rode it for about 4 years, put about 10,000 miles on it and would give anything to have it back. I keep looking at the Ducati Monster for sale sites, but it would probably be a mistake at my age, so I just slip back to the glory years when I get the urge.
 
Man those KZs were sweet! I still see em around, but nobody who owns one seems to want to sell them.
 
Playing with battery tenders, is no way to get your bike fix, jus sayin. :D
 
AntDog said:
I beg to differ with you on there not being many bikers before the 80's.

That being said, I have no problem with the reasons anybody might choose to ride. Just the desire to have 2 fists in the wind (no matter how often) is good enough for me.
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Instead of begging a better use of your time would be to check some facts.

Harley sold between 5000 and 15,000 bikes each year during the 50s and 60s, between 15,000 and 40,000 each year during the 70s and 80s, then after that production soared to six-digits, 100k, 200k, then over 300,000 bikes per year.
So that is literally hundreds of thousands of more people if not millions, parading around on Harleys wearing Village-People outfits than there were previously to 1980.

I don't have a specific problem with people because they ride motorcycles, but I do think that people who participate in fashion trends, those who jump into a "lifestyle" when it becomes trendy as motorcycling has over the last thirty years, are shallow, insecure and needy people who generally make anything they participate in less legitimate, and I certainly don't need their attention or time, maybe you do though....

I have been a first-hand witness to motorcycling over the last half-century or so, and am an enthusiast of it's earlier history, so feel free to ask if you need any more questions cleared up......
 
Um, I said "bikers", not Harley Davidson sales.

Might want to simply read carefully before you go on a tirade.

And I saw plenty of bikers in the 70s, in fact, a lot more than I see now.

Since you saw fit to basically call me and my "ilk" village people, what makes you better than anybody else? What entitles you to look down your nose in such a manner?!

Is it age? Is it gear? I suppose you wear a fine tweed suit and smoke a pipe as you "motor" down the "roadway"? While I putt down the road in my leather jacket on my Harley...

Like I said - ANYBODY on two wheels is welcome here. So, take the snark and negative comments and mosey on out of the thread.

Unless you want to contribute in a positive manner that will help any and all enjoy motorcycles.
 
I don't dress up like the village people to ride. I'm a construction worker as well as an Indian though! I have, however, been guilty of looking like a power ranger from time to time ;)

Currently own an 86 gsxr 7/11 (750 frame/1100 engine), as well as an 04 cbr1000rr, as well as previously owned a cbr1100xx/blackbird. I used to ride every day as well as weekend trips from orlando to Miami. These days work requires a truck and tools, and with kids there don't seem to be enough days on 2 wheels. Glad to see so many riders here, be safe!
 
Wife's old '99 750 SS, the fuel sender cracked twice over 5,000 miles so we got rid of it.
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She wanted a Gixxer after that so here's her GSXR750 undertail pipe I think it was an '03
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I went through a whole bunch of bikes GS500, Yamaha R6, Yamaha YZF600, Honda F3, Kawasaki ZX7, ZR7, RC51 (fun but slow), Finally settled on comfort with the VTR1000
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We ditched the bikes when we moved the suburbs though, we were riding with the New York Sport Bike Club and they were just a crazy bunch of folks. There was an investment banker she was a 5'3 Harvard MBA with an anniversary edition R1, she would instigate these crazy 155MPH runs whenever we rode. It got dangerous after a while and when we quit riding we learned that a year later two folks in the club slammed into the back of a van, one didn't make it during a run.
 
Damn, sorry to hear that. May all of our fellow riders who have passed on rest in peace.
 
OK, I'll jump in.



My 93 Honda VFR, highly modifoed by me for better performance. Exhaust since upgraded to Remus Caron Viper dual port. I tour, sport, and generally have fun on it, OUT of Dallas. People around here will run you down.

Larry
Tinkerer
 
Me too man - in the rain, in the cold, etc. It seems the only time I see lots of other bikes in my area is in the middle of summer in the bright sunshine.

Being a year round rider, I just laugh at the huge increase during the warmer months. BUT, there's room in the sport for the weekend warriors too.

And no matter if they're weekend warriors, fair weather riders, or zipping around on Vespas - I always wave or give a thumbs up.
 
I have to admit, seeing all these juicy bikes has me drooling for more.

On the other hand, my dealer is charging me $600 for:
-600 mile oil change, nothing fancy.
-Replacing a plastic panel on my grill.
-Swapping the variator.
-Changing the drive belt.
-Installing an aftermarket exhaust.

For a freaking scooter.

Either the world of high-powered bikes is ridiculously expensive, and you all have a bottomless wallet, or I'm getting raped and he's not even going to buy me dinner:thumbup:.
 
You ARE getting raped. Let me let you in on a secret my friend.... Learn to do your own maintenance and repairs if you can. Get the manual for your scooter if you can and just follow the instructions. It's worth it's weight in gold. You will save tons of money, and have a great feeling of satisfaction.

No more glorified overpriced oil changes! (HD charges $300 for an oil change. My cost? About 50 bucks.)
 
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This is a friend I've known since jhs. He's living the dream. He moved out to Cali. Started doing Canyon run videos on his R1. Which got him exposure and he basically gets paid to rock gear. His latest gig is as a Ducati and dainese brand ambassador. I had hid him in my house once for two days when he got in trouble for throwing something at our science teacher.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...LckIiizd4UF1qpWLQ&sig2=A7pfyBOvtLoqAap5ZLSpxA
 
Never pay someone to do an oil change. If you dont know how to do it im sure you can find a tutorial on youtube. You can save some big money that you can put toward a new bike :)
 
AntDog said:
Um, I said "bikers", not Harley Davidson sales.
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Right, then since in your very humble opinion there are the same number of "bikers" now as there were before 1980, but the number of Harley Davidson motorcycles on the road has in fact increased ten to twenty times, then you are stating that only one in ten or twenty Harley riders are in fact real "bikers", and even fewer riders of motorcycles in general are "bikers" if you count the vast numbers of Jap-made Harley clones and cruisers that have flooded the market since the 1980s. So as long as you only consider yourself and a very small percentage of those on motorcycles to be "bikers", how about filling us all in on your definition of that word....."biker"? And make sure when you put your genius into gear, you don't contradict yourself or actual facts okay Mr. Biker? Ready.....go!
 
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