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kzgb

Lake Effect, Indiana

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Posted: 11/16/07 03:28pm

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and what have ya rode?
been 40 years for me. damn am i that old??

i started out on a 350 honda, moved up tp a 550 honda and then a kaw 900ltd and a yamaha virago 1100. had a dyna for a bit then fell in love with a Victory Vegas.

* This post was edited 11/17/07 08:43am by kzgb *

1976 Kawasaki KZ900LTD
2004 Victory Vegas

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Ride_Slow2004

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Posted: 11/16/07 03:55pm

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Gack, 41 yrs. First bike was a Honda 150 Benly (Dream) with a two tone windscreen. Second was a Honda Super 90. Third was a brand new Honda CL 450, fourth was a trashed CB 350, nothing to lose, so I started working on it, bored out, punched mufflers, 10,500 rpm before it started to cut out, then a long line of Harleys and Kawasakis, and one BMW. Really looking at the Moto Guzzi Norge now, local dealer has one for test rides, just requires a dry day, like that is going to happen around here.

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holhog

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Posted: 11/16/07 10:50pm

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40 yrs here also... Honda Trail 90, CB 350, Kawasaki 750 2-stroke (scared myself silly on that thing, thought I knew how to ride a motorcycle), KZ650, Suzuki GS1100, 4 or 5 Harleys, currently an '08 Road Glide.

Rob
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See ya on the road.

King of the Road

Union County, NJ

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Posted: 11/17/07 05:01am

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Been licensed since '72, rode a 350 Honda, owned a 450 Honda then a bunch of different ones including a AMF Harley Sportster over the next couple of decades. Had my '95 Sportster until '06 and currently ride an '05 Road King Custom. Prior to getting my license I used to ride mini bikes in the woods and a bicycle that my friend and I put a lawn mower engine on (a short lived mod that had well, um, some engineering shortfalls). 35 years, geez, I'm a noob compared to you guys.

92lowrider

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Posted: 11/17/07 09:58am

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I started out with a Yamaha 60 in 1971 then 1985 a V65 Magna Honda, Then tried a Royal Enfield ( Bad Choice).In 2001 Bought a 92 HD Lowrider, Now a 2007 Softtail Heritage.

Hawg Man

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Posted: 11/17/07 05:16pm

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Learned to ride in 1963 on a friend's 305 Honda Dream.

Bought my first bike used from a classified ad - it was a '67 450 Honda.
I rode it home the day I bought it and that was the LAST time I could ever get it to run.
Traded it in on a................

Brand new 1974 Yamaha XS650.
Sold that to buy a.............

Brand new 1978 Harley-Davidson Superglide.
Sold it last September to buy a..................

Used (4,000 miles) '05 H-D Road King Classic.

So, to answer your original question:

44 YEARS.

"$15,000, a new leather jacket, and 15 miles under your butt doesn't make you a biker."

VStarman

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Posted: 11/18/07 02:25pm

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1964 within one week after getting my driver's license I bought my first motorcycle, a new, red, Honda CB160.. I've ridden motorcyles longer than I've ridden.... Oh you know!
And they've treated me a da*n sight better too...

* This post was edited 12/20/07 11:10am by VStarman *