For all of us with two wheels also
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Chris S
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I posted this previously, but Ive redone the GSXR and I've made it look less squidly and more appealing;
and now it matches by dads duc!
I dug a few more of my bicycles out of storage and moved them to my new place.
This one I tweaked a bit and took it for a ride after I got it home.
1964-ish Dunelt Sports with mtb 26” alloy rims, Nashbar slicks, 2sp fixed gear hub built by moi. Surprisingly nimble for a hunk of Sheffield Steel. Used to Alley Cat on it when I was in my early fifties.
This one I tweaked a bit and took it for a ride after I got it home.
1964-ish Dunelt Sports with mtb 26” alloy rims, Nashbar slicks, 2sp fixed gear hub built by moi. Surprisingly nimble for a hunk of Sheffield Steel. Used to Alley Cat on it when I was in my early fifties.
Still rocking my Honda, but just recently added an Ultimate Seat (like riding a lazy boy down the highway), installed new saddlebags because I am getting tired of shoving things in my jacket when I ride, and opted for another fairing. Had one years ago and loved it, but the mounting system was always janky. This one will utilize brackets that actually bolt to the triple tree. Hoping to get this one painted myself. It will use 6x9 speakers which I was hoping for 4-5.25s, but I got this one with a huge discount due to a blemish that I cannot find.
Old shot with the color matched fairing...
Old shot with the color matched fairing...
You should put little angry eyelids on the three lights.
Rode about 30 miles north to Gold Beach last Tuesday, beautiful sunny day hovering around 65. Wound up in a wind tunnel on 101 N and froze on the way up but the way back was great.
Just stumbled into this thread. I've been riding...forever. My old man was giving me rides on his Norton Atlas when I was 5 years old. I've owned a few bikes, my first was a Honda 305 Scrambler I picked up as a basket case for $50. I actually got it running...for a minute. Then a Yamaha Enduro, a couple of Triumphs ( a Daytona and a Tiger), a 750 Yamaha, and then a Triumph Bonneville.
My first Harley was a rigid frame Ironhead Sportster, followed by an Evo Softtail.
20 years ago, my wife and I got ourselves a Road King Classic as a wedding present to ourselves.
Should have kept that one, but I traded it in on Wide Glide.
Went back to a touring bike, a 2007 Road Glide. I still have this one, with 85K miles on the clock. HD really hasn't improved on it enough in 14 years to make me get another one.
I also played around with a 2011 Husqvarna TE630. It was a lot of fun, but a couple of get offs and some cracked ribs took the fun out of it. This was going up the steps at Goler Wash in Death Valley.
I had a '77 Shovelhead for a couple years, but as I've gotten older I find that I prefer bikes that I can spend more time riding than wrenching on.
This '93 Low Rider was a hoot to ride. Chicks dug the color.
I sold the Low Rider when I bought my wife's late brother's FXD off his widow. Didn't really need 2 Dynas. I did swipe the dual disc front end off the Low Rider before I sold it. This one will stay in the family. My grandson has already put his dibs on it.
Not sure what'll end up in the garage next. Been thinking about a Triumph Speed Twin. It's light enough to carry on a carrier behind the motorhome while still flat towing the Jeep.
My first Harley was a rigid frame Ironhead Sportster, followed by an Evo Softtail.
20 years ago, my wife and I got ourselves a Road King Classic as a wedding present to ourselves.
Should have kept that one, but I traded it in on Wide Glide.
Went back to a touring bike, a 2007 Road Glide. I still have this one, with 85K miles on the clock. HD really hasn't improved on it enough in 14 years to make me get another one.
I also played around with a 2011 Husqvarna TE630. It was a lot of fun, but a couple of get offs and some cracked ribs took the fun out of it. This was going up the steps at Goler Wash in Death Valley.
I had a '77 Shovelhead for a couple years, but as I've gotten older I find that I prefer bikes that I can spend more time riding than wrenching on.
This '93 Low Rider was a hoot to ride. Chicks dug the color.
I sold the Low Rider when I bought my wife's late brother's FXD off his widow. Didn't really need 2 Dynas. I did swipe the dual disc front end off the Low Rider before I sold it. This one will stay in the family. My grandson has already put his dibs on it.
Not sure what'll end up in the garage next. Been thinking about a Triumph Speed Twin. It's light enough to carry on a carrier behind the motorhome while still flat towing the Jeep.
Thatguy
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Thatguy
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Thanks, and it doesnt always stay pretty
As it does with the jeep, so it goes with my two wheels.
Let go of the Honda and got the Fatboy. The wife still doesn't understand.
Let go of the Honda and got the Fatboy. The wife still doesn't understand.
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Have ridden 2 wheel Harleys for years, but in 2016 I decided they were getting too heavy for me so traded for a TriGlide. Fast forward to this year and found with arthritis in my shoulders the trike was too hard to steer (no counter steering on trikes). A friend had a like new Canam Spyder F3 that he was not riding and made me a good deal on it. Took a. little getting used to but the power steering cinched the deal. Getting ready for our 2 week guy trip next month. This year we are going to the Black Hills, but before the rally.
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I've been riding my whole life, too many to count. But here's my current moto-cickel. And the wife and I on Tail of the dragon.
Swamp Yankee
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99 Harley Heritage Softail for me at the moment
