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Billy Woo Member From: Los Angeles, CA, USA |
posted 23 August 2004 07:17 AM
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2004 Kawasaki Vulcan Nomad 1500cc. Wife just bought it for me about 3 weeks ago and it's only 830 lbs light, not quite as heavy as my Zum (jes kiddin)..but it hauls "Cowboy Butt" Bronco Billy |
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Steve Allison Member From: Eatonton,Ga. U.S.A. |
posted 23 August 2004 08:09 AM
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'98 Harley Heritage Springer |
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John Drury Member From: Gallatin, Tn USA |
posted 23 August 2004 10:15 AM
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Gene, Thanks for posting the picture of Paul Bigsby of Bigsby Guitar fame. I read somewhere that he worked at the Crocker factory and that he was instrumental in the developement of the big tank Crocker. John Drury [This message was edited by John Drury on 23 August 2004 at 02:27 PM.] |
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Bart Maloney Member From: Houston, Texas (from Tomball, TX) |
posted 23 August 2004 01:18 PM
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I'll confess, I am a Motorcycle man myself. Anything with a motor is gonna catch my eye. I am currently riding a 1974 Yamaha TY 250 Trials Bike. I have spent more time working on it than riding it, but when i get to ride it makes up for all the hours i have spent working on it. ------------------ |
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Danny Naccarato Member From: Ft. Worth, Texas US |
posted 23 August 2004 02:21 PM
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2001 Fat Boy (FLSTF) |
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BobbeSeymour Member From: Hendersonville TN USA |
posted 23 August 2004 02:26 PM
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This is the best thread ever!!!!!!!! I didn't realize how many of "us brothers" had this common thread between us! |
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John Drury Member From: Gallatin, Tn USA |
posted 23 August 2004 02:26 PM
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Quesney, Good to see another Concours rider on here! They are incredible bikes. I should have got one a long time ago. I have a black 04 that I purchased earlier in the year. I like it better every time I ride it! John Drury |
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Kenny Foy Member From: Lynnville, KY, USA |
posted 23 August 2004 05:30 PM
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1981 H-D Super Glide. Original sheet-metal, and original paint. Got a good thread going here. Sounds as if we do have enough bikers for a ride for something. M-S, M-D, steel player in need. Giddy-Up |
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Walter Glockler Member From: Scottsdale, Arizona, USA |
posted 23 August 2004 05:57 PM
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2005 Triumph Rocket 3 |
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Jim Phelps Member From: just out of Mexico City |
posted 23 August 2004 06:16 PM
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Damir Besic Member From: La Vergne,TN |
posted 23 August 2004 06:27 PM
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John, I almost bought a Concours myself.I like sport-touring bikes a lot.I almost traded my V Strom for a new ZZR 1200 couple weeks back but then I remembered I had another steel to pay for so I chiled out for a sec. Bobbe,great idea,lets go ride while the weather is still nice.Friends of mine went for a ride to Mount Eagle adn they said it was great.Maybe we can take a ride and when we get there we can have a nice steel talk and a cold beer. Db if I was buying a harley I would buy a black one.They say those sound the best... |
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John Drury Member From: Gallatin, Tn USA |
posted 23 August 2004 07:04 PM
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Jim, The Nashville dealer has had three of them in so far, they are selling them as fast as they come in. They are monsters. If the Triumph Tiger was shaft drive I may have bought one. I hear the new Triumphs are decent iron. John Drury |
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Jim Phelps Member From: just out of Mexico City |
posted 23 August 2004 07:35 PM
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Michael Haselman Member From: St. Paul Park, Minnesota, USA |
posted 24 August 2004 05:59 AM
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I just started this year. '98 Yamaha Virago 1100. Very comfortable cruiser. Having a ball with it. ------------------ |
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Walter Glockler Member From: Scottsdale, Arizona, USA |
posted 24 August 2004 08:59 AM
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Jim, yes, I have already taken delivery ( July 29). I have ridden motorbikes since 1968, and I had quite a few, but this one is the greatest bike I ever had so far, very comfortable, amazing torque, and despite the weight of 730 lbs. it handles well. Walter |
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seldomfed Member From: Colorado |
posted 24 August 2004 11:04 AM
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I've had Goldwings for almost 20 years. But ordered a new Yamaha FJR1300 ABS this spring. It's due in OCT  I'm excited.http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/products/modelhome/180/0/home.aspx I like long distance touring, and needed a change of pace. ------------------ [This message was edited by seldomfed on 12 September 2005 at 02:14 PM.] [This message was edited by seldomfed on 12 September 2005 at 02:15 PM.] [This message was edited by seldomfed on 12 September 2005 at 02:16 PM.] |
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seldomfed Member From: Colorado |
posted 24 August 2004 11:05 AM
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oops, hit go twice... [This message was edited by seldomfed on 24 August 2004 at 11:09 AM.] |
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John Drury Member From: Gallatin, Tn USA |
posted 24 August 2004 05:36 PM
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Jim Phelps, I had a 68 Hornet, possibly the fastest bike I have ever owned except for the Concours. One of my all time favorites was my 1963 BSA Gold Star Catalina Scrambler, 500cc single, I loved that bike! You are right, the bikes back then were not all that reliable. John Drury |
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Jim Phelps Member From: just out of Mexico City |
posted 24 August 2004 05:42 PM
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Don Patterson Member From: Richmond, Ontario, Canada |
posted 24 August 2004 07:30 PM
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Currently riding an FXD but I've had a few Harleys. Started in the 50's with a 125cc James. Moved on to Jawas, then a bunch of Japanese bikes. Harleys after that and I'll stick with 'em, they're a pretty fine bike!!! |
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Doug Earnest Member From: Branson, MO USA |
posted 24 August 2004 08:09 PM
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87 Sportster painted Chrysler Plum Crazy purple with orange decals and trim. My first Harley, but have had some sort of bike since I was 10, starting with a mini-bike. |
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Geoff Cole Member From: Marrara N.T. Australia |
posted 24 August 2004 10:53 PM
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I've had a Suzuki VL250 for about 4 years now. A nice little bike but geez it hurts when you fall off. |
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Michael Dene Member From: Gippsland,Vic, Australia |
posted 24 August 2004 11:05 PM
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Hey Geof, Two rules....
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Michael Dene Member From: Gippsland,Vic, Australia |
posted 24 August 2004 11:07 PM
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oops. rule 3 Don't hit cruise resume at traffic lights rule 4 Don't press enter twice when submitting posts on forum sorry [This message was edited by Michael Dene on 24 August 2004 at 11:09 PM.] [This message was edited by Michael Dene on 24 August 2004 at 11:10 PM.] |
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Ernest Cawby Member From: Lake City, Florida, USA |
posted 24 August 2004 11:19 PM
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In 1950 bought my 1st bike A Harley 1946 model 45. Then a 1948 74, then a New 1952 74 and dressed it up all the way I like dressers. In 1982 Bought a Yamaha 650, the man at the shop said are you sure you can ride this thing it is fast and hot, I was 52 and had 100,00 mile behind me, I said I think i can make it. Then a Honda Silver Wing GL 500. The last one in 1982 a Gold Wing, and a Time Out Camp trailer, Nan and I loved to ride thru the Smoky's. 200,000 miles in all we loved it then it's over now. ernie |
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Walter Jones Member From: Athens, Ohio USA |
posted 25 August 2004 06:08 PM
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I have owned quite a few bikes over the years but at the present time I am riding a 1979 Yamaha 650cc vertical twin. My son Greg was just home for 4 days and left this morning on his 1981 HD Iron Head sporster going back to London, Ky. We spent a couple of days riding around the countryside and it sure was fun, its been a long time since Greg and I have had a chance to ride together. Bikes I have owned; 1951 HD 74CI full dresser Of the 46 years I have know my wife Karen she has been on a bike with me exactly two times, maybe she just doesn't like them. Hey, I forgot to list the Whizzer Bike, how many of you guys remember those. Some pictures on request. |
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jim milewski Member From: stowe, vermont |
posted 25 August 2004 07:48 PM
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68 Triumph TR6, 70 Bonneville, (4 speed, ha) 79 Bonneville Special, 73 Bonneville. I wouldn't be playing steel if I didn't crash the 441 Victor |
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Dave Potter Member From: Republic of Texas (near San Antonio) |
posted 26 August 2004 05:46 AM
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Been riding 46 years now. Still here to report it. I've owned a lot of 'em, starting with a 3 hp Cushman scooter, then a Vespa, then....Yamahas, Kawasakis, Triumphs, Harleys, and Hondas. Recently traded my trusty '95 Goldwing with 42K troublefree miles on it for a new '04 'Wing. With 1800ccs, fuel injection, and solid lifters, it goes really well. |
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Gene Jones Member From: Oklahoma City, OK USA |
posted 26 August 2004 06:08 AM
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About motorcycle riders it has been said that: "There are BOLD riders, and there are OLD riders....but not many BOLD OLD riders!" |
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Dave Potter Member From: Republic of Texas (near San Antonio) |
posted 26 August 2004 05:24 PM
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<< About motorcycle riders it has been said that: "There are BOLD riders, and there are OLD riders....but not many BOLD OLD riders!" >> I remember that with "pilots" substituted for "riders". Like Bobbe, and most likely, others, I also fly |
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Wally Maples Member From: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA |
posted 26 August 2004 06:16 PM
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Sold my 3 Rice Rockets (2 900's/750) but have a '64 Harley Sprint I need restored. You know any 'strait up' types out there I can trust a restoration to? Have a little Honda 90 I 'practice' on at farm!! |
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chas smith Member From: Encino, CA, USA |
posted 26 August 2004 06:30 PM
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quote:http://www.star-riders.org/starcruiser/volume1-2/crocker.html |
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William Peters Member From: Effort, Pennsylvania, USA |
posted 26 August 2004 06:47 PM
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Well I finally had to give up ridin this year because of my arthritis. When I sold my Harley last month, it still had last years gas in it. My wife and both had pilots licenses too. Karen even had her instrument rating. I was the mechanic. Bill |
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Bill Llewellyn Member From: San Jose, CA |
posted 26 August 2004 07:42 PM
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Now here's somthing I might be able to handle... [This message was edited by Bill Llewellyn on 26 August 2004 at 07:52 PM.] |
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Dave Boothroyd Member From: The Malvern Hills |
posted 26 August 2004 11:33 PM
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On old bikers- especially ex racers they say, " The older you get, the faster you used to be". Then there was the sticker that one of my former class rivals had on his bike, "When the flag drops, the bull**** stops" ------------------ |
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Anita Merritt Member From: Torrance, California, USA |
posted 27 August 2004 01:09 AM
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OMG, so this explains it...I was trying to figure out why I had this overwhelming desire to ride a Harley. Thought maybe I was going through a second childhood or that I'd just sung Guthrie's "Motorcycle Song" a few too many times. Noooo...now I see the connection. In the span of a single month I get serious about lap steel AND decide I'm gonna learn to ride and buy me a Harley. It can't be a coincidence. Is it the lap steel or have I been hanging out at the SGF too much? |
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Frank McBride Member From: Clendenin, West Virginia, USA |
posted 27 August 2004 04:43 AM
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1991 HD Softail Custom |
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Dave Potter Member From: Republic of Texas (near San Antonio) |
posted 27 August 2004 05:48 AM
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Forgot to include this one in my bike list previously -   [This message was edited by Dave Potter on 27 August 2004 at 05:53 AM.] |
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Pat Dawson Member From: Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, USA |
posted 27 August 2004 06:24 AM
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1997 Harley 1200S Sportster "Sport" w/ S&S carb, V&H exhaust, Screaming Eagle ignition module, K&N air cleaner. Bought new. Now has 21,500 + miles. |
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Wayne Morgan Member From: Rutledge, TN, USA |
posted 27 August 2004 06:32 PM
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'95 shadow VT 1100, Bobbe,,,post the ride and they will come,,I mean,,We will come!!! Wayne |
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