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[Paddy]

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G'day Theo,

Well, I own a Honda Phanthom 200 cc (which is a Thai-made Honda similar to a Honda Shadow). HONDA Phantom

I also have a Honda Neo Future 125 cc (Vietnamese-made Honda). Both bikes are real Hondas, but manufactured locally.

Had a motorbike accident two weeks ago, so currently not biking until my shoulder is back in shape again.

[Determinatrix]

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Just got my first starter bike Honda CB125S with the original blue paint. Determinator is selling his 1974 Ducati Condor Swiss Army 350. Even has the rifle rack. We have a tandem bike, which is really a true test for any marriage for the fight for control (or lack thereof) !

[Theo]

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Paddy, was the accident serious? I hate crashing!!!!!

Determinatrix, do you have any pics of the Duc? I love those bikes.

[Determinatrix]

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Theo,
Determinator and I have tried to figure out how to post a pic here. But saw a post by RJ stating it takes too much memory.
Dx

[Paddy]

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No, not serious. Thanks. Was just just about to come to a halt. But enough to fracture my shoulder. But now on the mend, so no worries.

[Sunday]

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BOOZE & BSA's

Alway's been a 'Motorcycle' dude, though after trashing my much loved BSA oh ! yeah trashed myself pretty bad, I was so drunk when I went crashing through the window of my Local Bar, kinda made me do some thinking "Yeah to hell with Motorcycles" just focus on my drinking, well I did just that, though I missed the old Scooter scene, having not ridden for 6 yrs, so I said to myself in a moment of sobriety (Clarity), if I can lay off the sauce for 90 days then maybe I could be responsible enough to get another bike !!!
Well today is day 121 AF, and just got back from a beautiful ride on my new 'Harley'.............
Life is Good.................................

[Flip]

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I ride a Virago 750 - see my profile for a pic! I'm in the Ulyssess Club ( over 40's) and ride every day. It was my reward for getting sober......

[tawnyfrog]

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FLIP!!!!!

Where've you been, girl?

[boycie]

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Hey nice bike flip I'd stay sobber for that one babe. When I get my act together and get some wheels we'll have to take a ride to tawny's place. Kim

[tawnyfrog]

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Cool! Bring tents. The Ulyssees Club hold an annual get-together not far from my place! I drive there in my car. Yeah, I know ... Big wuss.

[Flip]

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You're on guys! PM me and we'll organise it!

F,.

[Flip]

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Tawny, see my latest post in Long Term.... it will explian everything....

[trixietrack]

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I got my permit last fall and am waiting for the weather to warm up so I can take riding lessons.
My boyfrinend has a bunch of Ducati motorcycles. Love them!
we even have a classic Ducati 750gt sitting in my work studio.
can't wait to learn how to ride!

[trixietrack]

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Sunday;125850 wrote: Alway's been a 'Motorcycle' dude, though after trashing my much loved BSA oh ! yeah trashed myself pretty bad, I was so drunk when I went crashing through the window of my Local Bar, kinda made me do some thinking "Yeah to hell with Motorcycles" just focus on my drinking, well I did just that, though I missed the old Scooter scene, having not ridden for 6 yrs, so I said to myself in a moment of sobriety (Clarity), if I can lay off the sauce for 90 days then maybe I could be responsible enough to get another bike !!!
Well today is day 121 AF, and just got back from a beautiful ride on my new 'Harley'.............
Life is Good.................................

congrats!!!:h

[MDBiker]

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I just saw this thread, so I thought I would throw in my two cents worth.

I?ve been riding since I was 5. My older brother had a Cushman step-through scooter. I don?t know if you are familiar with the Cushman scooters, but they had a front kicker to start them and I was not really heavy enough to get the job done. He would start it and I would ride. It was almost impossible to wreck because when you stopped it would lean over on the floorboard like a kick stand, so I did pretty good with it. He always told me when he went to school if I could get it started I could ride it; so I would spend hours jumping up on that front kicker. Eventually I got to where I would get it started now and then. And I would ride it until it was out of gas. Where ever it died was never too far from the house, so I would leave it and walk home. My dad was a farmer, so I could ride all day around the farm and no one cared except my mom :H . (God Bless Her, she is almost 90 and still worries about me). When my brother would get home from school he would ask me where I left the scooter and I would point it out so he could retrieve it. Those are great memories for me. I have been riding ever since. I still have the 1952 Cushman Eagle I rode up until I was 10 and moved into the Japanese bikes. When I was young we were able to get a motorcycle license at the age of 12 as long as the motor was smaller than 5 brake horsepower, so I had several other young kids to ride with legally. Mostly I rode Honda?s until at 14 I was able to save up enough money (from my job as a sacker/stocker at the grocery) to buy my first really big motorcycle; a 1953 Harley Davidson 74 cubic inch Hydra Glide. It was a hard tail, vibrating monster. It had a suicide clutch and the shifter was on the tank. The old pan head motor leaked a lot of oil, and I was ashamed of it; but it would keep up with my friends on their larger Hondas (which I couldn?t afford). (I wish I had that bike now, I sold it for $1000 to pay for college expenses.)

I have owned lots of bikes over the last 50 years and generally I have loved them all. There is nothing like it. Right now my main ride is a 2000 Harley Electra Glide Classic. I also have a 1982 Honda CX 500, a 1995 Kawasaki 1500 Vulcan, a 1982 1000 Virago, and I am trying to buy a 1972 Harley sportster this weekend (just to play with). I make the Sturgis run about every other year, and I usually do 4-6 other rallies too. I average about 25,000 miles a year; and my dream trip is up to Washington state, through Canada, and on up into Alaska. I may have to wait until I retire to do this one, since I would never be able to be gone from work for that long for one vacation. Right now I am about to go out and get the bike for a 120 mile ride to Amarillo to see my wife who is at my daughters house with two of my grandsons. I hope it doesn?t rain, but so it goes.

Keep the rubber side down
Bear