Mom's motorcycle
 

I like this short video on YouTube and think a few of you might also.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L0DsvpE9aOk

Marc

Nice Honda. I wonder if it's for sale? I've been riding for about 26 years now and that dude just cheated himself out some good potential memories.

Yes, I had a similar CL200 and it was a great little bike. I bought it and sold it for $300, and yes - wish I still had it (along with my first house and my Marlin .35 Remington Centennial model).

I have been riding 40+ years now and maybe at some point it will happen, but I can't imagine not having a bike. You are right, he cheated himself out of some great times.

My current ride is a 2000 Suzuki Katana:

Very nice!

Thanks. It is 14 years old now and not worth a lot, but I keep it in good shape and still get a lot of compliments.

I'm also an avid rider. Forty six years in the saddle. Currently have a 2001 Dyna and a 2007 V-Rod.

Which do you ride most? I imagine it depends on the ride?

I went to the H.D. Museum a couple years ago; I enjoyed all the history and the tremendous variety of bikes. Not just the different standard offerings but the Postal Service bikes, Military bikes, etc.

Plan on riding until my legs are no longer strong enough to hold up my 650 lb bike!

If this guy let his mother talk him out of riding, then he had no business riding in the first place.

This is an early photo of mine... before I took the crash bars off and replaced the police radio trunk with a pillion seat, and the "city" lids with larger touring lids on my saddlebags. :thumbup:

As you say, it all depends on the ride. Most of my riding companions are older than me. For a long distance, leisurely ride the Dyna wins out, but for a local, energetic sport ride I love the V-Rod.

Schweet bike John. At one time I had six bikes ranging from British to Soviet ( 1969 Ural brought back by a State Dept. employee from Tashkent of all places) to Japanese. That was too many and I currently have three. A 1985 Honda Nighthawk that I've had for 20 years and looks about two years old, a 2000 Roadstar that gets cleaned NOT washed so it looks brand essentially new and a 1993 Honda ST1100 with 113000 miles on it. The last one isn't the prettiest thing in the world anymore but it's been all over North America and still runs like a Honda should!

Here are my two rides....

Still riding at 78 years old. Have a Harley and a Honda. Bill

My current bike for the last 10 years.

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Did you say NIGHTHAWK?
 

Here is my COMPLETELY STOCK 1983 Nighthawk CB 650SC that I sold in 2010 to buy my Beemer...

It was a sweet ride, and I miss it, but it was really not large enough for 2-UP for long distances... but I loved that inline 4 cylinder...it was bulletproof!

I always wanted a Beemer anyway!:rockon:

Way to go Bill. You don't quit playing because you grow old... you grow old when you quit playing!

That's nearly identical to mine except for your seat and turn signals. Even the color is the same. Did yours have the funky cam chain hitting the tensioner noise that many develop?

I bought a brand new Harley Softail Springer in '97. The only new vehicle I have ever owned. I still have it, and still ride it. I currently have 89,000 miles on it. The old springers always "looked correct" to me. No windshield, of course. Took it to Sturgis 3 times, and many, many other rallies. I have thought about selling it, but I just can't do it!!

Not near as impressive as your guy's bikes, but this is my latest purchase. A 1981 Honda XL250S. My son just purchased the yellow DRZ400S and I couldn't keep up with him on my CT90!
Marc

I think I've showed this before....one of the coolest bikes I ever had...one of the first of the "sportbikes" 10,500 RPM redline in 1975!

I've been riding since 1968 (a Honda CB-350). It got stolen, so I bought a new CB-750K1 in '71. I still have it, along with a 100th anniversary HD FXSTD (Softail Deuce).

Nice, had a friend that had one for many years.

Taking a trip down memory lane. I had this from the late seventies to the late eighties.

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Killer Z of 73.

The bike I NEVER should have sold. My 1978 Kz1000 Z1R.

Great bike! Mostly a revamped version of my old 900 that I never should have sold either, but I couldn't afford having two bikes and would end up killing myself trying to keep up with friends that had bought late model sport bikes, so in 1989 bought this (wo would know that high speed was so easy)
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As a curiosity. If you take a closer look at the 900 you'll notice the exhaust system is from a Z1R.

It sure is! That four into-collector box-into one exhaust was taken off of 99% of the Z1-Rs out there and is the rarest accessory, along with the original air box, in trying to restore one back to factory today. (I also had a 900 in Green and Gold prior to the Z1-R).

I bought and restored two Z1-Rs back in about 2002-2003. One I shipped down from Montreal, Canada and had to replace the speedometer prior to registration here in the US.
The color was unique to that year and never offered on another bike, to the best of my knowledge. The Z1-R was reissued in 1980, but was also a flop. The 1980's black paint, four-into two exhausts and the awful larger gas tank ruined the lines of the bike.

Economic nesessities, plus the fact that the bike is now a sought after classic collector's bike, (it was a total flop when it came out. Only 500 were initially sold) forced me to sell both of them. I would not pay what they are asking for one today.
This bike came on the cusp of a technological change in motorcycle design, where the engine technology and power was outstripping the frame and suspension technology. I can remember putting these bikes hard into a turn and feel the frame and rear swingarm flexing through the turn. A bit scary, but what did I know?

The Z1-R had many firsts for a Japanese bike: The first self-cancelling turn signals. The first electric gas gauge on a "dashboard". Kawasaki's first factory fairing. I miss the look of these bikes and would love for someone to replicate this look closely today.

I would buy one!

From this side it's even more clear.
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Don't I know it. :rolleyes:

Closest thing on today's market
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Nice! What model is that?

It's the Honda CB1100. The fairing and the backseat cover are custom, the regular look is more classic.
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Here are my two current rides. A Honda and a Harley. Bill