Who rides motorcycles?

[Fawken]

My current rides: KLR 650 and restored 73' Honda CT90. Also test ride customer's bikes pretty much daily. Most of my customers are Triumph and BMW guys who have more money than brains and couldn't even change their own oil.

 

[CalG]

I ride a VFR800fi

keep a Moto Morini SeiV for fun days, and a Yamaha fzr400 for screaming around.. ;-)

You don't quit riding because you get old, You get old because you quit riding.

Oh! by the way. " push right ..turn right" is the ONLY way a motorcycle , or any single track vehicle, turns. Try it, it's powerful!

 

[SouthernSooner]

I ride a Street Glide and put about 8k miles a year on it. Love riding and when folks ask why I ride, I ask them if they have ever seen a dog with head hanging out the car window and how happy they look? Yes, that is what it's like on the bike. Lol

 

[ovrszd]

I'll get my buddy MoPops on this thread. You guys will unanimously give him the "Iron Butt" award. 10,000 mile road trip in 2 weeks. I'll let him tell you the rest.

Oh, here's my old 1979 Honda 750K that my Son dragged out of the shed after sitting with a blown engine for 22 years.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Started with this Suzuki triple, a long, long time ago:

Spent many years and miles on Norton Commandos after that.

This one still sits in the living room (most reliable Norton I ever had):

Started riding BMWs after that, beginning with an R100RS:

That lasted a year or so until I took a ride on a borrowed K75S. Shortly thereafter I had one of my own and the RS was history. Rode that bike for over 100K miles, but didn't take any photos of it!

Next up was something a little faster, but just as smooth:

Along the way tried dual sporting. This one has over 130K miles on it, and gets still ridden regularly.

Went to the new GS when my neck couldn't take the RS riding position any longer. It'll be for sale as soon as BMW gets done with a couple outstanding recalls:shocked::

Decided maybe BMW got it right the first time, and am now working on rebuilding a couple of these:

Along the way I also rode a Honda XR350R for a while, then a few years ago purchased up a Yamaha XT225 for knocking around back roads and fire trails.

Newest (to me) picked up for winter riding last November:

Of all those I only regret selling one, that yellow Commando Fastback. Easy to ride, lots of power, sounded great, and fairly reliable (for a British bike).

 

[Boondox]

2012 BMW R1200GS Adventure for solo trips

2010 BMW R1200GS Adventure with Hannigan sidecar for long distance rides with Barley

 

[Dutch445]

I just made a deal on a used HD super glide custom, used 2012 with 2000 miles. my suzuki marauder
had an engine issue last year and with this summer this past couple weeks it really got me missing
riding. never thought i'd own a Harley!
can't wait to get it, probably next week...

 

[MinnesotaEric]

A beemer heretic, mixing air and oil heads, and admitting to riding a K-bike! sacrilege!

Smile.

Speaking of motorcycles and tractors, I remembered a real ad Kawasaki ran in 2003 (including the text at the end).

 

[MoPops]

I'll get my buddy MoPops on this thread. You guys will unanimously give him the "Iron Butt" award. 10,000 mile road trip in 2 weeks. I'll let him tell you the rest.

Oh, here's my old 1979 Honda 750K that my Son dragged out of the shed after sitting with a blown engine for 22 years.

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Richard,
You find these great threads. I love motorcycles. Riding motorcycles. Took 20 years off when the kids were little, but got back into it when the youngest turned 16. Now have a BMW 1200 GS Adventure I've put 50,000 miles on it.



My other bike is a 650 thumper (single cylinder) bmw x challenge. I like to haul camping gear with me and travel a bit.

 

[dsgsr]

I ride a Street Glide and put about 8k miles a year on it. Love riding and when folks ask why I ride, I ask them if they have ever seen a dog with head hanging out the car window and how happy they look? Yes, that is what it's like on the bike. Lol

One of my coffee cups