tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post8279455788732247713..comments2024-03-22T07:12:47.560-07:00Comments on Pitchpull: On Two Wheels, Part 5+Greybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919862790973521778noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-54815287673349055662012-12-20T16:41:46.168-08:002012-12-20T16:41:46.168-08:00Haven't ridden a Hayabusa. Or the new "f...Haven't ridden a Hayabusa. Or the new "fastest production bike" now: the Kawasaki ZX-16R.<br /><br />I found the cop bikes I rode and taught on were sufficiently fast. The Honda ST1300PA could easily pull the front wheel in first and second. I wasn't brave enough to try third.<br /><br />The BMW boxer RTPs will soon be liquid-cooled.<br /><br />And I too had a 750 Mach III, and a 1980 XS11 in burgundy. It had an 85-mph speedometer so I could never discern its top speed.<br /><br />BZMilepost 154https://www.blogger.com/profile/05844522510412100574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-4215414631412667562012-12-20T09:20:57.210-08:002012-12-20T09:20:57.210-08:00Remember me?
Id love to have my Yamaha XS1100 aga...Remember me?<br /><br />Id love to have my Yamaha XS1100 again. I didn't learn how to ride on it, but I learned how to be an expert at crashing.<br /><br />The fastest production motorcycle on the market is never the best choice for one's first bike, but that was a glorious firebreathing , rubber burning, wheelie popping Japanese marvel.<br /><br />I don't find many kindred souls whove shared the experience of riding an XS1000, but back in the day you could tell who'd just got off one by the frozen silly grin on their faces.Timothy Frazierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07233747022474584914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-40058404099274870622012-12-12T21:12:17.494-08:002012-12-12T21:12:17.494-08:00Going back to college after the Army, a 200 cc 2 c...Going back to college after the Army, a 200 cc 2 cycle Yamaha was my sole transportation, in Denver, year around. Snowmobile suit, boots, and gloves combined with a full face shield helmet kept me from freezing. Was working on my Instrument rating plus college expenses so no money for a car. Maybe I married my ex because she had a Volvo P1800. Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-52880981023008503212012-12-12T18:34:22.437-08:002012-12-12T18:34:22.437-08:00OH you are bringing back some memories... :-) I wi...OH you are bringing back some memories... :-) I wish I still had a couple of mine!<br /><br />I had a true oddball though... Triumph TR5T dirt bike! http://www.tr5tadventurer.net/Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-71214502037395139372012-12-12T11:30:26.266-08:002012-12-12T11:30:26.266-08:00I watched MOTORCYCLE WARS last night because there...I watched MOTORCYCLE WARS last night because there was nothing else on television. I figure Jesse James would win, but Junior did - putting his dad into third place.<br /><br />Yes. My life is DULL.lotta joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742978845913126675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-59625784334200517152012-12-12T08:03:51.444-08:002012-12-12T08:03:51.444-08:00Yep, rode a triple 350 back in '72 or 3.
Got o...Yep, rode a triple 350 back in '72 or 3.<br />Got out of the service and bought a Yamaha DT400 Enduro.<br />It ended up a basket case I gave away.<br />Then a Honda 750 punched out to 1000, then down to a 900.<br />That bike sat unridden for 15 years since we got a boat which the wife prefers on warm summer nights and I couldn't keep my wrist out of the throttle (and I'm no longer immortal).<br />If I could cost justify it (had enough money) I'd get some comfortable cruiser, short of a full dresser.Ed Bonderenkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724552853113809036noreply@blogger.com