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<blockquote data-quote="JimJimmyJames" data-source="post: 483525" data-attributes="member: 11425"><p>I started off in 4th grade with a 1971 Honda Mini-Trail. Fun little bike but I always had problems keeping it running.</p><p> </p><p>My second bike was a 1973 Honda CL350. This was the scrambler version of the CB. My father bought it brand new, than gave it to me when I was in 6th grade. He had it tuned up for me, but refused to fix it if I broke it. I treated it like a dirt bike and beat it into the ground. I broke my Dad's heart but I learned a valuable lesson when it came to taking care of your possessions and the value of a dollar.</p><p> </p><p>After high school I bought a 1984 Honda Nighthawk S. This was the sport version of the Nighthawk. I sold it several years later for what I paid for it and regret selling it to this day.</p><p> </p><p>After I got married I bought a 1977 Harley Sportster XLT. At the time I bought it I was on a waiting list for a new one for almost a year and became sick of waiting so I bought this old iron head. I spent about as much customizing it as I had on purchasing it. It was a fun bike even if it did like to mark it's territory everywhere we went. I sold it after we bought our first house and money was tight.</p><p> </p><p>Several years after that I bought a 1966 BMW R50/2 with a sidecar. I still have it. It was/is a blast to drive around the neighborhood with the kids in it, and always fun to take anywhere because it is an instant conversation starter. People love that bike! Alas, I am going to put it up for sale this year because as the kids have grown older they are losing interest in it and quite frankly so am I.</p><p> </p><p>I bought a 1979 Triumph Bonneville shortly after the Beemer. Lovely piece of eye candy, great handling with a sweet sounding motor but damn, what an unreliable piece of crap it turned out to be! I sold it on eBay after I just couldn't take it anymore.</p><p> </p><p>My latest purchase (in 2005) was a brand new 883 Sportster. I wanted a big Harley but with two car payments as it is that was not going to happen at this time. I paid cash for the Sporty and for all the time I get to ride, it is a fine bike for me right now.</p><p> </p><p>I definitely will be buying a touring bike in the future as I want to do just that. I also have kicked around the idea of buying a dual sport bike as there are a lot of woods where I live and I miss exploring them as I did when I was a kid.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JimJimmyJames, post: 483525, member: 11425"] I started off in 4th grade with a 1971 Honda Mini-Trail. Fun little bike but I always had problems keeping it running. My second bike was a 1973 Honda CL350. This was the scrambler version of the CB. My father bought it brand new, than gave it to me when I was in 6th grade. He had it tuned up for me, but refused to fix it if I broke it. I treated it like a dirt bike and beat it into the ground. I broke my Dad's heart but I learned a valuable lesson when it came to taking care of your possessions and the value of a dollar. After high school I bought a 1984 Honda Nighthawk S. This was the sport version of the Nighthawk. I sold it several years later for what I paid for it and regret selling it to this day. After I got married I bought a 1977 Harley Sportster XLT. At the time I bought it I was on a waiting list for a new one for almost a year and became sick of waiting so I bought this old iron head. I spent about as much customizing it as I had on purchasing it. It was a fun bike even if it did like to mark it's territory everywhere we went. I sold it after we bought our first house and money was tight. Several years after that I bought a 1966 BMW R50/2 with a sidecar. I still have it. It was/is a blast to drive around the neighborhood with the kids in it, and always fun to take anywhere because it is an instant conversation starter. People love that bike! Alas, I am going to put it up for sale this year because as the kids have grown older they are losing interest in it and quite frankly so am I. I bought a 1979 Triumph Bonneville shortly after the Beemer. Lovely piece of eye candy, great handling with a sweet sounding motor but damn, what an unreliable piece of crap it turned out to be! I sold it on eBay after I just couldn't take it anymore. My latest purchase (in 2005) was a brand new 883 Sportster. I wanted a big Harley but with two car payments as it is that was not going to happen at this time. I paid cash for the Sporty and for all the time I get to ride, it is a fine bike for me right now. I definitely will be buying a touring bike in the future as I want to do just that. I also have kicked around the idea of buying a dual sport bike as there are a lot of woods where I live and I miss exploring them as I did when I was a kid. [/QUOTE]
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