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On 5/3/05, Nathan Maher <nate@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Tom,
> 
> Your post brings up an interesting subject, one's personal history of
> bikes.  I'd love to hear what others have owned, and which they liked.
> My story reads like this:
> 
> 1. 82 Suzuki GS450 - great starter bike, loved it so much I sold it to my
> bro so he could learn to ride on it.
> 2. 89 Kawasaki Vulcan 750 - really liked this bike and it was the only
> cruiser I've ever owned.  It met with an untimely demise at the hands of
> a Buick and almost took me with it...
> 3. 79 Honda CB750 - this bike was the friggen devil, in a bad way.  I
> owned it for 2 years, it never ran.  I poured twice it's original
> purchase price into it trying to fix its myriad electrical gremlins to no
> avail.  Finally sold it for half what I paid for it.  Seriously turned me
> off from ever owning another Honda.  The worst vehicle I've ever owned.
> 4. 89 Honda Transalp - the one bike I never should have gotten rid of.
> Had it alongside the CB and sold it to finance CB repairs (AH!).  The
> most comfortable ride I've ever had, a little low on power but otherwise
> a hoot.
> 5. 83 BMW R65LS - bought this for $300 off a college buddy of mine who'd
> had it in a barn for 10 years.  It was never much of a looker, but it ran
> and was fun to fix up.  Yet another bike that I sold to my brother.
> 6. 89 Yamaha FJ1200 - oh, so much torque.  Great long distance machine.
> Sold it to get the trumpet.
> 7. 00 Triumph Sprint RS - 4 years, lots of miles, no end in sight.
> 
> I think that's all of them.
> 
> Nate
> 00SprintRS

If you want a good laugh, keep your comments to yourself, my bike
history is here
http://www.rgalea.com/photos/bikes/index.html
Rupert
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