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06-16-2010, 06:39 AM | #1 |
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I recently got on a MC safety forum and after a few posts I received a private message from a guy in California asking if I was the guy on the hot Kawasaki that used to ride around Carmel Valley back in the early 80s.
I couldn't believe anyone remembered me from my days at the Naval Post Graduate School. Back then I was riding the Kawasaki 1100 Spectre. Fast, comfortable and good looking. Able to handle the twisties or take you down the highway for hours at a time. I think it was one of their best bikes ever. One of my favorite things to do on those mountain roads back then was to fly up behind the monkey humping a football riders who thought they were cool then sort of sit up like I was out for a nice cruiser ride as I passed. One of my pet peeves with no basis in any sort of logic has always been that so many people think wearing a cowboy hat and sitting on a horse makes them a cowboy. The same with MCs. Buying a fast bike with matching gear doesn't make you a good rider in my book. Only now days I don't pay much attention to them. I probably have my own delusions that people find amusing. Login or Register to Remove Ads |
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06-16-2010, 07:20 AM | #2 |
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I used to have a KZ650 and loved riding everywhere on that thing. Wasn't as comfortable as my Nomad, but I was a little tougher back then too.
One of my pet peeves is the people that buy a $20000 bike,ride it 5 miles to the nearest bar twice a month and call themselves a biker. |
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06-16-2010, 09:31 AM | #3 |
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It is amazing that so many people just have to have a bike. Spend that money and like you say ride it to the store or where ever. Be lucky if they put 2000 miles a year on the bike.
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06-16-2010, 10:14 AM | #4 |
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Who cares if others buy a bike and only ride it to the store or bar? It's their life. It amazes me that something as trivial as this would bother people.
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06-16-2010, 12:11 PM | #5 |
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Almost as bad as selling a Nomad just to buy a Harley....
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Personally I don't care about what those riders say and it sure as hell doesn't bother me they sit at the candy store. I just bust their chops back and tell them when they need a wrench that I carry tools for them. Don't get me wrong I ride with many Harley riders that I consider friends, but most are not the candy store rider either. PS. When I was talking to an owner of a motorcycle store recently he mentioned the average rider, at least in the NE doesn't even put 3,000 on their motorcycle in a season. (I believe that it must be that crotch rockets are low mileage vehicles). |
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[quote author=flavor board=general thread=18057 post=275750 time=1276708365
I was talking to an owner of a motorcycle store recently he mentioned the average rider, at least in the NE doesn't even put 3,000 on their motorcycle in a season. [/quote] Wow, I guess Cindy and I aren't average NE riders She put 30,000 miles on her 2008 750 Shadow and traded it for a 900 LT a couple months ago. She has almost 4,000 on that already. I have 45,000 on my 2007 Nomad.
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She put 30,000 miles on her 2008 750 Shadow and traded it for a 900 LT a couple months ago. She has almost 4,000 on that already. I have 45,000 on my 2007 Nomad.[/quote] Well I guess you're NOT normal. |
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06-16-2010, 06:35 PM | #9 |
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Now everybody knows he's not normal.
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There IS a reason why it came with a better tool kit Dave!!
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06-17-2010, 03:52 PM | #12 |
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Whats wrong with selling a Nomad to buy a Harley?
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Why is it when I go this site or any other metric sites, people are always bashing Harleys. When I go on the Harley sites, they just talk about Harleys. They don't bash Nomads, Hondas or any other brands. I hope that I'm not offending anyone by this statement, but I own a Nomad and a Electra Glide. I enjoy both of them very much, two wheels in the wind, who cares what you ride.
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One of the nice things about owning a motorcycle is that a person can choose how to engage and present. Some ride the wheels off and rack up the miles; others ride less and polish more; others seem to present with pretentious appearance, and to others, it may be a lifestyle with no pretense. I think that's really cool because it's your sport, hobby, fakeness, realness, and/or lifestyle. I draw the line at not being able to handle the machine well.
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