Can You Call To Mind Your First Motorcycle?
Written by author on Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 in Motorcycle Review.
Do you remember your first motorcycle? I remember mine was a used motorcycle, a Honda 750 four. I bought it used in 1972 for $700.00. I think it had something like 2500 miles on it when I bought it. For what it was it was a great motorcycle.
The Next bike I purchased was a Norton 750 Commando. Now this was a fast bike for its day.
It only had 600 miles on it, it was about 60hp @ 7000rpm and would top out at just around 120 to 125 mph. It had a four-speed transmission, I can still remember red lining it and thinking how much faster it could have gone if it only had one more gear.
I guess back in those days I was into used . Well it was not that I was so much into them as it was all that bike complex didn’t last forever though and in 1975 I joined the United States Army and the next year I bought a brand new Harley Davidson Sportster 1000cc bicentennial addition. Although it was one of those AMF Harley Davidsons, it was a sweet little motorcycle. I purchased it while I was in over seas and I road my Sportster all over Europe. I road my sportsterfor well over ten years after that, in 1987 I had to give it a decent burial because I had a crash. Alas, my 1976 AMF bicentennial Sportster was totaled
I have bought quite a few motorcycles over the years. I have owned just about
every kind of motorbike you can perceive. I had a Harley Fat Boy for a while, I owned a KZ LTD. 1000cc, and I’ve also had a Yamaha 250 Enduro and a 1975 Bultaco Alpina 250cc for off roading.
Those where all good times and great motorcycle but time marches on, I have grown up and although my taste in motorcycles hasn’t changed very much I do prefer a more comfortable motorcycle these days. I ride a Honda 2005 1300 VTX at present.
Even though to some, riding a motorcycle that isn’t made in the USA might be considered un-cool or traitorous. To
them I say, GET OVER IT! Long gone are the days of my, it’s got to be a Harley or nothing at all. I am not saying that I wouldn’t own or ride a Harley
they are great motorcycles. I’m just saying, it doesn’t matter what the bike is, what matters is that I can ride.
I must confess my Honda has a nice comfortable ride, it is very smooth on long rides and it has all of the power I need.
My Honda is getting old, it is a 2005 and it’s getting a few miles on it. I am thinking about getting rid of it and getting something different. I haven’t decided yet what kind of motorcycle I want. I am thinking that I might not buy a new scooter this time. Oh well I am not in any great hurry but I just might start looking for inquiring about a used motorcycle for sale.
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