Went for a ride, stopped by Ron's house ....
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Went for a ride, stopped by Ron's house ....
Ron's got an Eddie Lawson replica Kawasaki, but he really enjoys smaller bore stuff. He's got two or three Yamaha 650s, two Suzuki 200 or 250s and a Hodaka, but he spends quality time with his 23 Hondas. Ron insures and tags four bikes per season so everyone gets a little road time.
LOVE the Super 90s, but I would look like the circus bear on a bike!
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LOVE the Super 90s, but I would look like the circus bear on a bike!
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Re: Went for a ride, stopped by Ron's house ....
Had an XL350 back in the day. That was my constant companion for a couple years till I left for the Military.
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2008 GL1800 IIIA "TH3DOG"
1984 GL1200 Standard
1975/6/7/8/9 Arthur Fulmer Dressed Road bike
1975 Naked Noisy and Nasty in town bike
Psst. oh and by the way CHANGE YOUR BELTS!!!!
"The book is wrong, this whole Conclusion is Fallacious" River Tam
"Yea I do dance awkwardly, and I am having more fun than you" Taylor Swift
2008 GL1800 IIIA "TH3DOG"
1984 GL1200 Standard
1975/6/7/8/9 Arthur Fulmer Dressed Road bike
1975 Naked Noisy and Nasty in town bike
Psst. oh and by the way CHANGE YOUR BELTS!!!!
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Re: Went for a ride, stopped by Ron's house ....
Wow.
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Re: Went for a ride, stopped by Ron's house ....
You missed the Mighty Titan sitting there in the middle of the pack. 500 cc's of chainsaw terror!
Steve
'09 Yamaha FJR1300AE
'99 Valkyrie Tourer
'89 Isuzu Trooper 3.4L
'83 GL1100 MonkeyWing (on IR)
'75 GL1000 (in the queue)
'70 Suzuki T500 Titan (in the queue)
'64 MGB
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'09 Yamaha FJR1300AE
'99 Valkyrie Tourer
'89 Isuzu Trooper 3.4L
'83 GL1100 MonkeyWing (on IR)
'75 GL1000 (in the queue)
'70 Suzuki T500 Titan (in the queue)
'64 MGB
IBA #58082
All my stuff is old. It makes me feel young.
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Re: Went for a ride, stopped by Ron's house ....
Yup, the T500. I had a buddy who bought one and I was riding a 650 Triumph at the time. Needless to say, I was sniffing that two-stroke smoke a lot. It flew.
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Re: Went for a ride, stopped by Ron's house ....
That FT500 ASCOT is exactly the same as the one I owned back in the day. A few other machines in that bunch bring back some memories too. But, gotta ask: I know it's a Honda site, but why no pics of the ELR? By far my favorite bike of all time . . .
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1978 GL1000 - JUNE 2017 BOTM: Sold
2006 Kawasaki Concours: Sold
1995 Kawasaki Concours: Crashed/totalled.
1976 GL1000: LAST RESTORATION, sold
1981 Honda CB900F Supersport: 3rd restoration, sold.
1979 Yamaha XS-750F: 2nd restoration, sold.
1982 Honda FT-500 Ascot: First (only) new bike. Family forces sale.
1973 CB500 Four: First restoration, long gone.
1972 Suzuki TS-100: First bike, sold.
Only dead fish go with the flow . . .
1979 Yamaha XS750SF
Previous:
1978 GL1000 - JUNE 2017 BOTM: Sold
2006 Kawasaki Concours: Sold
1995 Kawasaki Concours: Crashed/totalled.
1976 GL1000: LAST RESTORATION, sold
1981 Honda CB900F Supersport: 3rd restoration, sold.
1979 Yamaha XS-750F: 2nd restoration, sold.
1982 Honda FT-500 Ascot: First (only) new bike. Family forces sale.
1973 CB500 Four: First restoration, long gone.
1972 Suzuki TS-100: First bike, sold.
Only dead fish go with the flow . . .
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Re: Went for a ride, stopped by Ron's house ....
I want an FT500, someday.
Was a parts rat at a Honda dealership when they came out.
Refreshing to see someone with more bikes than me!
Was a parts rat at a Honda dealership when they came out.
Refreshing to see someone with more bikes than me!
1979 GL1000
2001 DRZ400
1983 CR480
And a few late '60's - early '70's British thumpers
2001 DRZ400
1983 CR480
And a few late '60's - early '70's British thumpers
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Re: Went for a ride, stopped by Ron's house ....
2 XL's AND a SL-350! hey Ron I'm your long lost nephew.
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Re: Went for a ride, stopped by Ron's house ....
Gents;
My first motorcycle was a Super 90. At 230+ and over 6' tall I was a wee bit out of proportion. But is typical Honda fashion it tolerated my abuse for years. Red line runs into Montreal at a giddy 70MPH at whatever it revved to, I'd say 9000+ for over an hour. Then I inherited a blown up XL350. I put a big bore kit in it and a Megacycle roller cam kit (the reason for said blowup). That twigged my love for big single 4 strokes.
Mike Coleman
'84 Wing-Lite (ex-Aspencade)
'84 (un-Terstate)
'84 Standard (as yet un-named)
'96 Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 (The Vulcanator)
My first motorcycle was a Super 90. At 230+ and over 6' tall I was a wee bit out of proportion. But is typical Honda fashion it tolerated my abuse for years. Red line runs into Montreal at a giddy 70MPH at whatever it revved to, I'd say 9000+ for over an hour. Then I inherited a blown up XL350. I put a big bore kit in it and a Megacycle roller cam kit (the reason for said blowup). That twigged my love for big single 4 strokes.
Mike Coleman
'84 Wing-Lite (ex-Aspencade)
'84 (un-Terstate)
'84 Standard (as yet un-named)
'96 Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 (The Vulcanator)
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Re: Went for a ride, stopped by Ron's house ....
Good lord, that’s a great collection. My eyes went right to the Suzuki gt500.
Dave
1975 GL 1000
1980 XS650
1981 ct110
1972 F7 KAW 175
2000 moby blaze 40cc
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1975 GL 1000
1980 XS650
1981 ct110
1972 F7 KAW 175
2000 moby blaze 40cc
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Re: Went for a ride, stopped by Ron's house ....
By the way, who is Ron?
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Re: Went for a ride, stopped by Ron's house ....
Coworker & friend, we both retired. He's just Ron. Did a lot of racing "back in the day" (hate that term) but he's pretty quick in the mountains. I could barely keep up on a V-45 Magna and he had a 305 Super Hawk. =~ (
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Re: Went for a ride, stopped by Ron's house ....
Some guys do not need power! I think they just make it happen with being so smooth! Try following Cyborg some time.
"Agreement is not a requirement for Respect" CDR Michael Smith USN (Ret) 2017
"The book is wrong, this whole Conclusion is Fallacious" River Tam
"Yea I do dance awkwardly, and I am having more fun than you" Taylor Swift
2008 GL1800 IIIA "TH3DOG"
1984 GL1200 Standard
1975/6/7/8/9 Arthur Fulmer Dressed Road bike
1975 Naked Noisy and Nasty in town bike
Psst. oh and by the way CHANGE YOUR BELTS!!!!
"The book is wrong, this whole Conclusion is Fallacious" River Tam
"Yea I do dance awkwardly, and I am having more fun than you" Taylor Swift
2008 GL1800 IIIA "TH3DOG"
1984 GL1200 Standard
1975/6/7/8/9 Arthur Fulmer Dressed Road bike
1975 Naked Noisy and Nasty in town bike
Psst. oh and by the way CHANGE YOUR BELTS!!!!
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Re: Went for a ride, stopped by Ron's house ....
Smooth AND fearless is hard to beat.
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Re: Went for a ride, stopped by Ron's house ....
What a collection! I remember some of those when they were newer.
1976 Goldwing GL-1000
1998 Royal Star 1300
2001 Honda Shadow Spirit 750
Past Bikes
1975 Kawasaki KZ400
1977 Goldwing GL-1000
1998 Royal Star 1300
2001 Honda Shadow Spirit 750
Past Bikes
1975 Kawasaki KZ400
1977 Goldwing GL-1000
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