How many motorcyclists here?

[COZICAN]

Mine

2015 Dyna Wide Glide. We rode a 1998 Fat Boy for seventeen years.

 

[sengsational]

I don't own one, but I do have state and international motorcycle permits and drove one like this from Sighetu Marmației to Vama Veche.

 

[winger]

Still riding. Honda GL1800 Goldwing. Had a 1994 1500, wife made me sell it because she wanted heated seats.

A motorcycle was involved in many of the best days of my life.

 

[Spock]

Currently have a 2015 Victory Vision
1995 GL1500SE Goldwing 25th Anniversary Edition - for sale (3 bikes, 2 riders)

Wife rides a 1998 Suzuki 800 Intruder - in active
I had a 2012 GL1800 Goldwing, but found it way too cramped.



Last big ride on the Vision was Oct 2017 from Southern AZ to NE South Dakota.

The ride on the map is from the Mexico border to the Canadian border all on Highway 191.

 

[COZICAN]

"The ride on the map is from the Mexico border to the Canadian border all on Highway 191"

That's one hell of a ride!

 

[GravitySucks]

Last was a Yamaha 850 Special. Very reliable. Sold it and used the proceeds to buy a Specialised Roubaix. Pedaling is much better for me.

 

[Uncle Lumpy]

I currently have a Honda ST1300 and a Suzuki SV1000N. The SV1000 is the "play bike" for short rides (less than 250 miles or so) or for just zooming around. The ST1300 is the bike I turn to when I'm collecting Grand Tour locations or make an Iron Butt Association ride. Nothing like trying to crank out 1500 miles in 24 hours in the Eastern half of the U.S.


Lumpy

 

[ChiliPepr]

I currently have two... a 1998 Harley Softtail Custom, and a 2014 Harley Street Glide Special. I do not drive the '98 very much any more, but put a fair amount every year on the Street Glide.

 

[griffithee]

Sold my 2009 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 last summer. I miss getting my knees in the breeze occasionally but since retiring I just don't like to wear pants. Especially with the Houston heat. And I refuse to ride without safety gear. My loss. Maybe one day I'll get a hankering to start wearing pants again and then go all in on a Goldwing.

 

[aja8888]

Early Connecticut years after the military and in college, had a Suzuki X6 Hustler, a BSA Lightning, and a Bultaco Matador (strange mix of bikes!). Then graduated to Harleys. Moved on to a C2 Sting Ray (I was nuts to sell this!) and gave up nice riding stuff when I moved to LA, Ca to work for Big Oil.

Now in Texas I just bang around with a old BMW ragtop and 10th gen F150.

 

[Breedlove]

Last bike I had was a Yamaha FZ 600R , DW preferred Her Ninja 300 . We sold them both last April . Remember one night a Harley dude flew by us on hwy . 290 on his nice Harley . DW wouldn't stand for it so here we go . The little baby Ninja ruined the Harley . No problem for my Yamaha we left the boy around 105MPH . Although DW wanted to race a friend who had a Hayabusa , she found out that her Ninja had a reverse . we mostly rode back roads twisties . We always wore safety gear also sure makes it hot in Houston. The bike I loved the most was the BMW James Bond Bike R1200C
Sold the bikes and now fool around with A 2002 Mustang / member Northside Mustang Club . For anyone in Houston Conroe is having an all Ford show this weekend . Lots of Mustangs!

 

[Walt34]

The last bike I had was a 2008 Suzuki C90T touring bike, I thoroughly enjoyed that! I never did any long trips with it, but lots of local "follow-my-nose" rides to the extent that I eventually put a small GPS on it to make it easier to find my way back home on those WV or sometimes PA back roads. I remember once seeing a sign "Mercersburg, (PA) 2 miles" and thinking "Huh? How'd I get up here?" That was when I got the GPS for it because I had little idea of how to get home other than head south until I ran into something I recognized, which did eventually work.

In five years I put a bit over 25k miles on it, but sold it when I developed afib and was on anti-coagulant medication for a couple of years and figured that what would be minor bruising for most people might well be catastrophic hemorrhaging for me. So that tipped the scales on the risk-taking equation. And at the time I bought it I had figured that five years was about as long as I could reasonably hope to keep it.

 

[KCGeezer]

My favorite bike was a ‘65 Triumph 650. Still kick myself for selling it (and the various now collectible cars that I had in my 20’s).

 

[aja8888]

My favorite bike was a ‘65 Triumph 650. Still kick myself for selling it (and the various now collectible cars that I had in my 20’s).

I'm pretty sure there are a whole group of us here that would like a magic carpet ride back to our youth to put all those collectable bikes, cars and trucks we had into long term storage for our later years.

 

[N02L84ER]

We ride a Honda Goldwing.

 

[Tetto]

Do it!
Our bike are very easy to ride, but on a Goldwing (my dream bike!) you will be so comfortable! With cell phones and GPS available, it will be so much easier now than when we did it in the early 2000's.

We’re going to! Once I’m able to slow down from the job, we will take a big ride, with all bags packed! For now, cruising up to New Hampshire, Vermont and such will have to suffice...

 

[Tetto]

2015 Dyna Wide Glide. We rode a 1998 Fat Boy for seventeen years.

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Nice bike; I came ~this~ close to getting a ultra classic but almost stroked out over the price!

 

[Tetto]

The last bike I had was a 2008 Suzuki C90T touring bike, I thoroughly enjoyed that! I never did any long trips with it, but lots of local "follow-my-nose" rides to the extent that I eventually put a small GPS on it to make it easier to find my way back home on those WV or sometimes PA back roads. I remember once seeing a sign "Mercersburg, (PA) 2 miles" and thinking "Huh? How'd I get up here?" That was when I got the GPS for it because I had little idea of how to get home other than head south until I ran into something I recognized, which did eventually work.

In five years I put a bit over 25k miles on it, but sold it when I developed afib and was on anti-coagulant medication for a couple of years and figured that what would be minor bruising for most people might well be catastrophic hemorrhaging for me. So that tipped the scales on the risk-taking equation. And at the time I bought it I had figured that five years was about as long as I could reasonably hope to keep it.

Yep I’ve done a bit of that myself. Once you get going, you lose all navigational ability...it means you’re immensely enjoying yourself!

 

[mattbaxx]

2006 Kawasaki Vulcan 900. Do some riding with DW around Northern California. I've taken it as far as Las Vegas and Phoenix. It replaced a 1983 KZ750E. In the process of deciding if it is the last bike for us, or just the last until the next.

 

[mattbaxx]

Sold my 2009 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 last summer. I miss getting my knees in the breeze occasionally but since retiring I just don't like to wear pants. Especially with the Houston heat. And I refuse to ride without safety gear. My loss. Maybe one day I'll get a hankering to start wearing pants again and then go all in on a Goldwing.

I feel your pain. '06 Vulcan 900 and summer in jeans is a pain. I'll admit to going the more irresponsible route of riding in shorts, but not too often and never long rides. Certainly cuts down on the riding.

 

[griffithee]

I feel your pain. '06 Vulcan 900 and summer in jeans is a pain. I'll admit to going the more irresponsible route of riding in shorts, but not too often and never long rides. Certainly cuts down on the riding.

Braver man than I am.

In 2016, I was returning from work headed west on the H1 (major highway in Honolulu). I was following a van that had no plates. Turns out he didn't have working break lights either. Thank goodness I had a good separation because by the time I noticed him rapidly coming towards me I slammed on my breaks and laid her over. I ended up skidding about 100' before actually flipping over to the other side and sliding another 50'. I was wearing my NWUs (Navy Working Uniform, think blue camouflage) and my combat boots, helmet, and gloves. I wore a hole through both knees and elbows as well as the knuckles on my leather gloves. Tore off both mirrors, jacked up my handlebars, and really messed up my fuel tank and foot pegs. Thankfully, I was able to get her back up and drove her the mile or so home, gingerly. I still had a couple of raspberries on my knees elbows and knuckles. I swore then and there I would always ride fully kitted up. I have no inclination to become an organ donor before my time.

Stay safe out there brother!!!

 

[hopefullyoneday]

I ride a Pro Street chopper that i built a few years ago.

 

[kitesurfer2]

I've been riding since 1978. most of my riding over the years was on sport bikes. I gravated towards touring, riding from fla to the mountains for a couple weeks and a time, always camping. one of my retirement goals was an extended ride down into Mexico for a few months. In preparation for my retirement I bought a new 2012 Goldwing, thinking my wife would enjoy. well we took a little 30 day ride up into new England and Canada. sitting around the camp one night, my wife sprung it on me. riding was my thing and not hers. it was a great trip but also her last. so I said, "you want to do this trip again, but in a new corvette?" and that is how I got out of bikes and into vettes. my wife flew home from that trip from Boston and I continued the ride south on that new Goldwing I had bought for her. I thought long and hard. when I got home, I sold the POS Goldwing that I bought for her within 5 days, then I bought a 650 v strom for my Mexico trip. I got 2 trips to the mountains before the dr took my motorcycle for 6 months for a blood clot in my leg. so, I went corvette shopping. I bought a Miata instead and we took many trips to the mountains. Then came another miata and we took it camping to Colorado for a month. The vette finally came in 2016. once the first rag top was in the garage, the bike got ridden less and less. I took my last bike to a rally last may and sold it in October, riding it one time for 4 days in a year.

 

[SonofCohoes]

MX until my last crash in 2012, healing takes too long approaching 60, so I decided to give the street a try. Not for me...

Bought a Yamaha Roadstar but went back to a KTM 450EXC dual sport, got rid of that in 16 when our favorite nearby riding area was turned into a housing development.

 

[Bultacoman]

I guess I should reply. I own a dozen motorcycles and ride mainly trails. My go-to bikes are:

1974 350 Bultaco Alpina. The first bike I bought. I just put a piston and main bearings in it last week after owning it for 40+ years and will ride it this week provided I put it together correctly.
1975 350 Bultaco Alpina.This is currently at my son's house.
1977 350 Bultaco Alpina.
Back up bikes: 1971 175 Bultaco Alpina, 1977 250 Bultaco Frontera.

I am also in the process of rebuilding a 1976 250 Bultaco Alpina for my daughter to use. I bought it 30 years ago for $45 and finally decided to put it back together. The bike was in much worse shape then I thought. Some items: wooden seat base with hole bored in frame to mount it on the bike; sand in the clutch, worn out piston, broken swing arm, hole drilled through the air box to mount the air filter, wheel bearing forced out ruining brake hub, etc.. The bike will be almost perfect within two days. I'll ride it a few times this summer to make sure everything's okay before delivering t to her in the fall.