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What Brand Bike Did You Ride Prior to HD?

75 Yamaha RD350
76 Kawasaki KZ650
92 Yamaha Seca II 600
95 Yamaha Virago 1100
Then Harley, Harley, Harley, Buell. (2 Harleys and Buell I still have)
 
1st 1964 Honda 90
2nd Honda 550 Four cyl.
3rd 1981 Honda 750C Four cyl
4th special construction 96 inch S&S with a primo rivera six speed 3 inch open primary
 
Yamaha DT100 with high/low range gearbox
Triumph TR6 650(in High School)
Honda CB360g(in High School)
Suzuki GT750 2stroke triple
Ducati 860 GTS
Honda XL500 SB (still own)
Suzuki GS1000
Honda CB900 FA
Suzuki GS650g
Kawasaki GPZ 1100B2
Family Hiatus-----
Yamaha PW50 (for the kids)
Suzuki DS80 (for the kids)
Triumph t595 Daytona (still own)
Harley 2008 FLSTN (still own)
 
My first bike (taught myself to ride on this Ha Ha) was an 82 Honda CB900SS. I worked at a Heart Transplant clinic way back when I was in college and one of my favorite patients Ray Nelson used to ride this from HomeWood Flossmor to Maywood for his checkups. One day one of the doc's noticed his helmet and asked him what it was for. When he told them he rides to the clinic everyweek she nearly had a heart attack. Doc's told him that with his heart (transplant wasn't going well), he was not to ride EVER AGAIN. No joke, he was admitted the very next day and died the day after. My guess is, even though it was a Honda, he truly "Lived to Ride". It turns out he willed his bike to me. I rode that thing into the ground in his honor. Wish I still had it. But never the less, 20 years later I switched to HD and bought a Sporty. Traded that in last year for a SG. Sorry the post is so long but had to share this with you guys. Cheers!
 
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