What Brand Bike Did You Ride Prior to HD?
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khewell
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Honda 50cc don't know the year
Honda CB650 70 something model
Suzuki GT550 2-stroke 3 cylinder 70 something model
76 Harley Sportster 1000cc built to 1340cc fast bike
81 Yamaha 400 special
88 Yamaha XS 700 Virago Best bike I've ever owned till the Ultra
2004 Yamaha XV 650 V Star
And now my 2007 Ultra Classic
Way to many dirt bikes to mention but most of them Yamaha
Honda CB650 70 something model
Suzuki GT550 2-stroke 3 cylinder 70 something model
76 Harley Sportster 1000cc built to 1340cc fast bike
81 Yamaha 400 special
88 Yamaha XS 700 Virago Best bike I've ever owned till the Ultra
2004 Yamaha XV 650 V Star
And now my 2007 Ultra Classic
Way to many dirt bikes to mention but most of them Yamaha
scottmanesis
Member
86 Suzuki GS 550 ( first on road bike )
Honda CBR 600 Smokin Joe (total engine failure 120mph laydown)
Did not ride again for years
Then went through a stable of bikes quickly
2005 Heritage Softail Classic
2005 CVO Screamin Eagle Fatboy
2005 Sportster 1000 custom ( wifes but I rode it as much as she did)
2003 Dyna Glide FXDX ( Dyno run showed 114 hp 117lbs tq, on a built 95 inch, wifes bike, I rode it whenever possibel
)
2004 VFR 800 Interceptor
2003 Suzuki V strom 1000
2005 Honda Goldwing GL 1800
Not in proper order and several overlaps, at one point there were 4 in the shed.
the Heritage was my first Harley, wife loved it. She hated the screamin eagle (lowering kit was not as soft a ride)
for just myself the actual riding solo my fave was probably the vfr. Lots of speeding tickets though. It got ridden much more than the CVO garage ornament, sure was purdy though.
Wing just too big for my taste, I guess I am still too young to appreciate 1000 lbs of bike and cd players and intercom systems blah blah blah, should have just got a honda civic ( no offense geezer glide owners, I too will get old and probably end up on one , if I had my choice it would be the 06 black and mountain dew green CVO ultra with the leather tour pack)
After all this I am back full circle. Currently searching for another 05 vivid black heritage softail again. Now I know what I want ( I don't want no damned 02 sensors on my bike for sure, lol) and the wife would like to see that Heritage back in the family, was a mistake to sell it. It was my first Harley, she baught it for me and after putting in a couple thousand dollars of add ons It felt underpowered to me and I had to have the CVO fatboy, then she didnt want to ride on the back anymore. I promised her just recently the Heritage will be back home this spring/summer. I won't lower it and it wil look just like OUR first harley (but yeah its getting some engine work, thinking about JIMS :bigsmiley11
Honda CBR 600 Smokin Joe (total engine failure 120mph laydown)
Did not ride again for years
Then went through a stable of bikes quickly
2005 Heritage Softail Classic
2005 CVO Screamin Eagle Fatboy
2005 Sportster 1000 custom ( wifes but I rode it as much as she did)
2003 Dyna Glide FXDX ( Dyno run showed 114 hp 117lbs tq, on a built 95 inch, wifes bike, I rode it whenever possibel
)2004 VFR 800 Interceptor
2003 Suzuki V strom 1000
2005 Honda Goldwing GL 1800
Not in proper order and several overlaps, at one point there were 4 in the shed.
the Heritage was my first Harley, wife loved it. She hated the screamin eagle (lowering kit was not as soft a ride)
for just myself the actual riding solo my fave was probably the vfr. Lots of speeding tickets though. It got ridden much more than the CVO garage ornament, sure was purdy though.
Wing just too big for my taste, I guess I am still too young to appreciate 1000 lbs of bike and cd players and intercom systems blah blah blah, should have just got a honda civic ( no offense geezer glide owners, I too will get old and probably end up on one , if I had my choice it would be the 06 black and mountain dew green CVO ultra with the leather tour pack)
After all this I am back full circle. Currently searching for another 05 vivid black heritage softail again. Now I know what I want ( I don't want no damned 02 sensors on my bike for sure, lol) and the wife would like to see that Heritage back in the family, was a mistake to sell it. It was my first Harley, she baught it for me and after putting in a couple thousand dollars of add ons It felt underpowered to me and I had to have the CVO fatboy, then she didnt want to ride on the back anymore. I promised her just recently the Heritage will be back home this spring/summer. I won't lower it and it wil look just like OUR first harley (but yeah its getting some engine work, thinking about JIMS :bigsmiley11
Randall K. Wilson
Junior Member
Was your Kawl, a KZ 650? What year?
McQueen1963
Active Member
Last bike I rode was a Norton Commando 750
They have all been Kawasaki's or Honda's. Current Bike that needs to go is a '03 Kawasaki ZR-7S. I knew the guy that I bought my Nightster from and actually rode it last year and instantly fell in love with it. I was jealous ever since. He ended up divorced and had to sell it to keep his house and offered it to me. He knows it went to a good home though.
