New here hello

[shorty]

First time atv buyer, been motorcycle freak for a very many years.

Gary 

[sunn]

What motorcycles do you ride?

[jen]

1992 Kawaki Concours 1000 cc kick as* machine with custom cam.  I got it with 65 K on it. Had to epoxy cote the rusty fuel  tank as  it had sat for years.. Had a specialist tune the 4 Carburetors and do the cam work...Love that sucking sound when my wrist rotates..and it goes BAROOOOMMMMMM!..  94 K on it now.

[shorty]

Suzuki 650 "Savage".. I bought it new 14yrs ago. I put 30k miles on it. Suzuki stopped production, not sure what year. It's a single cylinder, extremely lightweight, belt driven "Savage" correctly named.. note: Suzuki changed the name to S40 (40 cubic inch displacement)

[jen]

I had (its in a basket in Grandpa's barn) a Yamaha 500 cc thumper.   Compresson release Kick Start machine... I put 19 K on it when i was in College.  I still have a Suzuki FA 50 cc that i got for Grandma.   I rode it at Bike rallies,  Nascar Daytona 500 ,and  Homestead FL  to shuttle around the parking lot and get in trouble....BTW in Europe they call it the Shuttle bike.  I want to sell it.

BTW I am not a TOMBOY I can make the best gravy. 

[shorty]

Nothing wrong with Tomboys. 

[shorty]

My first bike was a Kawhockey (yes I spelled it wrong) 125cc trail enduro. It was street legal and pretty good in the dirt with the proper tires. Problem with tire choice, any compromise on tread and you lose performance on dirt or pavement. Same with ATVehicles 

[Danno12]

My first bike i could ride on the street was a Honda Trail 90. I banged it up pretty good

[sunn]

Yes, but I never got into trail bikes / riding.....too dangerous!

I prefer touring motorcycles.  I mostly ride a newer Harley Road King, but also a Harley Road Glide depending on my  location. 

For more quiet riding I ride a BMW K1600 which is rated at 160 hp

Edited August 17, 2025 by sunn
Too verbose

[shorty]

Those are big touring bikes sunn. I had a 4-cylinder shaft driven yammy-hammy. It was really really quiet and being a 4-cylinder it was totally vibration free. Eventually I decided it was too heavy. That's when I bought the suzy-Q 650 Street bike. Half the weight and could cruise the highway all day with the throttle just cracked open 

10 hours ago, Danno12 said:

My first bike i could ride on the street was a Honda Trail 90. I banged it up pretty good

My dad had a little Honda scooter. 1966 I think. Displacement was around 60-75cc but not sure. Definitely for pavement. I think he bought it from a neighbor for $50

[jen]

Yes the Kaw 1000 is too heavy for me.  I have the suspension all the way down as the road is too far away from my seat...LOL

[WeeBee]

My first Bike was a 1965 Honda 305 Scrambler Basket case for $50. My Last was a 100th Anniversary HD Low Rider! In between I've had 2 Triumphs, 2 Honda Gold Wings, Honda 750, Yamaha DT250! Ridden since I was16 !

[jen]

I have seen the 305 Scrambler...high pipes for off road ...

[WeeBee]

That's the one ,sold it after rode it for awhile. Then bought a 1965 Triumph 650 Chopper with a 10" over Springer front end!

[shorty]

Choppers take a little practice in tight turns. Very nice looking highway machines

[WeeBee]

Worse time I ever had steering was on Daytona Beach when I lived there-Beach Sand is Rounded when you look at it through a Microscope so it "Rolls"! Bad News!

[shorty]

I lived in Daytona for two years. I got a ticket riding in the dunes south of town. Nobody was around so I thought it was ok. This was in the 70's

[WeeBee]

This was in the early 70s as well

[Gwbarm]

Always glad to hear vintage motorcycle storys i have had the bug ever since my first, 1962 Sears Allstate Moped, ithink i was 9, most fun i ever had, i cant count how many times i peddled that POS home, after that i graduated to hondas, i think i was around 14 i traded 25 8 track tapes for a CL90 and rebuilt it completely. I currently have about 15.

[shorty]

15 Hondas or 8 track tapes.. lol

[jen]

Daytona....Oh My....That one bar has quite a collection of ladies apparel hanging on the rafters.   The Harley Bikers are friendly and tolerate us people with Rice burner machines... I had my Kaw there once...You have to have a  liquid cooled bike there as the traffic is stopped and you sit a lot.  

[WeeBee]

Last time I was there, we rode over from Port Charlotte & stayed at the ABATE Campground , met up with several friends from Michigan & cruised the Strip! Had a good time, then up to Michigan for a friends Wedding where I was Best Man ! 

[jen]

Fun memories!   Yeah  when the bikers are in town there is no place to stay for   a hundred miles.   The girls at the restaurants say the Bikers are the best tippers!  Nascar  et al not nearly as good.

[Gwbarm]

If you like vintage bikes you should go to Barber Vintage Festival in Alabama in October its a big deal about 20 to 30 thousand people attend each year. Vintage motorcycle races, swap meets and new motorcycle vendors lots of fun.

[WeeBee]

Thanks for the Info! Sounds like a Good One to check out!

[Gwbarm]

I have been going since its beginning in 2005 but havent been since COVID they didnt have it for several years after, back when i was a member of all the clubs i was a Judge for the competition. Lots of beautifully restored Harleys, Indians, Triumphs and many i had never heard of. The VJMC section has all the Japanese bikes we remember growing up in 60s 70s and some 80s all beautifully restored better than when new.