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A friend emailed me this pic of my old bike that he took while we were on a trip in Arkansas. I miss that bike. Wish I'd kept it. What bike do y'all regret getting rid of? If I get my way, my Valk will have a similar theme soon.  |
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« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2013, 05:31:30 AM » |
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I miss my 08 Yamaha Raider 1900. It was fun to ride solo. Totaled it 4 months after I got it  no pics |
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« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2013, 07:00:05 AM » |
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I had to let insurance total my Yamaha Road Star after I bent frame in a freak slow moving accident. Spent a lot of time, work, and money tricking it out just like I wanted.  |
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Valkpilot
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« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2013, 12:03:03 PM » |
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2002 Shadow Spirit 750. It was a fun, good looking bike.  |
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« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2013, 12:08:12 PM » |
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What bike do y'all regret getting rid of?I got my rusty loud eBay Valkyrie from Philadelphia... It was a nice evening the day that the buyer of my other bike came to pick it up. It wasn't quite dark yet when he rode off down the driveway on it, lights on. It was a cool bike. I was kind of sorry to see it drive off that last time...  -Mike "not so much now  "
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« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2013, 03:03:25 PM » |
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My Midnight Special. It was a basket case when I got it.  |
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« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2013, 05:45:54 PM » |
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What bike do y'all regret getting rid of? All of them, but this one most of all...  |
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« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2013, 07:24:35 PM » |
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Wow, that cat looks feisty! What did you do to it?
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« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2013, 08:19:53 PM » |
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Wow, that cat looks feisty! What did you do to it?
It's objecting to the double-stick tape holding it in place. You just can't please a cat. |
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« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2013, 08:42:05 PM » |
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2002 Shadow Spirit 750. It was a fun, good looking bike. I had the exact same bike, but black. My first one. |
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« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2013, 08:45:26 PM » |
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Wow, that cat looks feisty! What did you do to it?
It's objecting to the double-stick tape holding it in place. You just can't please a cat. I think you spelled kuryakyn wrong...  I'll show myself out. |
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« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2013, 08:56:41 PM » |
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I have fond memories of a time about 20 years ago - I had a 1983 CB 1000 Custom. One trip my cousin and I wandered south down the Mississippi on our bikes with our guitars... a great time. In this pic, we stopped at Balltown Iowa to take in the view.. the highest point in Iowa overlooking the Mississippi... back when I didn't have all the stresses and obligations and mortgages, etc...  |
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« Reply #12 on: March 07, 2013, 05:27:08 AM » |
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Kinda miss my 750. I bought it new, but of course, was unable to leave it stock. You'll probably notice that BLACK was the fastest color back then too  Much faster and a lot more comfortable than my sportster    |
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« Reply #13 on: March 07, 2013, 06:34:11 AM » |
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I have fond memories of a time about 20 years ago - I had a 1983 CB 1000 Custom. One trip my cousin and I wandered south down the Mississippi on our bikes with our guitars... a great time. In this pic, we stopped at Balltown Iowa to take in the view.. the highest point in Iowa overlooking the Mississippi... back when I didn't have all the stresses and obligations and mortgages, etc... 98t, i've been to balltown many times. there's a great lunch place up there that i'd drive my mom to, she living in wisconsin at the time near prairie du chein...beautiful part of the country that. i love the way you have your bike packed up. |
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« Reply #14 on: March 07, 2013, 06:43:01 AM » |
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Kinda miss my 750. I bought it new, but of course, was unable to leave it stock. You'll probably notice that BLACK was the fastest color back then too Much faster and a lot more comfortable than my sportster and tom, that's a great shot! the only bike i can remember missing, because my #%@# cousin parked it in front of a giant combine after he begged me to let him ride it, (he was several years older than me) and it was run over...was my honda z50 trail bike. i loved that thing....a gift from my dad when i was 9.... |
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« Reply #15 on: March 07, 2013, 08:26:40 AM » |
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This is my first bike when I decided to start riding again after Jimmy3 was off to college. I'm going to bring it back to life as a bobber......  Hay  Jimmyt |
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« Reply #17 on: March 07, 2013, 04:01:36 PM » |
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What bike do y'all regret getting rid of? All of them, but this one most of all... I think it was more the way you got rid of it that you regret. |
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« Reply #18 on: March 07, 2013, 05:12:06 PM » |
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I think it was more the way you got rid of it that you regret. That certainly didn't help, but the 13 months and 13K miles before that outweigh the way it was gotten rid of...   I would like to have another one at some point. |
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« Reply #19 on: March 07, 2013, 05:14:25 PM » |
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It looks like we've all had good taste for a long time.
Chris, your VTX looks sinister. Davey likey!
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« Reply #20 on: March 08, 2013, 05:27:12 PM » |
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The 216th Valk off the line... Goose Bumps! ~Jeff |
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More Valk Pics...had a couple of Valks once upon a time 2004 DRZ400S 2005 GS1200 1978 CB550K 1977 CB550F
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« Reply #21 on: March 09, 2013, 06:33:00 AM » |
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JEFF, OLD "GOOSE BUMPS" IS STILL BEING RIDDEN OFTEN AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF....
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« Reply #22 on: March 10, 2013, 08:14:10 AM » |
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And THIS one is (similar to) what started it all for me back in 1957! I rescued a cushman from my neighbors garage which was on its way to the dump. He told me it ran but had lotsa problems and his son had gotten a motorbike and didn't want it anymore.  WOW. I was going to be an "Independent Man" with my own gasoline powered vehicle!!  A couple of coats of paint and a little work on the push/pull throttle cable was all it needed to get me hooked on two-wheelers. . . for life |
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« Reply #23 on: March 11, 2013, 01:00:32 AM » |
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1997 Shadow 1100 spirit. Would haul, and super reliable. Miss it.  |
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