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Tell Me About Your Ride
9/16/21
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Posted on 09/16/2021 8:50:05 AM PDT by left that other site
Tell Me About Your Ride
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Yesterday, I inadvertantly hijacked a Bible Thread in the Religion Forum to talk about my Motorcycle. Since I started riding in late Autumn of 1972, next year will mark my 50th Anniversary on two wheels. At the time, women were not as avid bikers as they are today. My Present Bike is pictured above, and is a 93FXR in "Sapphire Blue". I bought it at Hampton Roads Harley Davidson on the way home from attending Rolling Thunder. I traded in my Sportster and did the 700 mile ride home on that beautiful bike. From the VIN, we have ascertained that she was born in the York, PA Plant sometime in June 1992, so next year, "Blue" will be thirty. Blue and I have done 8 Rolling Thunder Rallies together, one Daytona, Blue Ridge Parkway, The Colonial Triangle, Laconia and the Kangamangus Highway, Alligator Alley and Florida's Gulf Coast, The Florida Keys, I95 the whole way, and the Appalachians in West Virginia (Monongahela State Forest and Blackwater Falls). We have gone through Hurricanes, Tornadoes, and Flash Floods together. I'm posting this thread so we can share our stories without having to hijack a Bible Thread LOL!
Let Me hear From You.
ML/LTOS
TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: bikes; hooligans; motorcycles
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To: left that other site
My CB-650 was air-cooled, durn fast bike too, shut down many Vettes and other muscle cars as stop lights turned green. 🤩
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posted on
09/16/2021 6:34:50 PM PDT
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PROCON
(Our rights do not come from government, therefore they cannot take them away.)
To: PROCON
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posted on
09/16/2021 6:42:18 PM PDT
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left that other site
(Never lie to someone who trusts you; and never trust someone who has ever lied to you.(NCIS Gibbs))
To: All
God Night! I am hitting the sack now, and will be back in the morning. This is one of the most fun threads I have ever posted on FR.
Thank You all for joining me today.
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posted on
09/16/2021 6:48:52 PM PDT
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left that other site
(Never lie to someone who trusts you; and never trust someone who has ever lied to you.(NCIS Gibbs))
To: left that other site
I should have specified that I don’t have a problem with people naming their bikes after females, I just don’t understand it; but I do if the rider is female. And Blue is an apt unisex name. Ride on! FReep on! Keep the sunny side up, and enjoy the ride!
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posted on
09/16/2021 8:24:35 PM PDT
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vpintheak
(Live free, or die!)
To: doorgunner69
Indeed and they wobbled in turns
We triangulated the frame with flat iron welds where we could....
When I bought my 198O 1100 GSRS and modified her as much as you could I was shocked at the handling differences
From 74-81 ..... crazy improvements
I had a GPZ and early Honda RR after that and wrapped her up...
I was tempted to buy a more conventional road bike later in life like a BMW maybe but my rib is adamant
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posted on
09/17/2021 12:51:23 AM PDT
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wardaddy
(Fear Republic land of grumps and scolds peppered with good folks )
To: vpintheak
Thanks, FRiend!
(((And keep the rubber side down)))
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posted on
09/17/2021 1:09:48 AM PDT
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left that other site
(Never lie to someone who trusts you; and never trust someone who has ever lied to you.(NCIS Gibbs))
To: martin_fierro
My Sprint was primer red! Learned all (more than I ever wanted too) about helicoils from that basket of bolts. But I learned my lesson and managed to sell it, then after learning a valuable lesson, turned around and picked up a basket full of a Lambretta scooter, which I had for a dozen years; Complete with hack! Then small Ducati’s (160 & 260)... and other Euro and Nippon machines if various sizes.
But that HD Sprint, was a messed up.
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posted on
09/17/2021 3:17:46 AM PDT
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Clutch Martin
(The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.)
To: left that other site
1948 Panhead
Duo-glide frame with Santee weld in hard tail
12v Sportster generator
S&S carb and oil pump
LaPera seat
Moldy old leather bags
Juice rear brake from late 60s
Mallory electronic ignition
Peterbuilt blue paint
1.5 inch belt in dry primary
Late model wide glide front end
Triumph tail light
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posted on
09/17/2021 10:15:30 AM PDT
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Poser
(Cogito ergo Spam - I think, therefore I ham)
To: Poser
TAT is beautiful.
And it’s even OLDER than I am!
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posted on
09/17/2021 12:12:12 PM PDT
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left that other site
(Never lie to someone who trusts you; and never trust someone who has ever lied to you.(NCIS Gibbs))
To: left that other site
100th anniversary HD fxdl that I bought new, now has almost 100k miles.
This is a great thread! :)
To: just Grace
Wow! 100K!
You RIDE! :-)
Thank you for your kind compliment for the thread.
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09/17/2021 4:40:16 PM PDT
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left that other site
(Never lie to someone who trusts you; and never trust someone who has ever lied to you.(NCIS Gibbs))
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