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Posted on 03/30/2005 3:01:07 AM PST by Melas
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To: dljordan
C&S is still around. Several stores around Middle Tennessee.
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posted on
03/30/2005 1:33:36 PM PST
by
wardaddy
("Finally!, A Man Worth Killing!")
To: biblewonk
The Shadow is a wonderful bike. Nothing to scoff at, at all.
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posted on
03/30/2005 1:34:17 PM PST
by
Melas
To: martin_fierro
I have a friend who rides one right now. It's bagless and no fairing. He picked it up for $1200 on Ebay. It's kind of cool actually.
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posted on
03/30/2005 1:36:53 PM PST
by
Melas
To: wardaddy
Lol, I've been waiting for that line this whole thread. I thought everyone was going to let me down.
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posted on
03/30/2005 1:37:36 PM PST
by
Melas
To: martin_fierro
There is one of those in my apartment complex (just about the same color too). I thought it was just a CX500 with a fairing.
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posted on
03/30/2005 1:38:30 PM PST
by
Betis70
To: Melas
One of my rides was a 1982 Honda CB750F. I am fairly familiar with Cogadh na Sith's ride. That bike is about as close to the UJM (Universal Japanese Motorcycle) as you can get, which explains much of the animosity Cogadh na Sith has towards all things HD . . .
Double Overhead Cam inline four, stamped steel "Comstar" wheels, rubber mounted turn signals, inverted bucket shim valve clearance adjustments, Stand/Squat shaft drive, etc., etc. Typical Japanese fare; decent performance, conservative non-offensive styling and subdued electric hand buzzer vibration permeating the bars and pegs at all times. Apart from the Hi-Lo transmission selector ala Honda Trail 90, it personified the UJM; reliable, economical and bland as white tofu.
I'll cut him some slack; he's probably never ridden anything that has soul, and thus feels compelled to denigrate and criticize what he can't understand . . .
To: international american
Not me. The the only thing I like better than a 3,000 mile round trip, is the look on peoples faces when I tell them how far I am from home, and yes, I got there on a Sportster.
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posted on
03/30/2005 1:39:39 PM PST
by
Melas
To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick
I'll bet the tattoos look infinately better on you than the beard would have. I love tattoos on women, even though it's an oft topic of derision here on Freep.
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posted on
03/30/2005 1:40:40 PM PST
by
Melas
To: JoeSixPack1
...or a sadistic pack of orthodontists. " Them, I don't worry about....however, had you said proctologists, I always wave....I always wanna know where their hands are...
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posted on
03/30/2005 1:41:06 PM PST
by
506trooper
(No such thing as too much guns, ammo or fuel on board...unless you're on fire)
To: Vaquero
and we "crotch-rocket" riders love to taunt harley riders to "do a wheelie!"
...all in fun, and beats the thumb
250
posted on
03/30/2005 1:42:50 PM PST
by
woollyone
(Li'l fleas got tiny fleas up'n their backs 2 bite'em/Tiny fleas got tinier fleas & so on adinfinitum)
To: BraveMan
I owned the exact same bike only different. :) A Suzuki GS-550 Interstate. It wasn't a bad motorcycle, but it was so bland, so vanilla, so lacking in personality that librarians thought you were boring when they saw you on it.
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posted on
03/30/2005 1:44:13 PM PST
by
Melas
To: Melas
I ride a Fat Boy. Does that make me a gay chubby chaser?
To: Melas
No, in the same areas I'm out riding in I'll see tons of sport bikes, touring bikes, sport tourers, etc, but it's nearly always the cruisers that will be parked in front of the bars and restaurants. Actually, I'll agree that most riders, not just of sport bikes, treat them like toys. Look at bikes for sale on Autotrader or someplace like that and see how many miles most of them have on them - not too many. And that goes for Harleys as well as sport bikes. In fact, while many sport bikes are owned by weekend posers, so are many Harleys. You know the guys: buy their new Harley and a bunch of standard issue black leather, beanie helmets and such at the same time; trailer their bikes to the rallies and then ride them in the last 20 miles.
BTW, you know, there are more types of bikes in the world than cruisers and crotch rockets.
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posted on
03/30/2005 1:44:55 PM PST
by
-YYZ-
To: Hemingway's Ghost
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posted on
03/30/2005 1:45:14 PM PST
by
Melas
To: Melas
A chick's ride no doubt, or Elton John's!
255
posted on
03/30/2005 1:47:37 PM PST
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: Melas
They do not have to like tattoos. I just choose to display me artwork on my body instead of the wall. Lenny Dwayne (RIP) put it best, he said "Tattoos are putting a little bit of your inner self on your outer self.".
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posted on
03/30/2005 1:50:26 PM PST
by
Jersey Republican Biker Chick
(People too weak to follow their own dreams, will always find a way to discourage yours.)
To: GoShow
Save some money buy a real bike (Ducati
) Ah yes, the preferred ride of Mr. Lawng Jawn Kerry ("Do you know who I am?"), Esq.
To: A CA Guy
Emelda Marcos rides a trike!!!!
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posted on
03/30/2005 2:00:49 PM PST
by
Melas
To: -YYZ-
You know the guys: buy their new Harley and a bunch of standard issue black leather, beanie helmets and such at the same time; trailer their bikes to the rallies and then ride them in the last 20 miles. That's why I have a sticker on my sissy bar that says, "SILLY YUPPIE TRAILERS ARE FOR BOATS"
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posted on
03/30/2005 2:02:11 PM PST
by
Melas
To: woollyone
The look on their faces when I do the wheelie is priceless. Wait until you see your first bagger wheelie.
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posted on
03/30/2005 2:03:26 PM PST
by
Melas
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