I own a Motorcycle

[lazs2]

real or not... the road rash and severed limbs will be real.

Be careful.   I have been in more bike crashes than I care to think about.  These days I just putt around the neighborhood on a r75 BMW my son gave me..  it is different enough and dependable enough to be fun but I know the risks I am taking..   the gas prices have made it a little safer.. less traffic.   I even put my little grad daughter on the thing.  we went for a ride across town to the park and walked around the park..  another little trip to walmart to get her some jeans.

lazs

[68Wooley]

I'd love to run a bike, but here in SoCal its just not a good idea:

1. The roads are full of holes
2. The roads are covered in debris
3. The average quality of driving is pretty terrifying

[33Vortex]

This is a motorcycle!



Nearly killed myself on one of these going too fast through a plateu jump, n00b mistake yeah lol. Almost broke the neck in the fall. Never did get a road license, now 10 years down the road(s) I just might!

As long as you feel at home riding your bike, it's the bike for you.

[Stampf]

Stampf requesting launch clearance...



Been seriously hurting myself for years now...

Great classic ride there "Mustaine". 

[Swoop]

That's not a bike, it's a jeep with two wheels missing.



A real bike.

[REP0MAN]

That is a real motorcycle?

Yes

[culero]

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 Knew a fella once had a Husqvarna 500, thing was a b**** to kick start.  One day he was feeling lazy and gave it a half-hearted kick.....starter handle then got caught by the torque and pitched him clean over a 6' wall.  This was a 6'4" 200lb fella.

Oh, please.

[bj229r]

Back in the days of high octane, leaded gas, Harley engines had 9:1 compression ratio, and my '63 Sportster landed me half over handlebars more than once (words fail me in describing how embarrassing that is in front of a biker bar )

[33Vortex]

 

I had a Yamaha TT600 -86, that beast would give you sore legs if you didn't kick it right! Great offroad bike but too big for trails imo. Few people can ride a 600 to its full potential, but the raw power of a big thumper on a gravel road (or open country) really is something else.

[AWMac]

<--- had a '69 Triumph, Bitc Hen black.

Loved and Hated the bike...sometimes.

Those were the Days my friend...

Ride safe Bro.

Mac

[lazs2]

the older harleys would bite you if you tried to start em at 35 degrees advanced.   Mostly only hurt the knees of guys with bad knees to start with tho.  never seen anyone "thrown" but seen some guys fall forward onto the handlebars or fall off whining like little girls about their knee.

The foul little 2 stroke dirt bikes of 400 or 500 cc were really bad..  they would really hurt your foot.. what would happen was the kicker would go down faster than you could push it and then the motor would catch and the kicker would fly back up really really fast.. faster than you could see.. and smack the bottom of your foot black and blue.

lazs

[Stampf]

the older harleys would bite you if you tried to start em at 35 degrees advanced.   Mostly only hurt the knees of guys with bad knees to start with tho.  never seen anyone "thrown" but seen some guys fall forward onto the handlebars or fall off whining like little girls about their knee.

The foul little 2 stroke dirt bikes of 400 or 500 cc were really bad..  they would really hurt your foot.. what would happen was the kicker would go down faster than you could push it and then the motor would catch and the kicker would fly back up really really fast.. faster than you could see.. and smack the bottom of your foot black and blue.

lazs

Oh yeah...I had the CR500.  No thankee ma'am!  Even my 250 up there packs a wallop if you're not careful.

[Leek]

Wow, it looks just like the '78 KZ650 my Dad had when I was a kid. Those things are a blast to ride, and I'd say you got a good deal on it. I have a basket case '75 Kawasaki Z1 (900cc) in the garage that I am in the process of chopping. In the mean time I've been riding my '01 Shadow 1100 and love it. Don't let anyone give you a hard time about your choice of bike, the important thing is to ride safe and have fun. Besides, the really fun part of riding a Jap bike, is passing all the broke down H-D's on the side of the road 

[AKIron]

My Honda VTX doesn't even have a kick starter, was kinda disappointed in that.

[lasersailor184]

I'll tell you what we tell our new sailors.


"Upside down is slow."