My first bike was a new 1964 Honda sport 50.
Bike #2 was a '67 Yamaha Twinjet -- 2-stroke 100cc twin.
Rented 500 cc BMW in Izmir circa 1968.
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Bought a '74 Yamaha 175 Enduro, replaced the stock countershaft sproket with smaller dirt and a larger street sprockets. Rode that bike for 12 years both exploring offroad and bopping about the streets of L.A.. Miss that bike.
Circa 1981 bought a Suzuki GS450E. Decided to ride to Solvang one Saturday morning, cold and damp coastal 60mph wind cutting to the bone hung a right and headed inland thru Simi Valley. Stopped for a rest at a motorcycle store. They had a Vetter Quicksilver fairing and mounts for my bike. So I bought it. Took it out to the parking lot, pulled out the factory tool kit and mounted the fairing to the bike while sitting in the parking lot. BIG difference. I could light up a cigarette and smoke at 60 mph. A month or so later took a two-three week vacation from Los Angeles to Seatle -- got 80mpg at 45mph on the two-lane back roads. Bike was stolen a few months later, not replaced. About 380 pounds, liked it.
A year or so later took a five week vacation in England. Hit London, bought a bike, rode for five weeks and sold it back to the same dealer -- cheaper than renting. It was a Honda CX500 with a full fairing. A good bike, but I found the 500 pounds to be more than I cared to toss around.
My last bike, bought and sold in '86, was a Honda Reflex -- a street legal 200cc 200 pound trials bike.
Got married in '86. Long break from biking. Especially after '92.
Gas prices rising.
I am thinking very hard about getting a bike to ride to/from work (4 miles one way surface streets.) Occasional longer rides, surface streets of L.A. sometimes require 60 mph to keep up with traffic. I want a light bike, no more than 400 pounds dry. I do not care for the modern 'style' of sport bikes. I was looking at the 250's -- Rebel, Nighthawk, Virago, Marauder -- when I noticed that the Savage has the light weight I require and the extra cc's to handle the streets of L.A..
Am I crazy for wanting the Savage?
Bike #2 was a '67 Yamaha Twinjet -- 2-stroke 100cc twin.
Rented 500 cc BMW in Izmir circa 1968.
break
Bought a '74 Yamaha 175 Enduro, replaced the stock countershaft sproket with smaller dirt and a larger street sprockets. Rode that bike for 12 years both exploring offroad and bopping about the streets of L.A.. Miss that bike.
Circa 1981 bought a Suzuki GS450E. Decided to ride to Solvang one Saturday morning, cold and damp coastal 60mph wind cutting to the bone hung a right and headed inland thru Simi Valley. Stopped for a rest at a motorcycle store. They had a Vetter Quicksilver fairing and mounts for my bike. So I bought it. Took it out to the parking lot, pulled out the factory tool kit and mounted the fairing to the bike while sitting in the parking lot. BIG difference. I could light up a cigarette and smoke at 60 mph. A month or so later took a two-three week vacation from Los Angeles to Seatle -- got 80mpg at 45mph on the two-lane back roads. Bike was stolen a few months later, not replaced. About 380 pounds, liked it.
A year or so later took a five week vacation in England. Hit London, bought a bike, rode for five weeks and sold it back to the same dealer -- cheaper than renting. It was a Honda CX500 with a full fairing. A good bike, but I found the 500 pounds to be more than I cared to toss around.
My last bike, bought and sold in '86, was a Honda Reflex -- a street legal 200cc 200 pound trials bike.
Got married in '86. Long break from biking. Especially after '92.
Gas prices rising.
I am thinking very hard about getting a bike to ride to/from work (4 miles one way surface streets.) Occasional longer rides, surface streets of L.A. sometimes require 60 mph to keep up with traffic. I want a light bike, no more than 400 pounds dry. I do not care for the modern 'style' of sport bikes. I was looking at the 250's -- Rebel, Nighthawk, Virago, Marauder -- when I noticed that the Savage has the light weight I require and the extra cc's to handle the streets of L.A..
Am I crazy for wanting the Savage?
