A 1967 triumph 650 bonneville followed quickly by a 1969 harley davidson flh.
A 1967 triumph 650 bonneville followed quickly by a 1969 harley davidson flh.
Due to the price of primers, warning shots will no longer be given!
1947 Harley 74
1975 Suzuki GT-550. 3 cylinder, 2 stroke. Made for the street. Fast as heck. Wish I still had it.
1977 Kawasaki 400, 4 stroke 2 cyl. Complete with spoke wheels and front and rear drum brakes.
BB
Honda Trail 50. Put way more miles on that thing than O'l Mr Honda ever imagined.
In 1964 I was 22, my neighbor taught me to ride on his '57 (I think) XLCH Harley Sportster. Tore it up ,,,,,, fixed it. Bought one from a guy that had a 51 FL Harley, suicide shift, 3 speed, single seat, no saddle bags and a single exhaust. When I got through with it , it had a 4 speed, buddy seat, saddlebags and dual pipes. Oh yeh, and a new paint job. 21 yrs in the Air Force, 3 years without, up until 4-5 yrs (73-74 yrs young) ago sidelined with medical problems I had to stop ridding. I had a '93 FLHTC Electroglide Clasic. Bought it in '97-8 with about 9000 mi on it. I almost cried when they put it on a trailer to take it away. Had almost 90,00 mi on it. Friend had the carb rebuilt ,,,,,,, still riding it. Always had Harleys.
Early 60s BSA 'Enduro Star' (250 CC single) followed by a BSA 'Royal Star' (500 CC twin) followed by a procession of 2-stroke off-roaders and a couple of out-and-out 'rice rockets.'
Bill
"I'm not often right but I've never been wrong."
Jimmy Buffett
"Scarlet Begonias"
1970 Bultaco 250 Matador then a 1973 FLH
1968 Norton atlas 750 cc. then a 1972 triumph Daytona 500 cc. then a 74 Harley sportster. then bought a new fxrs in 1985.
a 1950's era 125cc Rabbit similar to this LOL
actual pics, mom, sis and I
sis and I
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My first bike was a Bridgestone 90 purchased by my dad, from JC Penneys with me paying for it with my week end job delivering hamburgers from KoKoMo in Bossier city, La. promised would ride to work every day all year long, and I did it. Last bike was KZ1000 chain drive 4 cyl and 4 carbs, lived through that and sold it for $600, and a Marlin 30-30.
My first "motorcycle" was a Briggs 'n Stratton engine that Dad mounted on a bicycle when I was 9 yrs old. Next in line was an old moped - remember the tiny engine with pedals to help out? At 12 yr old I got a 165 Harley. A little 5.5 hp single stroke whose engine would sometimes run backwards if it kicked when cranking. Imagine dropping the clutch in 1st on that. Yep, I did drop bike a couple of times due to that.
When 15 I got my first "real" motorcycle - a 1955 Harley, 74 cu in which was an old cop bike out of Memphis Tenn, suicide clutch, hand shift, kick start. Been on bikes most of my life since.
I started out on a bridgestone 100.Wish i still had that bike! Beat it to pieces rode it thru fields-mud-snow-woods.
A 50cc Sachs bought at Sears; 1968.
Honda Z-50... then Honda SL-70... Honda CR-125M... BSA ThunderBolt… BMW R75/5.... Gosh...wish I still had them all... That SL-70 still has a special place in my memories....
The essence of education is self reliance- T.H. White.
Currently seeking wood carving tools, wood planes, froes, scorps, spokeshaves... etc....
honda SL-70 then a Moto-Guzzi 850 Eldorado.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |