Buddy (63y/o) is getting the itch to be riding.
Me: You need a license for that.
Him: really?
So, he flunked the beginner written test 3 or four times, then finally passed.
Motorcycle course for him coming soon.
Got him all fixed up with riding gear yesterday.
Hoping he does well at the course.
Labour day weekend, 2023, near Warren PA. A jumping deer came outta nowhere, and slammed my windscreen. I hit the guard rail, the rest is history.
Wrote the Yamaha FJR off while breaking a bunch of ribs and things.
My sorry (but alive) ass on the rail.
I had a '78 KZ 750. My first brand new anything. I rode it for a week and traded it in for a KZ1000, like above, but maroon. I remember the upgrade was $99.
The 13,500rpm red line, is..........neat.
The best thing about them, is, the gear driven cams. No timing belts or chains. The engine makes "music", and at certain rpm's, and if the wind is right, it sounds very cool.
I just sold this very hard to find bike, yesterday.
After a 15-20 year search, I found it, and bought it last yr.
It had sat, stored in a garage for over a decade. I serviced and restored it, and had 5,000kms of fun with it.
Seller's remorse is running deep today.
1989 Honda CB-1 (pic at the...