But as I write these thoughts in-between working my guts out (just like the rest of ya’s) during yet another Holiday season (aka get these orders out yesterday or Die!) I tend to reflect back on those past days which I consider at least to be my own Golden Age of Motorcycling, and those bikes and times that were (at least to me) special beyond belief. No, things are rarely as good as we all tend to remember em’ back when – and there’s no denying the fact that we all can only go forward (not backward) on whatever motorcycling trail we’ve all chosen to follow. Never the less, the past DID happen – the best of times and the worst of times. I try very hard to forget the bad part of it lest it intrude on the present – instead dwelling on some times that were just so fine that they could never ever happen again…. But at least they DID happen, nuff’ said?! ;-) 30 years on two wheels
i started out my motorcycling experience at the age of 4 on a 50cc suzuki first of the rms i believe, then moved up to a yamaha 80cc yz, them my first big bike was a 1975 yamaha 125cc enduro, i spent a great deal of time and put a lot of miles on the bike, then a yamaha yz125 when i became more serious about motocross, then spiraled through many motocross bikes suuki rm125, yz 125, then a yz 250, i then sparked an interest in sport bikes and bought a 1995 Kawi Ninja 750 I turned it into a custom looking bike almost a street fighter before they became popular. I got all the mecahnicals worked out and all the body work done almost ready to paint and then one day I took it out and rode it down an old curvy highway and got it up to about 90 and it got the shakes real bad and scared the hell out of me. she wobbled almost to the point to where i lost control of her. so I sold her and got a 1996 Kawi vulcan 800. I rode it for a summer and then went without a bike for about 5 years while i finished up college and the police academy. I bought a yz125 trying to regain my motocross skills but wound up just doing some trailriding for awhile. I then turned my interest to the yamaha xs650. I got into it real hard and bought a 1978 xs650 and made plans to turn her into a real old school japanese bobber. I got it to the point to where all i really had to do is throw it together and then i got hurt fighting a guy while i was arresting him and threw my back out of whack and wound up having surgery and was out of the loop for awhile. i thought i would never finish my bike ever. about three months after recovering i felt great and went to look at some new bikes and thats when I bought my 2007 Harley Davidson Dyna streetbob. in a nut shell i have had a pretty good run with bikes and i wouldn't be who I am today with out my experiences on my motorcycles.
thanks,
bert
i started out my motorcycling experience at the age of 4 on a 50cc suzuki first of the rms i believe, then moved up to a yamaha 80cc yz, them my first big bike was a 1975 yamaha 125cc enduro, i spent a great deal of time and put a lot of miles on the bike, then a yamaha yz125 when i became more serious about motocross, then spiraled through many motocross bikes suuki rm125, yz 125, then a yz 250, i then sparked an interest in sport bikes and bought a 1995 Kawi Ninja 750 I turned it into a custom looking bike almost a street fighter before they became popular. I got all the mecahnicals worked out and all the body work done almost ready to paint and then one day I took it out and rode it down an old curvy highway and got it up to about 90 and it got the shakes real bad and scared the hell out of me. she wobbled almost to the point to where i lost control of her. so I sold her and got a 1996 Kawi vulcan 800. I rode it for a summer and then went without a bike for about 5 years while i finished up college and the police academy. I bought a yz125 trying to regain my motocross skills but wound up just doing some trailriding for awhile. I then turned my interest to the yamaha xs650. I got into it real hard and bought a 1978 xs650 and made plans to turn her into a real old school japanese bobber. I got it to the point to where all i really had to do is throw it together and then i got hurt fighting a guy while i was arresting him and threw my back out of whack and wound up having surgery and was out of the loop for awhile. i thought i would never finish my bike ever. about three months after recovering i felt great and went to look at some new bikes and thats when I bought my 2007 Harley Davidson Dyna streetbob. in a nut shell i have had a pretty good run with bikes and i wouldn't be who I am today with out my experiences on my motorcycles.
thanks,
bert
