Great bike. Had the red too.BTW, the OP’s favorite was a 1984 Honda 700 Nighthawk, which was my first street bike. Fond memories, but far from my favorite.
My fav is the one I still have. Bought it in 92.
Honda XR250L.
I could ride it to the MX track. Take off my mirrors and run their course. I had so much fun on that bike. And I ride it all over town.
Not the raw speed of the 2 strokes, but it had power. Of course I was much lighter back then.
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I had a DRZ400. Fun bike, but a little heavy for me for trails.Don't know how I missed this.
My first street bike was a Honda XL250.
Then I got a Suzuki DR400.
Ridged, wide glide, panhead, linkert carb, Nice!
That's my bike. He enlarged the picture and posted it.Ridged, wide glide, panhead, linkert carb, Nice!
I missed that. My younger brother had a 1950 pan head, very similar, tank shift, suicide clutch, no organ pipes.That's my bike. He enlarged the picture and posted it.
See my post at # 60.
Found it. I loved this old bike.1973 72" HD. I have a pic somewhere. I'll try to dig it up.
I built this one many years back. Made a couple of trips to Daytona for Bike Week. Young and dumb!I still find myself wanting a hardtail bobber with a spring seat and a springer front end.... before my back cannot take it! LOL
Something along the lines of.....
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You did a little work to that 73 FX, Bobtail fender, forward controls, Bates seat with butt pad, apes, and 3.5 gallon tanks. I Like It!Found it. I loved this old bike. View attachment 435123
Wide glide front end. Dual front brakes. Accel coil. Wiesco high compression pistons. Straight pipes. Andrews Cam. S&S Super E carb. Did everything I could think of short of boring and stroking. Man I have some memories of where I took that bike.Y
You did a little work to that 73 FX, Bobtail fender, forward controls, Bates seat with butt pad, apes, and 3.5 gallon tanks. I Like It!
Now all the sudden I'm reminded of the 3 mini bikes which started my obsession as a kid.
Countless hours of fun.
First was a Sears tube frame.
Then a Honda mini trail 50.
Lastly the Yamaha mini enduro 60, first one with a clutch.