Axxe55
Retiretgtshit stirrer
Riding motorcycles had been part of my life going way back many years ago. I put part of the blame on my father for giving me a ride on his Harley when I about four or five years old!I rode a Yamaha RD350 to work in 1976, it put me on the ground due to mechanical.
Rode this Honda Shadow 700 to work in 2009 or so. Same story. I gave up. I'm not the kind of guy that should have a cycle... to much bike maintenance required.
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I liked all types of motorcycles, but dirt bikes were my real passion. But the problem with dirt bikes and ATV's, is I have a stupid gene when I get on them! It's a small wonder or miracle I hadn't killed myself on one of them years ago.
Once it was diagnosed that another accident and neck fracture could possibly leave me paralyzed, I gave up the dirt bikes and went back to street bikes. Traded and sold off all my dirt bikes and ended up buying a very cosmetically challenged 1979 Kawasaki KZ1000. Dayem that thing was fast. Didn't keep it very long after fixing it up and selling it. Wanted to get another Harley for a street bike. So I worked, traded and sold some bikes and saved up a down payment to put down on really, really nice and low mileage 1998 Softail Custom. I really loved that bike and it suited my riding style at the time. I modified it into pretty much a bar-hopper type bike. Lots of custom work went into that one!