Member Contributer Wald Posted February 10, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted February 10, 2022 1 minute ago, tomb393 said: Did someone say two stroke Suzuki?? Nothing like the smell of two stroke on a cold misty morning! Almost like a legal drug! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Cogswell Posted February 10, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted February 10, 2022 9 hours ago, St. Stephen said: Did someone say two stroke Suzuki?? 15 years old, working the deep fat fryer at the KFC Hadley MA, got me the $800 to purchase my first new motorcycle! Put 46 miles on the odometer in the parking lot where my dad lived (photo) prior to passing my learner's permit test. Hey teacher - call on me - I know the answer . . . ! LOL 1972 TS250 . . . Dang I wanted one of those - but couldn't afford it (and my father hated the idea). Ended up with a TC90 instead. Beat the tar out it - poor thing. It's probably been recycled in to a KIA or something by now. 1972 was the peak year for the styling on those - IMO the tank paint scheme that year was the best they did. Love those bikes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Cogswell Posted February 10, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted February 10, 2022 22 minutes ago, tomb393 said: My 1st bike was a SuzukiTC 185 like this 1970? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Cogswell Posted February 10, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted February 10, 2022 21 minutes ago, Wald said: Nothing like the smell of two stroke on a cold misty morning! Almost like a legal drug! Women want to smell like perfume . . . guys want to smell like 2 stroke exhaust!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Wald Posted February 10, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted February 10, 2022 8 minutes ago, Cogswell said: Women want to smell like perfume . . . guys want to smell like 2 stroke exhaust!! Unfortunately or Fortunately, depending on the point of view, this is quite true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 I love the photo of @slo1 on the Suzuki, because it reminds me I don't need fancy hard luggage, cruise control, or pretty much anything else to tour on my naked bike. Just strap your stuff down and go. And check it once in a while to make sure everything is still there. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted February 10, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted February 10, 2022 On 2/8/2022 at 1:43 AM, Wald said: Hey Dutchy, Thanks, unfortunately, the Akra video is labeled private and not available Ah shoot, they updated their policy.... let me fix that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer St. Stephen Posted February 10, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted February 10, 2022 4 hours ago, Cogswell said: Hey teacher - call on me - I know the answer . . . ! LOL 1972 TS250 . . . Dang I wanted one of those - but couldn't afford it (and my father hated the idea). Ended up with a TC90 instead. Beat the tar out it - poor thing. It's probably been recycled in to a KIA or something by now. 1972 was the peak year for the styling on those - IMO the tank paint scheme that year was the best they did. Love those bikes! Bingo! 1972 TS250. I agree that it was a peak year for styling, but of course I doubt my objectivity due to many fond memories. The smell of real two stroke exhaust (i.e., Castrol not leaf blower) can snap my head around fast enough to cause spinal damage! All those small bore dirt bikes when I was a kid (can you say Hodaka-powered mini-bike?), followed by road racing TZ250's and TZ750's, and the 500cc gp rockets, have imprinted that smell on my neurons. There's an RD350 in my town that I smell coming before I see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Wald Posted February 10, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted February 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Dutchy said: Ah shoot, they updated their policy.... let me fix that... Thanks! THIS IS REAL MUSIC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer JZH Posted February 10, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted February 10, 2022 This thread appears to have veered slightly off topic, but I wanted to say how inspiring it is to read that some of our lot are still riding into their 70s. Good on ya! Ciao, JZH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer slo1 Posted February 10, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted February 10, 2022 9 hours ago, TimC said: I love the photo of @slo1 on the Suzuki, because it reminds me I don't need fancy hard luggage, cruise control, or pretty much anything else to tour on my naked bike. Just strap your stuff down and go. And check it once in a while to make sure everything is still there. 😉 Yep, just load and go..... 40 years later, better bike, better luggage, but same principal.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer vfrcapn Posted February 11, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted February 11, 2022 4 hours ago, slo1 said: Yep, just load and go..... 40 years later, better bike, better luggage, but same principal.... 30 yrs later...from this to this Keep riding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomb393 Posted February 11, 2022 Author Share Posted February 11, 2022 On 2/10/2022 at 6:18 AM, Cogswell said: 77 1970? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer bmart Posted February 11, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted February 11, 2022 The GS500E(S) is a superb do anything you ask platform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted February 11, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted February 11, 2022 I'll be 74 in May 2022. Feeling like I'm twenty years older. Arrg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jroberts427 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 I'm 45 years old. Plan to ride as long as I can. First bike in 1999, a 91 CBR600F2. First VFR, a 2001 bought new in 2001: Current VFR, another 2001 set up like the first one: Cheers, Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Grum Posted February 12, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted February 12, 2022 1 hour ago, MaxSwell said: I'll be 74 in May 2022. Feeling like I'm twenty years older. Arrg! Hope you're keeping well MaxSwell. Ride more, that will keep you feeling twenty years younger! All the best to you buddy. Safe riding. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hingley Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 At this point I am 62 and hope I can throw a leg over a bike for a lot more years to come The first bike I got was a 1970 Honda CT70. It got three years of mowing lawns and sucking up to dad before he surprised me with it during Christmas 1970. I can still hear mom and dad from my bedroom fighting to get it into the house and place it beside the christmas tree. I could not even sneak out to see that was going on since dad had used a rope to tie my door shut. Anyway that was the start of a long love affair with bikes, today I have 10 or so including my 1975 CB400F vintage racer, 1989 CB400F CB1, etc, as well as a couple of VFR750's, a 1990 and 1991. some day would like to have a 1999 VFR800 with the corbin hard bags. We shall see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer bmart Posted February 12, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted February 12, 2022 CB-1? Let's see it! I'm on #7, set up for...anything paved. A few changes since these pics, like moving that silly trunk forward! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer DannoXYZ Posted February 12, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted February 12, 2022 home-made ingenuity with those brackets, so awesome!! 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer bmart Posted February 12, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted February 12, 2022 One day when I am less lazy, they will be black. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Wald Posted February 12, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted February 12, 2022 27 minutes ago, bmart said: One day when I am less lazy, they will be black. lol Looks like you could use one of these, lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jroberts427 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Wald said: Looks like you could use one of these, lol! This reminds me of a coworker's favorite quote: "Ladies, if a man says he'll get it done he'll get it done. There's no need to remind him every 6 months about it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdgenred Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 🤔48 been ridin around for a bit. Obviously not stopping. My priorities have been ... 'if ya ain't flying by the seat of yer pants don't do it...' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hingley Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 CB-1? Let's see it! I'm on #7 I wish I could show you a few pics of the CB1 and others but they are all asleep in the barn and it is -20 out It has been a long winter here but you have given me the idea to get the herd out and take some pictures before they are gone someday Not very many CB1's were ever sold here, not even sure they were sold for two model years, mine is a 1989 serial# *****038 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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