Barbo wrote:I am sad to say I have never ridden a motorcycle. I plan on rectifying this someday.

Jon

Same here except I can amend that to I have never owned a motorcycle.

I plan on getting a Vespa later this Spring. Would really like an early 80s Honda...like 350-400cc.

sonicsaboteur wrote:skatinbasser, I don't want to know if the motorcycle is crap or not crap but only if you have one, which one

Yeah I know, that's why I didn't "kerble"... I just gave a link to some info you requested that shows up in that thread. About halfway through.

So many bikes! What do you guys do to protect your ears?

'78 Batavus Regency
'77 Motobecane 50v
'77 Puch Newport

Cool mopeds.

I've gone through a number of Vespas over the years. The current line-up consists of a 1964 Vespa GS and a 1965 Vespa 125.

I used to have a 1978 Moto Guzzi V50. It was a 500cc middleweight they built to compete with the flood of the Japanese bikes on the market at the time. It was a fun bike.

a yellow "giant" 18speed road bike. power by two furious pumping pistons. also known as my legs.

i'm the motor. it's the cycle.

BadComrade wrote:Did you get twisted in the head-on collision as well?

My friend knows a guy that was just in an accident about a month ago. He was riding, a car pulled out in front of him, now he's paralyzed from the neck down.

I don't think I'd ever wanna ride a motorcycle in the city.

I got a little twisted: badly broken collar bone.
My buddy got really twisted: very badly broken leg, serious brain injuries, coma.

He is 'fine' now... this happened 5 yrs ago. I have some great pics of my bike mangled. I tried to give it to Twisted Spoke, but they were flakey and a friend and I (said friend is motorcycle mechanic) took it totally apart and threw it in the dumpster at his shop. It was a sad day, but kinda fun.

I will buy another one when I get out of this terrible sandwich shop, i mean city. It will probably be another enduro and eventually a Ducati Monster.

78 Batavus Regency exactly like the one above(cept my tank is vertical)

1969 benelli mini enduro
1969 benelli dynamo
1975 BMW R-65/5
I have a 65 ducati in parts, that is gonna be sweet.

skatingbasser wrote:So many bikes! What do you guys do to protect your ears?

well, ya see, there are these things called helmets.....

i usually wear earplugs too. my bike is not too loud, still has the stock exhaust, but it makes noise, and with the wind noise, etc., i find earplugs really reduce the noise that much more, so it is easier to concentrate.
And I am not so fatigued after a long ride.