Spring lust
Ah, as Spring is upon us a man's thoughts turn to...bikes!
I miss my motorcycle. I have owned quite a few over the years. I started back in 1988 or 1989 with an old early 70s Honda 350 2-stroke. That was the first bike I put down as well as my first bike ever! I moved from that to a larger Suzuki 450 bike that had a computer problem that required it be tapped on the left side occasionally to get it going again. I then purchased my first Harley Davidson...a 1962 XLH. That thing was truly a basket case. They left it out in the rain with no spark plugs, so water fouled the inside of the cylinders and I took parts home in boxes. That took some years to rebuild but it turned out beautiful. Black with yellow scallops an a 1000cc package...nice bike. Unfortunately, I grew over those years into a size too big for a Sportster! So I sold that one off and purchased a 1974 Harley Davidson FXE. I also purchased a bunch of parts to upgrade it but I was too busy riding it to bother tearing down for the upgrades...until one day on my way home with the front highway peg fell off! Yep, just as I turned up my street to go home the entire peg snapped off my bike. Well, that was the impetus I needed to tear down and rebuilt that. Years and years and years and three kids later I finally got that bike put back together. Rode it for a bit and then was forced to sell it off to use the funds elsewhere. Since then I have been looking at various rides and I want a Harley Davidson Road King Classic...or one of the new V-Rods. I'm still wondering about that. But I can't afford either right now.
One smart thing my wife and I have done is purchase our vehicles with cash. This is why I drive older vehicles that might require a bit of futzing about to keep running. We could make payments on a nicer rig, but we just have decided not to do that. That means no new bikes for me and really I can't afford even a Harley at this time. But I really want a bike to ride around during Spring/Summer/Fall time here in Utah so I have been looking. A Sportster is out of reach, but maybe a Suzuki S40 or a Royal Enfield. Both are single cylinder bikes so they make a neat thumping sound. I'm looking now...maybe a bike is soon in the garage!
I miss my motorcycle. I have owned quite a few over the years. I started back in 1988 or 1989 with an old early 70s Honda 350 2-stroke. That was the first bike I put down as well as my first bike ever! I moved from that to a larger Suzuki 450 bike that had a computer problem that required it be tapped on the left side occasionally to get it going again. I then purchased my first Harley Davidson...a 1962 XLH. That thing was truly a basket case. They left it out in the rain with no spark plugs, so water fouled the inside of the cylinders and I took parts home in boxes. That took some years to rebuild but it turned out beautiful. Black with yellow scallops an a 1000cc package...nice bike. Unfortunately, I grew over those years into a size too big for a Sportster! So I sold that one off and purchased a 1974 Harley Davidson FXE. I also purchased a bunch of parts to upgrade it but I was too busy riding it to bother tearing down for the upgrades...until one day on my way home with the front highway peg fell off! Yep, just as I turned up my street to go home the entire peg snapped off my bike. Well, that was the impetus I needed to tear down and rebuilt that. Years and years and years and three kids later I finally got that bike put back together. Rode it for a bit and then was forced to sell it off to use the funds elsewhere. Since then I have been looking at various rides and I want a Harley Davidson Road King Classic...or one of the new V-Rods. I'm still wondering about that. But I can't afford either right now.
One smart thing my wife and I have done is purchase our vehicles with cash. This is why I drive older vehicles that might require a bit of futzing about to keep running. We could make payments on a nicer rig, but we just have decided not to do that. That means no new bikes for me and really I can't afford even a Harley at this time. But I really want a bike to ride around during Spring/Summer/Fall time here in Utah so I have been looking. A Sportster is out of reach, but maybe a Suzuki S40 or a Royal Enfield. Both are single cylinder bikes so they make a neat thumping sound. I'm looking now...maybe a bike is soon in the garage!
posted by Pastor Tom at 8:28 PM
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