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Licky
Mountain climber
California
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Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 12, 2005 - 04:43am PT
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At times I've heard people that climb look at motorcycle riding as dangerous. I thought I'd pose this question to the board and see how many like to ride, and if so, what do you ride.
I ride a 1997 Harley FatBoy. Cut my teeth on a BSA 441 "One Lunger" and then on to a 750 Atlas Commando. But my heart was always pounding for a Harley.
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville
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Aug 12, 2005 - 08:35am PT
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ridden street for thirty years.
doing a 600 miler today.
share the road. :)
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Southern Man
climber
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Aug 12, 2005 - 09:06am PT
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1993 Ducati 900 Super Sport and a 1976 BMW R90s. Life begins in the curves.....er, I mean on the sharp end.....er, it's all good. Given a choice between a weekend of Climbing and attending a track-day weekend, I spend Sat. at the track and Sun. Climbing. What a great weekend!
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Wrathchild
climber
right behind you
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Aug 12, 2005 - 09:42am PT
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Ninja 600
CRF250X
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capndick4
Boulder climber
The route out of the abyss
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Aug 12, 2005 - 09:53am PT
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650 Yamaha Maxim
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trapeze artemis
climber
Surf City
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Aug 12, 2005 - 10:47am PT
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Used to ride daily.
Once went 3 1/2 years without a car just 2 bikes.
I survived an accident with 72 stitches in my neck, 16 in my forehead and a torn medial collateral ligament.
Bikes I've owned...
KZ400
Sportster
750 Triumph
SRX600 (it's a thumper)
GSXR
Katana
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atchafalaya
Trad climber
California
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Aug 12, 2005 - 12:05pm PT
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nowadays I am riding a 1995 BMW R100S, its a sweet ride... Keep hoping to upgrade again, maybe R1150...
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Holdplease2
Trad climber
All over
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Aug 12, 2005 - 01:36pm PT
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2001 Aprilia Falco (silver)
2002 Suzuki V-strom
70,000 miles in 6 years and counting...
Motorcycling is as dangerous as you let it be. Like climbing. Just consider the oncoming traffic rockfall and its all the same game.
-Kate.
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Nohea
Trad climber
Aiea,Hi
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Aug 12, 2005 - 02:25pm PT
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Started out with a cute lil Honda 250, then moved up to the sweetest ride I ever had.... 1969 ElectroGlide. Had her for many moons but let it go four years ago. Now got no bike, until the next Harley grabs my eye. Someday.
will
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Joe Metz
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Aug 12, 2005 - 03:56pm PT
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Started climbing in 1971, riding in 1977. Been injured doing both. Suzuki GS425, Yamaha XS500, Suzuki SV650, Suzuki GS700. Why would anyone want to ride a Harley?
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville
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Aug 12, 2005 - 07:35pm PT
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'00 Honda CBR929RR
Blue '03 Kawasaki ZRX 1200R
it's a lot like climbing, just horizontal and a little faster.
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Eric Chisholm
Trad climber
Sebastopol, CA
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Aug 12, 2005 - 07:55pm PT
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The only thing that makes bikes more dangerious than climbing is that other people have a lot more -impact- on you. Pardon the pun.
I have owend:
GS500E, TZ250, RD350 and now ride an SV650.
The GS was a good bike to learn on,
The TZ and RD where both a kick, but a hand full on the street
the SV is a good middle ground; Like a clasic 5.8
I have no idea why anyone would want to Ride a Harley, loud, heavy and not very smooth, [except maby the ElectroGlide ;)].
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Aug 12, 2005 - 09:38pm PT
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RT350
Then a 1968 R69S BMW, Still have it. Anyone want to buy it?
Quit when it got to more than one NDE experience per month.
Rather live longer and climb more. Ti's safer!
LA ain't the place to ride any more.
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T2
climber
Cardiff by the sea
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Aug 12, 2005 - 10:21pm PT
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Great analogy holdplease2!!
Had a 94' Yamaha FZR 600 and fantasize everytime I see one, about owning new Yamaha R6
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Licky
Mountain climber
California
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 13, 2005 - 12:37am PT
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T2...I did a google on your dream bike and came up with a Yamaha outboard motor. Now I can appreciate living on the edge, but where do you put your feet?
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Aug 13, 2005 - 01:21am PT
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I left Yosemite in 1983 to return to school in Berkeley. Both to deal with nasty parking around campus and to replace my adreniline fix needs, I bought a Yamaha XT 250. Worked great. I brought it back to Yosemite in 1986 and rode it around the local forest service backroads.
Then came the helmet law. I know it's lame but I just hate em, for climbing and biking around town too. Sold the bike. Probably needed to downsize anyway.
Peace
karl
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Watusi
Social climber
Joshua Tree, CA
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Aug 13, 2005 - 01:32am PT
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Only rode Dirt Bikes...but had some wild times as a kid! Don't ride much anymore...alas!
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T2
climber
Cardiff by the sea
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Aug 13, 2005 - 12:59pm PT
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Your right Licky, typo on my part I ment R6 sorry!
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Eric Chisholm
Trad climber
Sebastopol, CA
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Aug 13, 2005 - 05:21pm PT
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Hay klaus, How do you like the FZ1? I was looking in to gitting an FZ6.
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Joe Doty
Social climber
San Luis Obispo, CA
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Aug 13, 2005 - 07:06pm PT
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Hey klaus, nice fazer! I have an '02 that i've owned for a year now. I also have a '78 Yamaha SR500. I live in a house with two other motorcycle freaks.
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