John,
I almost bought a Concours myself.I like sport-touring bikes a lot.I almost traded my V Strom for a new ZZR 1200 couple weeks back but then I remembered I had another steel to pay for so I chiled out for a sec.
Bobbe,great idea,lets go ride while the weather is still nice.Friends of mine went for a ride to Mount Eagle adn they said it was great.Maybe we can take a ride and when we get there we can have a nice steel talk and a cold beer.
Db
if I was buying a harley I would buy a black one.They say those sound the best...
The Nashville dealer has had three of them in so far, they are selling them as fast as they come in. They are monsters. If the Triumph Tiger was shaft drive I may have bought one. I hear the new Triumphs are decent iron.
Jim,
yes, I have already taken delivery ( July 29). I have ridden motorbikes since 1968, and I had quite a few, but this one is the greatest bike I ever had so far, very comfortable, amazing torque, and despite the weight of 730 lbs. it handles well.
Walter
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Chris Kennison
Ft. Collins, Colorado
"There is no spoon" www.book-em-danno.com
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I had a 68 Hornet, possibly the fastest bike I have ever owned except for the Concours. One of my all time favorites was my 1963 BSA Gold Star Catalina Scrambler, 500cc single, I loved that bike! You are right, the bikes back then were not all that reliable.
Currently riding an FXD but I've had a few Harleys. Started in the 50's with a 125cc James. Moved on to Jawas, then a bunch of Japanese bikes. Harleys after that and I'll stick with 'em, they're a pretty fine bike!!!
87 Sportster painted Chrysler Plum Crazy purple with orange decals and trim. My first Harley, but have had some sort of bike since I was 10, starting with a mini-bike.
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In 1950 bought my 1st bike A Harley 1946 model 45. Then a 1948 74, then a New 1952 74 and dressed it up all the way I like dressers.
In 1982 Bought a Yamaha 650, the man at the shop said are you sure you can ride this thing it is fast and hot, I was 52 and had 100,00 mile behind me, I said I think i can make it.
Then a Honda Silver Wing GL 500.
The last one in 1982 a Gold Wing, and a Time Out Camp trailer, Nan and I loved to ride thru the Smoky's.
200,000 miles in all we loved it then it's over now.
ernie
PS nan would not camp out but the bike looked great outside Holiday Inns????????????
I have owned quite a few bikes over the years but at the present time I am riding a 1979 Yamaha 650cc vertical twin. My son Greg was just home for 4 days and left this morning on his 1981 HD Iron Head sporster going back to London, Ky. We spent a couple of days riding around the countryside and it sure was fun, its been a long time since Greg and I have had a chance to ride together. Bikes I have owned;
Of the 46 years I have know my wife Karen she has been on a bike with me exactly two times, maybe she just doesn't like them. Hey, I forgot to list the Whizzer Bike, how many of you guys remember those. Some pictures on request.
Been riding 46 years now. Still here to report it.
I've owned a lot of 'em, starting with a 3 hp Cushman scooter, then a Vespa, then....Yamahas, Kawasakis, Triumphs, Harleys, and Hondas.
Recently traded my trusty '95 Goldwing with 42K troublefree miles on it for a new '04 'Wing. With 1800ccs, fuel injection, and solid lifters, it goes really well.
Sold my 3 Rice Rockets (2 900's/750) but have a '64 Harley Sprint I need restored. You know any 'strait up' types out there I can trust a restoration to? Have a little Honda 90 I 'practice' on at farm!!
<SMALL>Thanks for posting the picture of Paul Bigsby of Bigsby Guitar fame. I read somewhere that he worked at the Crocker factory and that he was instrumental in the developement of the big tank Crocker.</SMALL>
On old bikers- especially ex racers they say,
" The older you get, the faster you used to be".
Then there was the sticker that one of my former class rivals had on his bike,
"When the flag drops, the bull**** stops"
I'm excited.
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