Can You Remember Your First Scooter ?
Written by freeauthor on Monday, February 23rd, 2009 in Other.
Can you conjure up your first motorcycle? I remember mine was a used motorcycle, a Honda 750 four. I bought it used in 1972 for $700.00. As I recall it had something like 2500 miles on it when I paid for it. For what it was it was a great motorcycle.
The Next bike I purchased was a Norton 750 Commando. It was a fast motorcycle its day.
It was a John Player Special, it was about 60hp @ 7000rpm and would run wide open at just around 120 to 125 mph. It had a four-speed transmission, I can still recall winding it out and thinking it could Probably run faster if it only had one more gear.
In those days I was into used motorbikes . Well it was not that I was so much into them as it was all that I was able to buy syndrome didn’t last forever though and in 1975 I joined the army and the next year I got a brand new bicentennial Harley Davidson Sportster. Although it was one of those AMF Harley’s, it was a a nice ride. I purchased it while I was in Germany and I road my sporty all over Europe. I road my sportsterfor well over ten years after that, in 1987 I had to lay her to rest though because I had a crash. Alas, my 1976 AMF bicentennial Harley Davidson Sportster 1000cc was damaged beyond repair.
I have bought quite a few bikes over the years. I have owned just about
every kind of scooteryou can perceive. I had a Fat Boy for a while, I owned a KZ LTD. 1000cc Kawasaki Police interceptor, and I’ve also had a Yamaha 250 Enduro and a 1975 Bultaco Alpina 250cc for off roading.
Good times and gret motorcycles all, but time marches on, I have grown up and although my taste in scooters hasn’t changed all that much I do prefer a more comfortable motorcycle these days. The motorcycle I ride now is a Honda VTX.
Although to some, riding a motorcycle that isn’t made in the USA might be considered un-cool or traitorous. To
them I say, GET OVER IT! Long gone are the days of my, it’s got to be a Harley or nothing at all. I am not saying that I wouldn’t own or ride a Harley
they are major league motorcycles. I’m just saying, it doesn’t matter what the motorbike is, what matters is that I can ride.
I must say my Honda VTX 1300 is a nice smooth ride, it is very comfortable on long rides and it has all of the power I need.
The one thing about my VTX though is, it is a 2005 and it’s getting a few miles on it. I am thinking about selling it and getting something different. I haven’t decided yet what kind of scooter I want. I am thinking that I might not opt for a new scooter this time. Oh well I am not in any great hurry but I just might start looking for inquiring about a used motorcycle for sale.
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