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Re:What Bikes Did You Grow With? 2 Months, 1 Week ago  
64 Honda Sport 50
65 Honda 305 Superhawk
69 Triumph Bonneville 650
82 Honda Nighthawk 750
74 BMW R60/6, converted to 750
79 BMW R100-RT
96 BMW R1100-RS
99 BMW R1100-GS
04 Triumph Bonneville "America"
06 Road Star
 
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Re:What Bikes Did You Grow With? 2 Months, 1 Week ago  
QA50 was first in 1969
Cooper 250 dirt bike - anyone remeber these? Mexican built version of the Maico
1982 Yamaha 750 Virago
1976 Honda 400-4
1978 Kawasaki 750
1990 HD 883 Sportster
1987 Yamaha Virago 700 or 750 cant remeber which it was, not sure why they
changed
1996 Honda Shadow ACE
1998 HD 1200 Sportster
1990 HD FLHS Electra Glide
2006 Yamaha R* - currently only one I have
 
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Re:What Bikes Did You Grow With? 2 Months, 1 Week ago  
Honda 50
Honda 125 CL
Suzuki 125 RM
Honda 350CB
Honda 550 4 CB

twenty year break

Honda 750 shadow
Yamaha Roadstar
 
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Re:What Bikes Did You Grow With? 2 Months, 1 Week ago  
Motor Bikes (Bicycle frame)
Mini Bike
Whizzer
Bridgestone 50cc
Honda 305cc superhawk
Honda 350cc scrambler
Triumph Bonneville 650cc (Chopped)
Honda CB 750cc
HD Sportster
HD FatBob
2008 RoadStar (The best one)
 
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Re:What Bikes Did You Grow With? 2 Months, 1 Week ago  
Honda: CT70, CT90, XR75 (two)
Suzuki: '79 RM125, '82 RM250, '83 RM125
1984-1988: BMW, Cagiva, Ducatti, Bimota, Harley, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha, etc, etc while working in magazine industry.
Then...FZR1000, CR500, CR250, GSX600 Katana, YZ125, YZ250....
Then...one more major knee surgery....then....
Suzuki 2003 VL800 Volusia.

Now...all grown up and on a 2007 R* Midnight Silverado.

What a long strange trip it's been...
 
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Re:What Bikes Did You Grow With? 2 Months, 1 Week ago  
1976 Yamaha RD200
1982 Yamaha 550 Maxim
1996 Yamaha 750 Virago
2005 Yamaha Road Star Silverado
 
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Re:What Bikes Did You Grow With? 2 Months, 1 Week ago  
Man I feel inferior... I only ever had one other bike. Back in the 80s I bought a repoed 1979 Yamaha XS400 (thought mom was gonna kill me!). It only had kick start, no electric. WHat a pain. Always had carb and ignition problems, It was fun when it ran though!

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Re:What Bikes Did You Grow With? 2 Months, 1 Week ago  
SobaCracka wrote:
1976 Yamaha RD200
1982 Yamaha 550 Maxim
1996 Yamaha 750 Virago
2005 Yamaha Road Star Silverado



SobaCracka,

You should get some sort of an award for a list like that, but I'm not sure what to call it! Maybe the "Logic and Loyalty" prize?

So interesting the different backgrounds here.

MS07
 
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Re:What Bikes Did You Grow With? 2 Months, 1 Week ago  
MidStar07,

I guess it's one of those "Why buck success" things. Every one of the Yamis have been a dream. Just what I needed at the time, at the right price, and never a lick of trouble. So, until I have a bad experience or someone offers something I can't get in a Yamaha, I'm sticking with them.

Yes, the breadth of backgrounds among us pretty interesting and impressive.
 
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Re:What Bikes Did You Grow With? 2 Months, 1 Week ago  
I think it's awesome, and a real testament to the product.

Having ridden so many different bikes, I've come to the conclusion that among the Japanese brands, specifically street models, Hondas are usually technically correct, but lack any soul or personality. Yamaha's speak to people, riders, in a way that none of the other's in the category do. Factor in precise handling, quality construction (great fasteners!), awesome styling, and we see why Yamaha has been doing this so long.
 
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