What did you used to ride? What are you riding now? Which one did you love the most? What’s laying in a torn apart pile in your garage? Any stories behind them?
My first squidbike. Rode this thing EVERYWHERE, but then I busted the 2nd/6th gear dogs. Successfully replaced them, but it leaked oil from then on from splitting the cases.
My second less squiddy bike; I really loved the SV. Great handler after the RT prog springs and Penske rear shock were put on.
Number 3. I could never get the hang of riding this correctly. It wanted to go very fast and I didn’t.
Number 3.5 (basketcase). Rode it, like, twice. Intended to restore it, but ended up giving it away for free. It was super dangerous to ride (i.e. brakes? what are brakes?).
Current (old man bike):
I’m about a year into riding, although I fell in love with motorcycles when I saw the FZ-09 8 years ago. I always had an interest in them, but the MTs put me over the edge. The problem at the time was that I was 16 and I got the classic “not under my roof”. I then joined the military and an E-3/5 paycheck didn’t have room for a motorcycle while meeting my financial goals.
When I got off active duty and started making some real motherfuckin moneyTM, I bought the FZ-07. I was a little worried starting out on it with it’s reputation as a hooligan bike, but if you have decent motor skills it’s perfectly manageable.
After 8k miles, I wanted something with a little more power and the bike that sparked my interest in riding. I found this lightly molested FZ-09 that had been traded into a pawn shop, and they wanted my 07 for it.
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Been 2 months and 1k miles with the 09, and it’s been everything I ever wanted. I ended up loving riding and motorcycles even more than I thought I would, and I try to ride every chance I get.