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Post by richard on Oct 25, 2011 16:37:50 GMT -5
Sunday I was invited to go on a motorcycle ride with a local Christian Harley club, strange as it may seem. We set up check point for a toy ride/poker run for another Harley group. The funny thing is that my XS1 sitting amongst numerous 20K plus bikes drew a crowd. It seems a number of bikers started out with a bike just like mine. There were a lot of questions and stories of riding bikes like my XS. It’s fun to have something so many people have such fond memories of.
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Post by headcase on Oct 28, 2011 0:33:38 GMT -5
Should have had a bit of fun and told them you finally took the plunge and upgraded from a Hawg to the XS. See how truly 'forgiving' they might be  |
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Post by richard on Oct 28, 2011 2:27:11 GMT -5
LOL! I didn't want to push my luck :-)
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mitchp
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keep it on one wheel
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Post by mitchp on Nov 5, 2011 23:16:26 GMT -5
That is exactly why i love to ride vintage Japanese motorcycles. Im in my late 50s and i grew up riding and racing riceburners. I bring my 1972 Kawasaki H2 Dragbike out for a couple of events a year. It always draws a crowd of guys my age who had fond memories of the bike back in the day. I have my first XS now and the bike is a blast. There are so many HDs around now days that you look at them as much as a Ford Taurus.
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Post by speedfourjoe on Nov 8, 2011 15:31:44 GMT -5
Absolutely. A classic like the XS650 will always stand out in a sea of Harleys.
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Post by richard on Nov 8, 2011 18:12:26 GMT -5
I’m beginning to see what you mean. It’s nice to have something unique amongst all the others and it’s sure fun to ride. It gets amazing gas mileage too.
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Post by tommerr on Apr 12, 2012 7:34:33 GMT -5
Harley is OK. But once they went to overhead valves...well they just became another bike.
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Post by tommerr on Apr 12, 2012 7:34:57 GMT -5
Harley is OK. But once they went to overhead valves...well they just became another bike.
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