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09-17-2021, 03:19 PM | #324 | |
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My Honda 919 was about as close as I was able to get and ride with any duration, and it had lifted bars on it. Pretty much straight standard or touring is it for me. I guess I'm built for comfort not speed.
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09-18-2021, 01:04 PM | #326 |
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the 919 is a great machine. I had the matte green version.
from playtime this morning... |
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09-18-2021, 02:02 PM | #327 |
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Yea, I loved that bike. A photo of it is in the second post of this thread.
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09-18-2021, 07:27 PM | #328 | |
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I don't recall your height, but that was always my stumbling block. A good friend owned a Honda/Ducati dealership and I would occasionally try on a Ducati just remind myself that being tall isn't really much of a blessing, certainly not in motorcycling. I could fit on a multistrada and almost bought one, but an inattentive auto driver brought my motorcycling career to a violent end before I could write the check. My last bikes were an '02 VFR 800, '99 KLR 650 (died in the side of the Tahoe) and an '81 CB900F project bike. I could do 800 mile days on the Viffer (in a pinch - non consecutively) after I installed Bar Risers and Harley footpegs from a model I don't recall (dropped the peg height about an inch). But 350-450/day was manageable for a week or so, at least in 2014. Seeing all the gorgeous hardware in this thread really makes me wish I still had the riding jones. But, somewhere in the head injury from the crash I lost the desire. It's funny. It's not a visceral fear, I can still hop on a bike and ride without any problems, I just don't seem to really need/want to any longer. The BRZ has become my bike substitute. It and a good stretch of asphalt get close to the rush bikes provided. And I can stay cool, warm, dry, and hydrated much better.
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09-18-2021, 08:21 PM | #329 | |
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I had a Honda GL650 (the original Silverwing, but not a moped, a 3/4 size Goldwing) that was my all-time favorite bike. I often put 500-600 mile days on it.
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09-19-2021, 01:13 PM | #330 | |
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i don't know how you people get any work done in that area. such beautiful scenery everywhere...
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Indeed. I enjoy the seasons...and the roads.
Water skiing used to be a hobby then beer became cheaper than marina fuel after Katrina. The 919 was a good substitute that survived me but I gave it away. imho, the best CB Honda ever made. |
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Nah I was in the Oval T1 grandstand. I could see you (and the whole T1-T5 complex) from where I sat, though.
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That’s even funny with the sound muted, watching the player’s hands and imagining the sound. I’m in a waiting room w/o earbuds.
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fall is in the air so getting some miles in before the winter hibernation..
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