Ever have a motorcycle or mini-bike ?

[Bill]

I bought my first bike in '95 and with the exception of one winter car around '98 I've been riding everywhere. My wife does have a car, but I generally use my bike.

Right now I'm riding a 2004 Triumph Thruxton, working on a '76 CB200 project bike and slowly restoring a '59 Triumph Speed Twin.

83 Yamaha Maxim 750... a crazy bike to learn on but damn that thing was fun in the twisties and comfortable as a commuter
78 Triumph Bonneville... classic Lucas, classic compression, that thing sucked
98 Honda Shadow Aero... big, comfy cruiser, too big for riding around here though so it went away
2000-ish Royal Enfield... wow, who woulda thought 50's Brit technology manufactured in India could be so horrible. Even the factory parts had to be altered to fit properly. There's a reason every Enfield has under 2k miles. 2005 was the last year that they were allowed to run a drum brake, as if you'd ever get going fast enough to use a disc.

Currently looking into the new Triumph Speed Triple, early 2000s Triumph Speed Four or maybe a Ducati GT1000.
Bikes are my favorite thing to collect.

[Captain]

Growing up in the country, having a motorcycle was almost mandatory. As I got older, I developed a horrible horse allergy, so I had to switch to a motorbike during spring and fall cattle round ups. It was fun being the "fast one" at the time, but looking back, I would have preferred (and still dearly miss) riding a horse.

I started off with a little Keystone mini-bike, graduating up to a Honda XR-75, then a XL-100, and a XL-185 (still have this old chugger). I also had a Yamaha YZ80, Suzuki RM250 (blew the piston to smithereens one day), and a wierd little 100cc twin cylinder Yamaha street bike that had more chrome on it than a Harley. I never did find out what model it actually was...I had it stored at a buddy's farm, and somebody stole it!!