Any audiophiles into motorcycles


As its just getting into motorcycle season here in the great lakes region, motorcycling is beginning to supplant audio as my primary preoccupation. I recall there being threads as to car ownership, don't recall a motorcycle thread. And so, lets hear from the audiophile motorcycle enthusiasts out there; tell everyone about bikes you own, or have owned, and lets hear some motorcycle tales.

As for myself, I started riding around 12 years of age, little Suzuki 50cc trail bike, purchased Sears Allstate (Puch) 250cc street bike at 15 so I'd be ready for street legal riding at 16. Over the next 25 years too many bikes to list, mostly 650cc bikes and larger, migrated to super sports over those years, I was doing a lot of sports touring in those years, strap a tent and sleeping bag on bike and go for up to three or four weeks, mostly around great lakes region. I did great lakes circle tour: southern Ohio and West Virginia was a yearly tour, up into Adirondacks, northern New York, Vermont was always nice. Ontario, Canada was also a pretty common destination as was upper peninsula of Michigan. These days I  find myself pretty much sticking to weekend rides with my nephew, a budding audiophile with his Aprilia RSV4. I've been riding my little pocket rocket KTM RC390 the past few years, fun bike but lacking the thrill of bigger bore bikes such that I've now purchased 2021 Ducati Supersport S in silk white, expecting delivery next Wednesday. So, at this point my ownership of bikes includes the KTM, Ducati, Suzuki DRZ400S and 1973 Yamaha TX500 I'm in process of making into cafe racer.

My passion for motorcycles (and cars, but that's a different story) has certainly impacted my audiophile life. I don't have as much disposable income for audio, and bikes replace audio as my primary preoccupation in summer, but having passion for both sure makes for a richer life!
sns
Old desert racer here. Bikes I raced: 650cc Triumph desert sled. 250cc Greeves. 250cc Montessa. 250cc Bultaco. 125cc Sachs. This was back in the early 60s when the Mojave Desert was wide open to off-road racing. I was in a race with Steve McQueen once. He was pretty darned fast and was a real desert racing enthusiast. If I could, I’d still be out there chasing Jack Rabbits. Nothing like bombing down a sand wash at 100mph, or power sliding on dirt fire roads. 

Frank

Just picked up a Ducati 696 Monster and a BMW F800ST and sold my V-Star. 


+1 for Duke’s and and restored a few https://ibb.co/Ctjy6Y0
https://ibb.co/xjGngmR had a chiropractor follow me always after riding this insane sounding beast, to help me get off it at the end of ride days.

One of the most interesting and smoothest bikes I had was a Suzuki RE5.
https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/suzu/suzuki_re5_rotary.htm

Cheers George
I'm 66 and I've had more motorcycles than I have had pieces of stereo gear and I've owned a LOT of stereo gear. Last Wednesday I was drag racing my Ninja at the local drag strip, so yes I'm into motorcycles if that is the question.