I learned to ride on my brothers Yamaha Enduro. 1970? Been riding every since. When I move to Kona in 1996 I bought a Harley 883. It had been my only transportation other then walking for 20 years. 18 years were 60 miles round trip to work, 4-5 days a week. Shoulders and Knees began giving me pains. And getting old made me buy a car. When my body is feeling okay, over 200,000 mile Piglet still takes me where ever I wanna go.
Oooo almost forgot. 2000ish, I loaned a friend money to help him move back to the mainland. Collateral he left me his tricked Hayabusa. He told me to ride it. He did not want it just sitting all that time. I've ridden friends' 1000 1200cc "crotch rockets". That bike was very different. The most beautiful and most terrifying moments of all my riding. She sang the most beautiful sound over 3000 rpm. Terrifying. In the right gear or I should say the Wrong gear, goosing the throttle up too much would make the front tire see air. Owner, over 6 foot 200 pound guy. Little s**t 5'3" me. At that time 127 pound. Controlling that beast was an issue for me.
Oooo almost forgot. 2000ish, I loaned a friend money to help him move back to the mainland. Collateral he left me his tricked Hayabusa. He told me to ride it. He did not want it just sitting all that time. I've ridden friends' 1000 1200cc "crotch rockets". That bike was very different. The most beautiful and most terrifying moments of all my riding. She sang the most beautiful sound over 3000 rpm. Terrifying. In the right gear or I should say the Wrong gear, goosing the throttle up too much would make the front tire see air. Owner, over 6 foot 200 pound guy. Little s**t 5'3" me. At that time 127 pound. Controlling that beast was an issue for me.