Thread: Live to ride - Ride to live. What is everyone riding????

30+ years. Started on Ironheads and Shovelheads came home from Iraq on R&R in 2005 and bought my current love T/C FXDWG.

Here's me on my 2000 Sportster S, testing out the new bars I'd just put on. You can see my 87 Sportster in the background.

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Originally Posted by Highwayman

30+ years. Started on Ironheads and Shovelheads came home from Iraq on R&R in 2005 and bought my current love T/C FXDWG.

Nice ride! I started on a '77 AMF ElectraGlide. Got REALLY tired of wrenching, and taking the exact route home to pick up my fallen bits. Bought a 2002 Vrsca when they came out. LOVED that bike. So I went direct from a Shovel, to the Revolution motor. License plate on the rod is "Noevo" The 02 got ripped off shortly afterwards, and I jumped back on the '77 for a ride one day. I barely made it around the block. Was used to the performance of that 105hp Rod. Sold the '77 Glide, got the current V-rod. Lots of highway travel lately. The Rod, and my older back, couldn't take it no more. Love the Barco-Davidson for those LONG trips.

Gotta say too, I LOVE listening to the new breed of bikers (I DO love all bikers, don't get me wrong) who think that 250 miles is a "long trip". I bought the Vrod in Kennebunkport Maine, STOCK saddle, and rode it home to Michigan. I didn't CARE who saw me stand and rub my ass at red lights. Was BRUTAL. Like riding a 2x4, which we all know is really 1.5 x 3.

I have homes in SE Michigan and NW Iowa. I ride the Glide between em, 10-12 times a year. That's a 13 hour ride one way, with ass scratchery, gas, and Vape stops.. and ALWAYS rain SOMEwhere in there...

Used to daily ride year-round in DC but sold my Honda for an engagement ring. I'm really looking into either a BMW GS adv. bike or in a Harley softtail project bike. Hopefully this summer i'll grab one.


IMG_3618 by Dana Howe, on Flickr

My brother had a CBR600RR. That was a fun bike, though I couldn't get comfortable on it for long rides. My throttle hand always fell asleep.

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

My brother had a CBR600RR. That was a fun bike, though I couldn't get comfortable on it for long rides. My throttle hand always fell asleep.

Know what you mean, I've got a bum hip and anything with rearsets kills me after about half an hour!

2002 Ducati 998. Also have a 1975 Norton 850 Commando.

2001 Litespeed Vortex, Surley 1X1 'Rat Ride' (can't recall what year) 1973 Schwinn Paramount P-15, Nagasawa fixed gear. Pedal power !