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MOTORCYCLE PAGE |
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I received my first motorcycle for Christmas in 1973 at the age of four. It was an early 1970's model Indian mini 50. At the time, my father was racing (flat track) and working as a mechanic for the local Yamaha dealer so he painted my bike as a Yamaha. I still have this little bike and it is currently disassembled awaiting a restoration. |
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27 years later, in February 2001, my lifelong dream came true when I bought my 2nd bike, A 1982 Suzuki GS-550L. I put 600 miles on her over the next 2 months. |
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In late April 2001 I moved up to my next bike, a garnet and black 2000 Honda Shadow VLX. It had saddlebags, windshield, and a lightbar. I sold her in April of 2002 after logging nearly 8,000 miles in SC, NC, and TN. |
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This drawing was part of a 3rd grade school project. I drew myself as a biker wearing one of my father's yellow Yamaha sweatshirts. In October 2001, 24 years later, I finally got my Yamaha! A 2000 V-Star 650 Custom. I immediately started "customizing" it. |
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After selling my VLX in April 2002 I bought a 1999 Honda 750 Shadow A.C.E. (American Classic Edition). It's green and creme with saddlebags. So far, it's taken me to the mountains of NC, SC, TN, & GA twice and Myrtle Beach 3 times. I put 5,000 miles on her in the first 5 months. |
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In April 2002, coinciding with the 60th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo and had my v-star painted like a WW II bomber. |
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to read the story and see additional pictures click the link below. |
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"Star Dust" bomberbike |
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After putting on 11,000 miles on my 1999 ACE, I sold it in April 2004 and bought my dad's 2002 ACE. It has cobra longshot pipes, lightbar, windshield, crash bars, passenger floorboards, and saddlebags. |
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