Blast From The Past

[Cormanus]

Yeah ... I’ll go and have a good look at one sometime, although I doubt I’ll be buying. Wouldn’t be surprised if Tezza is giving it serious thought. Redbirds has said he sees one heading his way next year.

[Guth_imp]

Man, I certainly hope that you'd take one for a test ride. But do me a favor, before you drop by the dealer to arrange said ride be sure to put on your cleanest orange and white striped t-shirt for the ensuing photo-op!

[the Ferret]

LOL I couldn't get back into that shirt using KY Jelly and a crowbar.

[Cormanus]

Does that mean you still have it?

[2017EX_imp]

After seeing all the great pics from other members of their bikes, and since my motorcycle experience had such humble and anorexic powered beginnings, I thought I would post a pic of the Harley I rode for the past 10 years and traded on my CB1100EX this past spring. It was a great bike for long straight highway riding, but at 750+ pounds it handled like a tank around town. Even my title said "Heavy Motorcycle"! With so much weight for the bike, plus 190 pounds of me, it required much earlier speed reduction and braking to get all that mass slowed down coming up to stops, turning, and going into curves. The "old school" Springer front end was significantly heavier than a hydraulic front fork, which meant turning the handle bars too far left or right starting from a stop and turning, could be a recipe for disaster much sooner than a lighter hydraulic front end. Then there are the "feet forward" controls. Unless one has some previous experience with feet forward, there is no way to understand how different it is in terms of balance and control, as compared to mid control with upright posture. I suppose the best comparison I can make here is, try doing everything riding with your feet on highway pegs mounted to the frame or crash bar as an example. The V twin was 1800cc, with power to spare, but man did it run hot, just the nature of the beast. Aside from Harley setting the mixture lean from the factory to satisfy California emissions, the rear cylinder obviously does not get as much air flow as the front. Am I bad mouthing Harley, no, absolutely not. In the 10 years I owned it, it was reliable, added to my riding experience, and was an item to cross off my bucket list. What I am saying is that it required a different mind and skill set to ride and enjoy safely. At this point in my life, the CB is much more enjoyable to own and ride, all things considered. A favorite quote of mine from an old Clint Eastwood movie is, "Ya know, a mans just gotta know his limitations".

[use2b_imp]

Had to post this faithful Honda CL350 i owned for years .
It was my hunting machine in and out of local swamps and sand trails for several years and i brought many deer home tied to it

[the Ferret]

Holy smokes. That is wild.

I bowhunted off my 76 CB 750 but never brought a deer out on it. Would bungie my recurve to the rear luggage rack/ back rest. Shot a nice 8 pointer one time, found and dressed the deer and drug it up to the farm house where I was hunting, then rode the 750 home to get the car to come back and get the deer.

[Guth_imp]

LOL I couldn't get back into that shirt using KY Jelly and a crowbar.

Let's all forget that I even mentioned it.

[Banned_imp]

Wow, hunting is a way of life around here (with many still counting on a fall deer for their winter meat) and I have seen deer coming out of the woods strapped to some fairly questionable contraptions - I have never seen a deer strapped to a street bike.

That is awesome.

[Guth_imp]

I love to fish, but I've never hunted — even though I grew up in a small rural community that was flush with hunters (I can still remember our sixth grade teacher bringing in some of his pelts to show us like it was yesterday).

When I first glanced at use2b's photo. I just thought that he was trying to prove a point about how comfy motorcycle seats were back in the day. In fact, i was expecting a caption along the lines of "Man the seats on those old CBs were so comfy. Why even our pet "Bucky" would get in on the act and could often be found napping on the seat of my trusty CB350."