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Yamaha WR25R

Back in 76 I bought a clapped out Yamaha DT1 and rebuilt it into a fairly reasonable dirt bike; certainly nothing to race with, but a quite respectable trail bike. The Yamaha WR25R is the son of DT1. Disk brakes weren’t used on dirt bikes back then, the WR has them front and back. To get more real wheel travel on the DT1, the shocks were forward mounted. That used to be the hot setup. Around that time Yamaha had just come out with a fancy race bike with a single shock, WR has a single shock. Of course the WR has plastic fenders, tank, etc. that I had to add to the DT1. Best of all: Electric Start !!! The DT1 ? I sold it for a Hodaka.

Suzuki Burgman

Yes, it’s a scooter. But it’s got a 650cc engine with a top end of 110 miles per hour (or so I’m told). And it just feels right. I went without a motorcycle for over 10 years, then some friends hooked me on a Honda 25 Rebel. Nice bike, but leaves you wanting much more. So I bought a Honda Shadow Sabre 1100, nice bike, fast for sure. Customized? - oh yeah. But it just wasn’t a good fit for me. Unrelated to the Shadow, I bought Karen a Honda Metropolitan 50cc. Cute bike, but Karen didn’t like it much. She’s not much of bike person, and that’s OK, she has lots of other charms. But what surprised me was how much fun the scooter was to ride! Yes, I barely met the weight limit, and yes, I could get it up to maybe 40 mph if it was downhill. It just didn’t make sense; I like fast bikes, what’s going on? So anyway, I took the Shadow and the Metropolitan down to Larry’s and traded them in for the Burgman. About the least sexy motorcycle around, but as I said, it just so fits me. It’s comfortable to sit on, it’s easy to ride, it has lots of storage space; what’s not to like? I also eat quiche.

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