Joined Feb 2017
584 Posts | 370+
Acadiana
I used to ride a dirtbike when I was a teen. Lots of crashing, lots of learning. Lots of fun. Nordic conditions, riding in snow, on ice. Mud and gravel in short summer. Then several decades no bike. :cry: It simply was too cold in my home country to make it feasible to spend good money on a motorcycle. :cold:
Getting older I disliked the cold even more, so I moved. First thing was to visit an H-D dealership. That's what old farts ride, right? I tried all the machinery they had and did not like any of them. Too heavy for fun. Almost out of the door I thought I'll give Sportster a try. I rode home on a brand new Roadster XL1200R. The engine was weak. After some mods I can hit 125 MPH pretty fast, and that's enough for an old chap, methinks.
Watching MotoGP since 1991 or so, can't recall exactly, it was analogue satellite, Eurosport was FTA . All two-strokes back then. No traction control. It was almost impossible to pull a break in 125 cc, engines didn't have the power.
Getting older I disliked the cold even more, so I moved. First thing was to visit an H-D dealership. That's what old farts ride, right? I tried all the machinery they had and did not like any of them. Too heavy for fun. Almost out of the door I thought I'll give Sportster a try. I rode home on a brand new Roadster XL1200R. The engine was weak. After some mods I can hit 125 MPH pretty fast, and that's enough for an old chap, methinks.
Watching MotoGP since 1991 or so, can't recall exactly, it was analogue satellite, Eurosport was FTA . All two-strokes back then. No traction control. It was almost impossible to pull a break in 125 cc, engines didn't have the power.
