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Motorcycles...do you ride?
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I've had a few bikes, honda, yamaha, triumph, harley and kawasaki. the kawasaki was an early 70's 750 triple 2 stoke that scared the poop out of me. I would rather shoot a .500 mag all day. That was around the time I first met a DW.  A friend had a .41 mag and got very upset when I asked him if he meant Smith and Wesson. I was only a puppy back than but I remember shooting it and finally 25 years later I got my 1st  DW.  I have had my 15-2 for some years now but never got the .41. Some day I'll that .41 and the Road King.

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Was that Kawi the Mach 3 Triple, or something like that?

I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman "Were is the Self Help Section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.

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I've talked to some other diehard guys who say those bikes scared the poop outta them, too...lol2 ...one guy is even a fellow V-max rider.  They said the powerband is unreal. I guess a lot of them got crashed because of it.

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I have never owned a motorcycle, haven't ridden in years and years, but I remember a few terrifying seconds on a Mach 3 Triple. It was WAY beyond anything I was ready for, started out fine, and once I felt comfortable, I got stupid.

I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman "Were is the Self Help Section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.

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Steve CT said:

Was that Kawi the Mach 3 Triple, or something like that?


I'm not sure, I did not have it very long and it was a long time ago. I remember it was hard to keep the front wheel on the ground. It was too much for me. I prefer cruisers.

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Motorcycles are my premier hobby, shooting comes second. I've been riding since 1991, mostly sportbikes and motocross and currently I own two Suzuki GSXR's. One is a 1998 750 and the second a '05 1000 cc. I had to sell my dirtbike because I didn't have the time to ride it. Like someone else said, too many hobbies… :)

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I'm a riding instructor for a swedish version of the california superbike school so I do a bit of track riding every now and then. It's nice to really get it on without oncoming traffic :)

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But sometimes I have to play a bit too

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Here is a nice bit of road not far from where I live

Don't be shocked about the speedo. It reads in kph where 160 kmh=100 mph and 255 kph = 160 mph

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I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman "Were is the Self Help Section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.

George Carlin

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Cool pics & good looking Zukis.Laugh Being a riding instructor would be a pretty fun & rewarding experience, I imagine.

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Charger Fan said:

Cool pics & good looking Zukis.Laugh Being a riding instructor would be a pretty fun & rewarding experience, I imagine.


Yes, it's great to see people moving their riding techniques forward so much in just one day and everybody is happy and eager to learn

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Yep,  01 Kawasaki 1500 Vulcan Nomad….used to spend all my free time shooting but lately it seems like I spend more time on the bike…………

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contender85 said:

….used to spend all my free time shooting but lately it seems like I spend more time on the bike…………


Nothing wrong with that, I hear there's a lot of good riding around the PA area. Good looking bike!occasion

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contender85 said:

Yep,  01 Kawasaki 1500 Vulcan Nomad….used to spend all my free time shooting but lately it seems like I spend more time on the bike…………

OK, where in NW PA?  I grew up in Harborcreek and the wife is from Erie.  Riding season in that area is shortLaugh

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I bought a mach 3 when I got out of the service in 69.  I sold it six months later before it killed me.  I went thropugh the chopper thing and by 74 had settled in to large fat motorcylces.

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I don't ride as much as I did but I still manage to keep the oil warm.

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SHOOTIST357 said:

contender85 said:

Yep,  01 Kawasaki 1500 Vulcan Nomad….used to spend all my free time shooting but lately it seems like I spend more time on the bike…………


OK, where in NW PA?  I grew up in Harborcreek and the wife is from Erie.  Riding season in that area is shortLaugh

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I'm in the Bradford area, about 90 miles s/e of Erie, and you are right about the riding season being short........ not too much riding at all this year with all the rain we've had.

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I have ridden most of my life , started with Ducatis , then honda and finally BMW  several different models and now ride a BMW  1979 model R100 RT with only 156,000 miles on her.....and only 30 years old...

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TLOC-

Welcome to Dan Wesson Forum. Please visit the New Members Forum so we can get to know more about you and your Dan Wesson Story.

I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman "Were is the Self Help Section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.

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That's a couple good lookers.Smile How do you like your Concours? Those new ones sure are a far cry from the earlier ones.lol2

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