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05-20-2007, 10:49 PM
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| Newbie Joined: May 2007
Posts: 3
|  Old new rider Here Hello all I just joined this great site. Im a Old rider 1964 frist bike nifty thifty Honda fifty! Then on to a 250 honda scrambler then to a honda 305 superHawk Then Uncle sam needed me in a little mess in south east asia, Back home in one piece got into the sports cars MG , Jaguar, Then got a Ossa Pioneer 250 then with work etc no bikes. Recently a friend asked if I knew anyone looking for a bike I said yes me I got a Yamaha XT250 dual sport from him $500 so Im restoring it to its formor glory, Then i ran across a 1999 kawasaki Ninja 20 with a siezed engine got it for $550, found a enngine for it $250.00 with 6,000 miles on it as the guy was loading the engine in my car he saw the Vietnam veteran sticker on my car and said all that ninja stuss i showed you thats for sale Hell you can have it all!! Free because your buying the engine and my dads a nam vet. Well man I hit the mother load Both front and rear wheels " No tires" Brake rotors, Header pipe, wire harness with all electrical boxes still plugged in, Tail section with rear tail light assy. Kaw green same as my bike! Engine brackets foot pegs nuts and bolts Air filter box, so i made out real good tester day i was offered a 1994 Suzuki Dr 350 Se dual sport for $800 sat owner said it smokes a bit, two extra new tires and the clymer repair book so Im a three bike guy for $2,100 not bad I will sell one Maybe!!! Im going to the MC saftey class put on by my state "Pa" and am shaking off the rust off this old body but havin fun!!!  |
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05-20-2007, 11:21 PM
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| No Significant Other   Joined: Apr 2006
Bike: 2003 Bandit 1200S
Location: Newmarket, NH
Posts: 2,326
 | Cool, welcome back. Glad to hear about the refresher coarse. Now you'll be hooked for life. 
__________________  " In the name of the Speedo, the Tach and the Holy Throttle, amen. "
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05-20-2007, 11:35 PM
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| Throttle Jockey   Joined: Oct 2005 Location: St Paul Mn
Posts: 3,115
|  I'm a vet too, never got in country (just lucky) served from 68, to 72. Have fun restoring that old iron!
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05-20-2007, 11:37 PM
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| Et cetera ad nauseum   Joined: Dec 2003
Bike: 2002 Bandit 1200 S
Location: St. Cloud, MN, USA
Posts: 18,240
| I'm smiling big after reading your story, Moses. Great to have your character in our house!
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