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Ryan’s fault! I see a Royal Enfield in my future....however a Japanese bike is for life like Herpes
....on the matter of buying an "exotic" bike
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My first bike was the "exotic" , Benelli . 65cc Dynamo Trail , a real smoky buzz bomb :
I took this to my one and only license skills test , 50 years ago , to get my MC license , in Hamilton , Ohio . I had to add one mirror to make it road legal back then . I used the legal hand direction signaling , went through the cones easy , etc. & passed . Some guys were there on borrowed Harley & Triumph choppers trying to get their licenses but they either didn't research ahead of time & have stuff like mirrors or horns , & the couple that had legal equipment couldn't turn choppers through the cones ! They failed , were all pissed off , as I got my passed certificate , folded my handlebars down & shoved my dinky but legal Benelli into my Dad's station wagon & left , grinning !
( I'm not sure how they got there & left a police facility - legally ? )
I took this to my one and only license skills test , 50 years ago , to get my MC license , in Hamilton , Ohio . I had to add one mirror to make it road legal back then . I used the legal hand direction signaling , went through the cones easy , etc. & passed . Some guys were there on borrowed Harley & Triumph choppers trying to get their licenses but they either didn't research ahead of time & have stuff like mirrors or horns , & the couple that had legal equipment couldn't turn choppers through the cones ! They failed , were all pissed off , as I got my passed certificate , folded my handlebars down & shoved my dinky but legal Benelli into my Dad's station wagon & left , grinning !
( I'm not sure how they got there & left a police facility - legally ? )
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Very cool!
My test was on a 1975 Honda CB360T in about 1977 in Aurora Ontario. As with you, there was quite a mix of folks ranging from guys on Triumphs to a chick on her boyfriend's Harley - most of whom failed.
I was thrilled to pass and haven’t looked back.
My test was on a 1975 Honda CB360T in about 1977 in Aurora Ontario. As with you, there was quite a mix of folks ranging from guys on Triumphs to a chick on her boyfriend's Harley - most of whom failed.
I was thrilled to pass and haven’t looked back.
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I also had a CJ360T the econo version was great fun. Along came a CB640, the GL1500 and then the two ST11/13 .. a good ride.
one Kawi ZZR1200 ! and one Suzi DL650 oh and one Yami XS11
beemers R1150R and now K1200GT ... a nice assortment eh ?
one Kawi ZZR1200 ! and one Suzi DL650 oh and one Yami XS11
beemers R1150R and now K1200GT ... a nice assortment eh ?
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Very nice!
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This reminds me of when I showed up on my sportster, no turn signals no test.
I looked around at the motley group and asked the baddest looking dude, in colors, if I could borrow his bike. Being somewhat older and more together than me, he gave me a deep look, then gave me the key.
You meet the nicest people on a Honda.
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Good one!