What motorcycles are in our group

[p246]

I have a Yamaha 2008 650 vstar, and a 2008 Kawasaki 1500 Vulcan. I rode then daily until I got this cotton picken osteo arthritis in my left knee. I would ride more than just stir up the oil and keep the batteries up some but I have trouble with the kickstand and my knee. I really struggle with this part of riding. Stopping I can do, kick stand is a b#tch. I'm 73 and I'm sure I'm going to have to give them up completely pretty soon due to age and co-ordination. Such is life.

Knee knocked my dad out. He had the funds to buy a goldwing trike. Put him back on the road and he puts some miles on it for sure

[jon_norstog]

had a Honda 77 cb750k, that bike would run right out from under you if you didn't hang on. sold that and bought a 1980 cb900c /// the tire dealers sent me a Christmas card every year. I was lucky if I got 3500 miles out of a rear tire. now....

Tell me about it. I bought the old Arco 15" rim kit for my 750 and ran Metzeler radials. They were a $40 VW Beetle tire at the time/ I'd get 15-18K miles out of one. The Metzelers always felt goose-ey on a twisty road, but they did grip. Nowadays MC road tires are all radials.

jn

[free1954]

Tell me about it. I bought the old Arco 15" rim kit for my 750 and ran Metzeler radials. They were a $40 VW Beetle tire at the time/ I'd get 15-18K miles out of one. The Metzelers always felt goose-ey on a twisty road, but they did grip. Nowadays MC road tires are all radials.

jn

they call that DARKSIDE now. running a car tire on the back of a bike. a know I few guys that do it, but I've allways been a little leary of the sidewall strength.
those Honda 4's were some of the fastest bikes ever made.