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I grew up riding dirt motorcycles in the Mojave Desert of Southern California.
My first bike was a Honda 50 Scrambler when I was 12 years old.
I moved up to a Suzuki TS 185 enduro and then a Yamaha 250 DT1.
In high school, my last dirt bike was a Yamaha TT 500 and then I got into road bikes.
In 1979, I bought a 1975 Norton 850 Commando and have had that model of bike since.
Here is a picture of my current bike.
That’s a Mk3 Roadster, right? Does the electric foot work properly?
My mate had one back in the day, he gave up on the starter. Kick starting it always. Sweet ride as I remember. Used to confuse the hell out of people that his British bike was newer than my Japanese one, Kawasaki Z1 at the time
Yes, a 1975 Mark III.
I have the stock electric starter on the bike.
I usually kickstart it when it is cold. It takes several good kicks to get it going.
But, once it's been running for a while, the electric start will re-start it, such as stopping for lunch somewhere or stopping for gas.
I'm thinking of getting the modern Japanese upgraded starter which is half the size and works every time.
Wow! Some of you all have some impressive bikes! Here is my current one.
Racing this
Mind peace this
Road this...
Custom Build for a cutomer this
Our most succsessfull custom bike
Streetfighter fans eh? Only those that have ridden one really gets it