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JimInOz
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End of an era for me.
After nearly 63 years of riding it's time to hang up the saddle.
Bike was sold today 馃槥.

Lots of great memories though.

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Socks
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Buy yourself a classic - more about the ownership than the riding.
 
Barking mad
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JimInOz JimInOz
End of an era for me.
After nearly 63 years of riding it's time to hang up the saddle.
Bike was sold today 馃槥.

Lots of great memories though.

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When I grow up I might learn my limits too馃榿
Lots of things in life to enjoy.
 
lindo
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JimInOz JimInOz
End of an era for me.
After nearly 63 years of riding it's time to hang up the saddle.
Bike was sold today 馃槥.

Lots of great memories though.

@JimInOz I can relate - when I gave up my last bike it felt like part of me was gone for ever. It was a BMW too. Now I have to vicariously ride through my two sons, who send me GoPro videos of their high speed country trips through New South Wales and Tasmania. I still miss it.
 
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JimInOz JimInOz
End of an era for me.
After nearly 63 years of riding it's time to hang up the saddle.
Bike was sold today 馃槥.

Lots of great memories though.
Commiserations Jim, it must be hard. I've found that lately I don't ride much if it's cold. I used to ride year round with the bike as my main mode of transport, but winter's out now. We're still doing the long haul trips and I look forward to them and an annual week with the boys around the Victorian and New South Wales high country, but I find coming home to the cold difficult.

Big decision.
 
Pvt-Public
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Purchased this last week, was delivered yesterday. 1999 Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail. Under 10k miles.
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hen
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After work ride to a chapel by a lake. .
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There used to live people on the shores, making some sort of a living. They did farm work on bigger farms, hunted, fished and had a goat or a pig. The chapel was buildt so they didnt have to walk for half a day to get to church.
A friend of my mother was born in a cabin on the other side. He lost his father at a young age and had to leave school early to support his mother. He went whaling at 14. He later started work at the factory in town, learned fibreglass work and started a boat yard. After retiering he moved back to this place and trecked the woods to the end. Sorry for the rambling.
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ghce
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Ever on the lookout for that dream bike chanced across a couple good vids that have swayed me onto the Triumph Rocket R3.


The supercharged 340 BHP version


And of course how it was created

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Gaz6263
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Recently lost my dog, so have decided to make the most of a shitty situation and do some touring.
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Hoping to get over to France later this year.
 
MtnMarine
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My normal ride is 2002 Fat Boy, but I recently finished rebuilding this old guy. 90cc isn鈥檛 big by today鈥檚 standards but these machines paved the way for a lot of others that followed. It鈥檚 has a solid 7 hp, but you can鈥檛 ride it and not smile.

1968 Honda CT 90
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mollydooker
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Resurrected ex race bike. Last long ride 350 miles in freezing horizontal rain . Stopped at gas station , legs frozen had to stay on bike and lean against gas pump. 馃ザ

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Tubber
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Been quiet on here for a while.
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KLX250 with a 351cc kit fitted.
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Tracer 9GT.
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ZX12R A1 project bike. The last of the hyperbikes before the Europeans spoiled the fun and the Japanese manufactures had to implement a "Gentleman's Agreement" to limit bikes to 186mph / 300kph.
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hen
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Tubber Tubber
Been quiet on here for a while.



Winter is coming. At least here in the north.
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Picture is from last april.
 
Rheide
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Got this last month. Looking forward to returning to track days next spring.

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Socks
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Barking mad Barking mad
When I grow up I might learn my limits too馃榿
Lots of things in life to enjoy.
I reached my limits the other day!!
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hen
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Just a reminder that spring is on the way to the northern hemisphere in a few months. In a garage in the west of Norway these are waiting. Two Triumph Thunderbirds ( one with a Bonneville head), two Honda 450 and a Triumph side valver.
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Rheide
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Rheide Rheide
Got this last month. Looking forward to returning to track days next spring.

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Just booked a California Superbike 2-Day camp at Virginia International Raceway. Only bad part鈥otta wait until August!
 
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