Down memory lane

[Far Rider]

This is a small sampling of some of the bikes I have owned - these are the more memorable ones (not my pictures):

Honda VF750F "V45 Interceptor"



BMW R100S (and mine was even this color)



Ducati F1



I had a 1962 pre-unit Triumph Bonneville but it wasn't as much of a rat bike as this one:



1937 Harley Davidson ULH 80 - mine was a little less stock than this one but if I still had it I could probably name my price for it.

[Husky23]

Sweet!

Gone back aways...the only one I've riden in this lineup is the Honda Interceptor...gosh...that was back in the early eighties...83 or so.

Cool memory trip.

[Far Rider]

My Inteceptor was the blue one - I didn't like the color of the red ones. If I am not mistaken, the VF750F team almost won Daytona their first attempt even after having shredded their tires (Michelins - fucking Frog tires) and gone in for tire changes. One of the bikes finished second.

I used to slide that one around curves. I wanted the 500 version but so did everybody else so I had to settle for the 750. The 750 was a lead sled.

That BMW in the picture has BMW factory mags. I don't remember the exact year of my bike but it was earlier than this one. It had Morris mags, a Boyer ignition, and a lumpy cam in it. (It would have had wire wheels from the factory.)

What can I say about the Ducati? That was a knee and elbow dragging bike with a really shitty electrical system. I was really enamored with that Desmodromic valve system - I used to rev it up to 52 MPH in first gear - they called it an Italian tuneup.

I really loved that bike but it was a high maintenance ride.

And speaking of shitty electrical systems, Triumph had the Lucas electrics - you know, Lucas, Prince Of Darkness?

I loved that old Harley, though. The only reason I let it go was because it was getting hard to find parts for it, and wouldn't you know, right after I got rid of it they started making repop stuff for it.

Altogether, I have owned 4 Harleys, 3 BMW's, a couple of Yamahas, a Suzuki, a couple of Triumphs, the Interceptor and the Ducati. I have always preferred twins, though.