uglydog5656
Bicycle
Hello - just bought a 98 Connie and looking forward to meeting some of you on the road. I started out riding the neighbor's dirt bikes. Bought my first bike in 93 - a Honda cm400. Rode it very seldom and traded it for a 454 a few months later. Fast forward to 1999. I picked up a 89 Honda HawkGT - awesome motorcycle. Rode it for a year and a half, combination of WA fog and leaves on the pavement edge did it in (along with C1 & C2 in my neck). Picked up an 84 Honda V65 Sabre with the hondaline fairing, corbin touring seat and KZ1000 hard cases. Put about 70k on it in 3 years, rolled the speedo and sold it to a guy as a favor - a$$ blew it up 250mi later. Bought a brandy new 01 Suzuki SV650 after that - rode it off and on for 6 years. Another great motorcycle. Sold it to move my kids next to me. After 2 years my sister made me buy another bike because she was sick of me moping. I bought a cafe'd out Honda CB400F and rediscovered the road. Love this bike, but after a couple of hours scrunched up in the fetal position, the enjoyment starts to wane. I wanted something with with some range that was reasonably comfortably, would turn a corner if I wanted, and had the ability to tour 2up with my SO on the weekends. Enter the Connie. So far I really like it, but switching back and forth between it and the CB is quite an adjustment!
