On a steel horse I ride...

**Tobus** · 9th April 15, 05:33 AM

Congrats on the new ride!

Originally Posted by CDNSushi

What do you ride? Piccies, please! :-) Let's see some bike p0rn!

I actually got out of motorcycles altogether a couple of years ago, for various reasons. But this was my scooter for about 20 years. It was a 1973 Harley-Davidson XLH Shovelhead, customized out of its AMF parts. I ran an S&S carb, Andrews performance cam, drag pipes, etc. It was loud, fast, and angry. It leaked oil like any proper vintage bike should (I preferred to say it was marking its territory). It would set off car alarms in adjacent parking lots when I rode by. And if I rode the gears down when decelerating, it would jet some nice flames out the pipes. It was pretty obnoxious, actually.

**Tarheel** · 9th April 15, 01:35 PM

Tobus, you should know by now that pre-AMC Harleys didn't leak; they marked their territory. This from a former 1971 900 Sportster XLCH owner-operator.

**Tobus** · 9th April 15, 02:16 PM

Tarheel, as it so happens, I also had a 1966 XLCH (883) for a while too. And yeah, it marked its territory as well. This one had been chopped and raked, drag pipes on this one too, with a springer front end. With no rear suspension, it was what can only be described as a kidney-buster. And that wasn't even the worst part. I'm sure you know the knee pain associated with the kick-start on those things. They kick back sometimes!

It was a heck of a rat bike, but cool in its own way. This is it in front of my other two Harleys.

My third Harley was the nicest one, and it actually didn't leak at all. It was a 1979 Superglide, custom lowered for my wife. She didn't do a whole lot of riding, though. And I never cared for the feel of it.

**CDNSushi** · 9th April 15, 02:25 PM

**Taskr** · 9th April 15, 03:01 PM

Gold Wing and a Road Star*.
When is the Grande Cache AB gathering?

*the casual kilt will become preferred post-ride, end of day wear. Easy to pack and simple to don. Not near ATTGATT for the ride

**SeumasA** · 9th April 15, 03:44 PM

Here's a pic of my baby, loaded up for a trip to British Columbia. This was taken coming up out of the Salmon River in northern Idaho. It's a 2000 Triumph Sprint RS, a relatively rare model. I've only seen one other here in Utah.

**S Mitchell** · 9th April 15, 04:24 PM

Here's a couple photos of my Honda VFR800, taken not long after I bought it new in 2003.

That's my younger son. He's 5'10" now!

These days, the bike has Pazzo levers (long since worn and faded,) Scorpion slip-ons, a Second Look seat cover (also worn and faded) and tons of wear and tear and bug bits and road grime.

It's got about 75,000 miles on it.

**ratspike** · 9th April 15, 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by SeumasA

Here's a pic of my baby, loaded up for a trip to British Columbia. This was taken coming up out of the Salmon River in northern Idaho. It's a 2000 Triumph Sprint RS, a relatively rare model. I've only seen one other here in Utah.

I love me some Triumph! Those big triples are such sexy motors.

**CDNSushi** · 9th April 15, 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by Taskr

Gold Wing and a Road Star*.
When is the Grande Cache AB gathering?

*the casual kilt will become preferred post-ride, end of day wear. Easy to pack and simple to don. Not near ATTGATT for the ride

The weekend of July 24. http://allevents.in/grande%20cache/b...5623441386599#

If you're looking for a club, there is also a Chozen Breed chapter in Edmonton... ;-)

**JohntheBiker** · 10th April 15, 05:46 AM

Originally Posted by Tarheel

Tobus, you should know by now that pre-AMC Harleys didn't leak; they marked their territory. This from a former 1971 900 Sportster XLCH owner-operator.

Think you mean AMF Harleys and they did leak - no marking of territories, unless you mean puddles. But then, anything that wasn't German or Japanese had a tendancy to leak and vibrate. There was a reason why you wore jeans and kidney belts and always smelt vaguely of oil.