We have asked several times on this forum about how our members got started riding, and since we have a lot of new members, I'm going to ask...what is your "back story" ?
Here is mine:
I got hooked riding motorbikes back in 1956 at age 13 when I begged a ride on my friend's Whizzer motorbike and from that day forward, I have been hooked on two wheels. I started on the old Whizzer and then to an Alstate Mo-ped and from there it was Harley Hummers and small bore two strokers.
During the 60s, it was a Honda 305 SuperHawk, a BSA 441cc Victor Special and a BSA 650 Hornet. The 70s saw me riding a 1971 XS650 Yamaha and a 1979 Kawasaki KZ750. The 80s were the KZ750 and a Honda V-45 Magna. The 90s saw me with a couple of nice old XS650s, one of which I showed at some of the local bike shows and the other I used as my every day rider. I still have my 1981 XS650H which I will probably always own.
In 2003, I bought a new V-Star and started taking interest in exploring Ohio with a bike and a camera. In 2007, I retired and bought another new V-Star which I'm still riding today.
I started a web site when I retired in 2007 because of my love for motorcycles and the people who ride them. Since I started the site, I have met and ridden with some of the nicest riders on the planet. I can't think of anything I would rather do than sit across the lunch table with my fellow riders after a brisk morning ride. So there you have it, I'm old as dirt and proud of it. I'll be 68 in a couple of months and I still have many Ohio roads to explore.
What is your back story ?
Here is mine:
I got hooked riding motorbikes back in 1956 at age 13 when I begged a ride on my friend's Whizzer motorbike and from that day forward, I have been hooked on two wheels. I started on the old Whizzer and then to an Alstate Mo-ped and from there it was Harley Hummers and small bore two strokers.
During the 60s, it was a Honda 305 SuperHawk, a BSA 441cc Victor Special and a BSA 650 Hornet. The 70s saw me riding a 1971 XS650 Yamaha and a 1979 Kawasaki KZ750. The 80s were the KZ750 and a Honda V-45 Magna. The 90s saw me with a couple of nice old XS650s, one of which I showed at some of the local bike shows and the other I used as my every day rider. I still have my 1981 XS650H which I will probably always own.
In 2003, I bought a new V-Star and started taking interest in exploring Ohio with a bike and a camera. In 2007, I retired and bought another new V-Star which I'm still riding today.
I started a web site when I retired in 2007 because of my love for motorcycles and the people who ride them. Since I started the site, I have met and ridden with some of the nicest riders on the planet. I can't think of anything I would rather do than sit across the lunch table with my fellow riders after a brisk morning ride. So there you have it, I'm old as dirt and proud of it. I'll be 68 in a couple of months and I still have many Ohio roads to explore.
What is your back story ?