[KLRider]

Guyinnd,

Great news, glad to hear (pun?) it ahah.
Now excited to get that installed when it arrives...but prob wait to get 1k miles on it first. Just in case some warranty issue.
I doubt seriously it will have one..all my Kawa bikes have been reliable.

Drums, sweet looking bikes! Very nice.

I have been following the scuttlebutt on the "new" BSA (not available in US at this time), re boot of the Gold Star...I have a soft spot for thumpers and really like it. Hope they distribute in USA, made in India I think as per your Enfield.

2022 BSA Gold Star First Look

The revived BSA has revealed its first new model, the 2022 Gold Star. The classically styled 650cc bike runs with a water-cooled DOHC single-cylinder engine.

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[matttfang]

Really cool to read everyone's stories about their other bikes. I'm running one other bike. The love at 1st sight bike that got me into thumpers - 1979 Honda XL500s.
She's a total wheelie machine with a mean scream. I wasn't really even all that into motorbikes at the time. I ran into her in the showroom of this wild secret oldhead shop that I just happened to stop into with my buddy from work one day. The kind of place you have to 'knock twice & whistle thrice' to get into. Hell, I had never seen a motorcycle showroom with a woodstove in it. But there she was basking in the woodsmoke & flickering glow of bulb fluorescents - beautifully faded vintage orange plastics and chunky knobbies - It was at that exact moment that I got motorbike fever and never looked back. I ran this bike to hell & back for two or three years, then got the itch for something I could take further out of town on longer adventures so I got my mule. Here's a few images of the day I first saw her at the shop, followed by the day I picked her up, then our first ride down to the beaches on Lake Erie. Shit man. Motorbikes are so cool.

 

[KLRider]

Fang,

What a great story and awesome pics.
Thanks for sharing.
When I was stationed at NAS North Island, San Diego, bought a Yamaha XT550 (still have) and my riding buddy had that same Model, XL 500.
We used to ride the San Yisdro "mountains" area and all over the place on those bikes.
Ride on, stay safe, have fun

 

[charleetho]

Enfield and a Supersport View attachment 40758 View attachment 40759

I've owned both those. Miss the SS. The INT650 was a good bike but I wanted a KLR and selling it funded the new purchase.

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[charleetho]

I believe in diversity

2018 Goldwing and a 1996 Moto Guzzi Cali 1100. Have my eyes open for a sportbike. Miss the 900SS. (She is just a friend! )

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[Drums4Money]

I've owned both those. Miss the SS. The INT650 was a good bike but I wanted a KLR and selling it funded the new purchase.

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I cleaned out the garage in '21 (Guzzi, Duc,& MV) and started over with a clean slate. Some days I miss the ones I sold, but I'm loving these.

 

[Rickysnickers]

I have an '05 FJR1300 and a '98 TL1000R.

 

[evilbart71]

2006 Gold Wing. Still looks like brand new because I hide it from the Fl sun as much as possible. I wanted one since I was in my 30's but my military friends swayed me into a bike more my age. They kept telling me you start a Goldwing by waving your AARP card at it and you don't need a key. haha. Well when I turned 48 I found the exact year and color I wanted to buy back in the day and I bought it. Someone had back surgery and they could no longer lift their leg over it so he sold it. In hindsight I should have just bought it because I love carrying stuff and the trunks and the cargo capacity is great on that year. I look forward to my next Wing in a few years. The 06 will be rolled into the corner as a loaner when I rude with other people that fly up and visit me. All in all insurance is so cheap why not have a few bikes!