GraveYard Shift BS

Im watching some 80s commercials for bikes now. Im too young to remember them though. I didnt really get into bikes until 2010.

 

That is the second or first bike I would buy. Been looking at both Kawasaki and Suzuki for nice examples. The GSXR is really the better bike but I really wouldn’t plan to ride them much. That’s the color I’m looking for too.

 

I got my first one Christmas of 84/5(I was 5). I learned to ride it in the hallway, then my folks turned me loose outside. My dad even built me an 8 track in the back yard

 

I’ve only owned Ducati and while Italian bikes might sound intimidating to some I think they are easier to work on.

 

I had a Suzuki jr50 when I was 3 years old

 

My old roommate was buddies with Jason Britton(stunt rider) and Jake Zemke when he lived in CA. Right after I got mine, we headed down to Miami for him to grab a GSXR 750. I had always had dirt bikes. I learned a lot riding with him.

 

My cousin got the Suzuki version the same year. My grandmother had some land that we could all ride on. I would like to know how many miles we put on those things

 

Dirt bikes are the best way to learn. I’m sure you learned a bit from him but from my experience the dirt is where you learn to crash and how to avoid it.

 

I promise mine had 10k. We had a camp and 40 acres of land. That bike was a piece of shit and the points were always fouling. I learned how to cuss watching my dad work on it.

 

is that the SRAD edition?

 

I learned to ride on my moms '73 Honda 125 enduro bike. Upgraded to a '83 nighthawk 650 after that. Still have both of those bikes and they both still run and ride

 

Looks like it. That’s the one I’m talking about anyway

 

My '83 nighthawk650 and '86 nighthawk 700

 

No doubt, but there's a big difference from dirt to crotch rockets. The braking was the biggest. It was also strange to me when I first started to "push" the front tire opposite of the corner. It was counter intuitive for me. I was so use to foot down and slinging the back end around on turns

 

Mine was

 

I want a Daryl Nighthawk

 

Looks a lot more like a cb550... I don't think nighthawks ever had a kickstart?

 

My 2.5 yo wants a motorcycle for Christmas, I got him some 1/18s for now but been looking at the little Razor electric dirt bike for when he turns 3. Kid can drive the shit out of his souped up power wheels jeep.

 

You can still swing the back end with enough right hand just keep your feet up