Hi,
I joined the forum a while back, but this is my first post. I have been riding motorcycles for a long time and rough calculations puts my life mileage at around 250K on 2 continents and 14 countries. I love everything about it, the endurance it takes, the vigilance you need and the wisdom you gain. It is a lust I can’t do without. So, when I realized that my beloved 1984 GS1150 was to be considered an antiquity in 2009 (after 25 years), I felt it was time for a change. In the course of my relationship with her, I changed oh so many parts, went through I don’t know how many dozens of tires, dismantled its entrails during winter, repaired it on the fly while on the ride - and I was rewarded with more than two decades of road hugging of the most enjoyable kind. But she is old, and I don’t want to be. So here I am, with a 2005 busa bought late last fall. In 1984, the GS1150 was one of the fastest production bike in the world, so was the Hayabusa in 2005 – so I guess I went from one to the same. The only unfortunate aspect about this new found joy is that I am now in the second most at risk motorcyclist subgroup: an old biker with a new throttle. Twenty-five years ago, I was in the first at risk category: an 18-25 with mean cylinders. Well, I’ve done it once - I hope to do it again.
Happy and safe season everyone,
Denis
I joined the forum a while back, but this is my first post. I have been riding motorcycles for a long time and rough calculations puts my life mileage at around 250K on 2 continents and 14 countries. I love everything about it, the endurance it takes, the vigilance you need and the wisdom you gain. It is a lust I can’t do without. So, when I realized that my beloved 1984 GS1150 was to be considered an antiquity in 2009 (after 25 years), I felt it was time for a change. In the course of my relationship with her, I changed oh so many parts, went through I don’t know how many dozens of tires, dismantled its entrails during winter, repaired it on the fly while on the ride - and I was rewarded with more than two decades of road hugging of the most enjoyable kind. But she is old, and I don’t want to be. So here I am, with a 2005 busa bought late last fall. In 1984, the GS1150 was one of the fastest production bike in the world, so was the Hayabusa in 2005 – so I guess I went from one to the same. The only unfortunate aspect about this new found joy is that I am now in the second most at risk motorcyclist subgroup: an old biker with a new throttle. Twenty-five years ago, I was in the first at risk category: an 18-25 with mean cylinders. Well, I’ve done it once - I hope to do it again.
Happy and safe season everyone,
Denis
