Hello

[girevikdavid]

Judging by reading some of the threads, I'm guessing that I'll fit in well with the forums and rides. But, that's your call not mine :).

I was especially impressed by "the Flow". I've been chasing it for 47 years. Began on a Triumph 650 with the headlight nacelle and art deco tank and never looked back. As I suspect with many here, riding is one of the times (there are at least one or two others) that I feel fully alive. Incidentally, the Trumpet had just been rebuilt as unbeknown to me (as many things were back then), one should do a "break in". I broke it in well. One hour after taking possession I was doing the majik "ton" and seized a piston and had my first lesson in rear tire skid control. How I got out of that one is beyond me. No safety classes back then prior to getting a license...nor helmets, nor leathers, etc.

I've owned a small army of bikes of every street description from that time to this. I stopped being ashamed of being a bike whore a long time ago. Well, I guess that's enuff' for now.

I live in Eugene. Presently own 3 Kawis and a Duc and ride year around. I'll attach pics of the ZedX's, don't have any of the Connie yet which I will remedy in the next day or two, and will wait until I have my new Speedy Moto clutch plate, springs, and cover on before posting one of my retirement savings 1098s. I guess some of that dog food doesn't taste too bad :)

Cheers and look forward to some spirited rides together and good times.

David

[Jane Honda]

Welcome to the madness!

[volvo700]

Hola!!! :welcome:

[ZX 14]

David, were those photos taken out by Fox Hollow and out by Greenhill? And welcome from another out in Eugene.:wave

Here's a picture of my ZX-14 after one of those spirited rides where we parked to watch our local stunters do wheelies and stoppies...

[YAMR6]

Hi there:wave

[lobes]

Welcome to the fun just watch out for flyte and yamr6 they are crazy canucs.

[lobes]

I would like to say I am sorry for my previous comment. It was thoughtless of me to refer to a wonderful country with such slander. FlyteRisk is not a canuc he was a Canadian. To tell you a little about him he was born in 1963 in Montreal. His mother (Maurice) was French Canadian, and his father (Henri) was English Canadian. As a young boy he loved baseball; his parents being huge hockey fans had a hard time dealing with that at first but grew to accept him. After many years of trying and failing he got his big break in 1988 and finally got on with the Montreal Expos. In 1995 he became their star pitcher and finally felt like he had hit the big time. In 2005 the Montreal Expos were moved to Washington D.C. as so was FlyteRisk. After making the trek to America the new owner of the Expos felt he was far to old and decrepit for American baseball and kicked him off the team. He then spent two years depressed and driving long haul for May trucking company until he found Oregon and the love of his life. In 2006 he decided to get his American citizenship even though we crapped on his pillow he still found it nicer then Canada. Maurice and Henri always new he would be a FlyteRisk and after it happened he decided to take that name and treasure it.

So I sincerely apologize for any emotional harm I have caused to any fellow members.

And girevikdavid I just want to say Welcome!


PS Flyte infract this:twofinger::twofinger:

[girevikdavid]

Thanks for the warm welcome. And you were 50% correct. The 14 was shot on Fox Hollow (may it long remain just as it is) and the 10 was taken up near Peoria at a little roadside park.

Hope to meet everyone soon.

David aka Emilio Lizardo on Eugene Sportbike