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scooter78666

scooter78666

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David
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Allen
I just today discovered this forum. It was in a website link of Spencer Moto Care, strangely. Since I am a new owner of a Yamaha FJR1300AE, I am shopping for a seat-height-reduction job. Yes, I am a shorty, with an inseam of 29 inches. I will offer no more of my manly physical dimensions. LOL.

I live in San Marcos, Texas, and I ride cycles. That is an understatement of a sort, since I have been riding since July 1947. That happens to be the year of my 14th birthday. So in that month, Texas issued me a motorcycle license, and I have been riding ever since.

It is fun to make new cycling friends after lo, these 61 (yikes) years. I plan to do just that. I have entered lots of stuff in my personal profile on here, so feel free to 'check me out'.

scooter78666
 
Welcome! :welcome:

You're going to be asked sooner than later...you got pics of your bike?
 
Howdy, welcome to TWT. I'd love to see a list of the bikes you've owned! Congrats on your new Yamaha.
 
jhansen said:
Welcome! :welcome:

You're going to be asked sooner than later...you got pics of your bike?
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Jay, I thought you would NEVER ask! LOL

Well here goes;

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You should hop on that thing and head to Huntsville to join us tomorrow ;-) Check the Upcoming Rides/Trips/Events section for details on the Burger Bash. It's just a morning cruise on that thing :-P
 
Tourmeister said:
You should hop on that thing and head to Huntsville to join us tomorrow ;-) Check the Upcoming Rides/Trips/Events section for details on the Burger Bash. It's just a morning cruise on that thing :-P
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Scott, thanks for the invitation. I have a nasty little secret to share with you now, via this pic, taken just this afternoon. NO, it was NOT a cycle accident either! Please know that it will heal; and I will want to join you guys. Okay?

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No problem, drive the car :-P We won't hassle you one bit ;-)
 
Tourmeister said:
No problem, drive the car :-P We won't hassle you one bit ;-)
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Let me take a rain check on this invitation. I DO want to join you guys. Speaking of rain checks, check out this trio (my brother on the left, my wife in the middle, and Moi on the right. We were at Daytona Bike Week, 2 weeks ago, when it started to rain. The Kawasaki ROK hospitality tent folk came prepared for us and rain. LOL.
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Welcome to the site.


You need to tell a little something about the Cushman in your photo album. :clap:
 
Hemibee said:
Welcome to the site.


You need to tell a little something about the Cushman in your photo album. :clap:
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Hemibee, thanks for inquiring, and I can tell, you DID look at my Smug Mug pics! That Cushman pictured in my album was taken at a Blanco, Texas car show. I really liked that Cushman, if for no other reason, than it reminded me of my VERY first set of TWO WHEELS! That would be a 1947 Cushman motorscooter, bought brand new at the Cushman dealer in July 1947. At that time, the Cushman dealership was part of the Harley dealership, which was owned and operated by a man named Eldon Beer. This dealership was located on west 6th street in Amarillo. (West 6th street WAS part of the fabled US Highway 66, which runs from Chicago to California.)

Back to the story of the Cushman. After I took the picture at the Blanco Car Show in May 2006, I decided to add some 'spice' to the picture, via Photo Shop. So other readers here will know what we are talking about, I am gonna post both before and after versions of that Cushman picture right here. Okay?

Here is the Cushman pictured BEFORE I got my Photo Shop 'paint gun' going:
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Here is the Cushman picture AFTER I 'Photo Shopped' it:
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I loved that Cushman, the one in these pictures, yes, but really THE ONE I owned in 1947! This seems incredible to ME, even, that that date is now just 4 months shy of 61 years ago!!! I do have a list of all the Two Wheeled vehicles which I have owned. And in a later post here, I promise to show that list to you all.

Thanks to all of you for humoring me with my trip down memory lane here.

scooter78666
 
Welcome to the site! You will fit in very well with our group, a decent bunch of riders that enjoy a clean, well run forum for our addiction.
 
DANNYROTH said:
Welcome to the site! You will fit in very well with our group, a decent bunch of riders that enjoy a clean, well run forum for our addiction.
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Danny, thank you very much for your welcome here. I am myself amazed at the back-door way I stumbled into this forum. Thank you for making me feel welcomed.

I have a daughter who lives with her husband and family in Tyler, Texas, not far from you. If I am in your neighborhood, I will let you know. Okay?
scooter78666
 
Welcome to the group. It'll be harder to find a better group of enthusiasts just about anywhere. IM kinda jealous, Id love to do a ride on the PCH one of these days.
 
whoa said:
Howdy, welcome to TWT. I'd love to see a list of the bikes you've owned! Congrats on your new Yamaha.
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Thanks for your interest. Before I list for you the bikes I have OWNED, let me list for you ALL the bikes I have ever ridden; INCLUDING the ones I owned. I have kept such a list, and of course, NOW I keep it via my computer, using Excel spreadsheet for data input and recording. I am going to try to copy the list here. It will NOT include all data fields, since no way could it be displayed here. But it should be possible to list the pertinent stuff. This list IS current, so it includes all the demo rides I just did 2 weeks ago at Daytona Bike Week 2008. The total number of rides I have listed here is 169. Here goes; keep your fingers crossed: I fully expect the formatting of my spreadsheet to be screwed up here some in the copying...but you can figure it out hopefully:

Year Make Model Owner

1947 Cushman 4 HP engine, with shroud DMA
1949 Harley-Davidson "45", WL side-valve DMA
1949 Harley-Davidson "61", E Panhead OHV Daddy
1950 Harley-Davidson "74", FL HydraGlide DMA
1949 Cushman 4 HP engine, with shroud DMA
1950 Harley-Davidson "74", F HydraGlide Daddy
1953 Harley-Davidson K Model Duwayne
1967 Yamaha YL-100 DMA
1967 Ducati 90 cc Gene Coker
1971 Yamaha RD 350 Darryl Aubrey
1973 Yamaha TX-650 Houston Yamaha (dealer)
1973 Yamaha TX-500 Houston Yamaha (dealer)
1973 Yamaha TX-500 DMA
1976 Kawasaki Z-1, 900 cc Mike Raider
1980 Honda CB 360 John Russell
1980 Honda GL 1000 Goldwing guy who sold to John R
1983 Yamaha Venture Duwayne
1984 Harley-Davidson FLHTC Bryan dealer's demo
1985 Harley-Davidson FLHTC DMA
1985 Kawasaki Voyager XII San Marcos dealer's demo
1986 Yamaha Big Wheel 200 Steve Kimbrell
1983 Suzuki 175 four-wheeler Christie Kimbrell
1975 Honda Trail 90 DMA (was Daddy's)
1986 Yamaha Big Wheel 200 Electric DMA
1984 Honda GL 1200 Goldwing Frank Usnick
1987 BMW K100RS BMW factory demo bike.
1987 Kawasaki Voyager XII Factory demo bike.
1987 Kawasaki Concours Factory demo bike.
1987 Suzuki Cavalcade LXE Factory demo bike.
1987 Suzuki 1400 Intruder Factory demo bike.
1987 Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 Factory demo bike.
1987 Harley-Davidson FXLR Low Rider Custom Factory demo bike.
1987 Yamaha Virago 535 Factory demo bike.
1987 Honda Magna 700 Factory demo bike.
1988 Harley-Davidson FXRS Low Rider Factory demo bike.
1988 Kawasaki Voyager XII Factory demo bike.
1988 Yamaha Route 66 (250 cc Virago) Factory demo bike.
1988 Yamaha Virago 1100 Factory demo bike.
1988 Honda Gold Wing GL-1500 Factory demo bike.
1988 Honda Shadow VLX (583 cc) Factory demo bike.
1988 Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 Factory demo bike.
1988 Yamaha Venture Royale Factory demo bike.
1986 BMW K100RT (4 cyl tour bike) Wild West Honda
1987 Honda Rebel 250 North Harris County Col.
1988 Kawasaki LTD 305 North Harris County Col.
1988 Yamaha SRX 250 North Harris County Col.
1988 Yamaha DT/LC 50 North Harris County Col.
1988 Suzuki GSX 1100 Katana Sun Sports Suzuki (demo)
1988 Suzuki GSX 1100 Katana DMA
1988 Suzuki Katana 600 Factory demo bike.
1988 Honda Hawk GT Factory demo bike.
1988 Honda Shadow 1100 Factory demo bike.
1988 BMW R100GS Factory demo bike.
1988 Harley-Davidson FLHTC Factory demo bike.
1989 Kawasaki ZX-10 Factory demo bike.
1989 Kawasaki 454 LTD Factory demo bike.
1989 Harley-Davidson Springer Softail Factory demo bike.
1989 BMW K100RS, with ABS Factory demo bike.
1989 Yamaha FJ1200 Hurst Yamaha demo bike
1989 Harley-Davidson Sportster 883 Duwayne
1988 Kawasaki EL-250 Matha
1986 Kawasaki ZL-600-1 DMA
1986 Kawasaki ZL-600-2 DMA
1990 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy Factory demo bike.
1990 Honda Pacific Coast Factory demo bike.
1990 Kawasaki Ninja 750R Factory demo bike.
1990 Honda ST1100 Factory demo bike.
1991 Kawasaki Vulcan 750 Factory demo bike.
1991 Kawasaki Zephyr 750 Factory demo bike.
1991 Kawasaki ZX-6 Ninja Factory demo bike.
1991 Yamaha Venture Royale Duwayne's 2nd Venture.
1991 Suzuki DR350-S DMA
1992 Kawasaki ZX-11 Ninja Factory demo bike.
1992 Kawasaki ZX-7 Ninja Factory demo bike.
1992 Suzuki GSX 1100 G Duwayne Allen
1992 Yamaha TDM 850 Factory demo bike.
1992 Yamaha FJ1200 Factory demo bike.
1992 Yamaha Seca II (600cc) Factory demo bike.
1993 Kawasaki ZR-1100 Factory demo bike.
1993 Kawasaki ZX-6-E Factory demo bike.
1993 Harley-Davidson Low Rider Custom Factory demo bike.
1993 Kawasaki ZX-11-D Factory demo bike.
1993 Honda VFR-750 Factory demo bike.
1993 Yamaha GTS-1000 Factory demo bike.
1993 Yamaha XT-600 Factory demo bike.
1994 Honda Gold Wing GL-1500 Bob Coffin
1994 Yamaha XT-600 Factory demo bike.
1994 Kawasaki Ninja 500 Factory demo bike.
1995 Buell S2-Thunderbolt Factory demo bike.
1995 Kawasaki GPz 1100 Factory demo bike.
1995 Kawasaki Concours 1000 Factory demo bike.
1995 Yamaha GTS-1000 Factory demo bike.
1995 Yamaha V-Max Factory demo bike.
1995 Buell S2-Thunderbolt Factory demo bike.
1995 Harley-Davidson Dyna Wide Glide Factory demo bike.
1996 Kawasaki Eliminator 600 (ZL-600) Factory demo bike.
1996 Kawasaki Voyager XII Factory demo bike.
1996 Yamaha Royal Star Factory demo bike.
1996 Yamaha V-Max Factory demo bike.
1997 Honda Pacific Coast Duwayne Allen
1998 Suzuki Marauder 800 Factory demo bike.
1998 Suzuki Bandit 1200 Factory demo bike.
1998 Polaris Victory Factory demo bike.
2000 Suzuki Intruder 1400 Factory demo bike.
2000 Triumph Trophy Factory demo bike.
2000 BMW K1200LT Factory demo bike.
2000 Harley-Davidson Dyna Wide Glide Factory demo bike.
2000 Harley-Davidson Springer Softail Factory demo bike.
2000 Harley-Davidson FLHTCUI UltraClassic DMA
2000 Buell Blast Factory demo bike.
2000 Excelsior-Henderson Super X Factory demo bike.
2001 Suzuki SV 650S Factory demo bike.
2001 Suzuki Bandit 1200,with fairing Factory demo bike.
2001 Harley-Davidson Dyna Wide Glide Factory demo bike.
2001 Kawasaki ZRX-1200R Factory demo bike.
2001 Kawasaki ZX-9R Factory demo bike.
2001 Aprilia RSV Mille 1000 Factory demo bike.
2004 Yamaha FJR1300 Factory demo bike.
2004 Yamaha FZ6 Factory demo bike.
2004 Moto Guzzi Café Sport 1100 Factory demo bike.
2004 Harley-Davidson VRSC V-Rod Factory demo bike.
2004 Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 Roadster Factory demo bike.
2004 Kawasaki ZZR1200 Factory demo bike.
2004 Kawasaki Mean Streak 1600 Factory demo bike.
2004 Suzuki V-Strom DL1000 Factory demo bike.
2004 Kawasaki Nomad 1500 Factory demo bike.
2005 Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 Classic Factory demo bike.
2005 Kawasaki Drifter 800 Factory demo bike.
2005 Kawasaki ZZR600 Factory demo bike.
2005 Kawasaki K750S Factory demo bike.
2005 Yamaha FZ6 Factory demo bike.
2006 Harley-Davidson VRSC V-Rod Street Rod Factory demo bike.
2005 Harley-Davidson Dyna Wide Glide Factory demo bike.
2005 Suzuki Bergman 650 Scooter Factory demo bike.
2005 Yamaha FJR1300 Factory demo bike.
2005 Yamaha Warrior Factory demo bike.
2007 Yamaha FJR1300 with Auto Clutch Factory demo bike.
2008 Kawasaki Concours 14 ROK demo bike.
2007 Kawasaki Versys ROK demo bike.
2007 Kawasaki KLR 650 ROK demo bike.
2007 Yamaha FJR1300 Factory demo bike.
2007 Yamaha FZ1 Factory demo bike.
2007 Harley-Davidson VRSC V-Rod Factory demo bike.
2007 Kawasaki ZX-14 Pearl White Spec. Ed. ROK demo bike.
2007 Kawasaki Z1000 ROK demo bike.
2007 Kawasaki Z650 ROK demo bike.
2007 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Classic LT ROK demo bike.
2007 Kawasaki ZX-10R ROK demo bike.
2007 Victory 105 cc engine a Victory dealer's demo
2007 Yamaha FZ6 Factory demo bike.
2007 Kawasaki Concours 14 ROK demo bike.
2007 Kawasaki ZX-14 (not a special ed) ROK demo bike.
2007 Kawasaki ZX-6R ROK demo bike.
2007 Yamaha FJR1300AE DMA
2008 Honda VFR800 Interceptor Factory demo bike.
2008 Kawasaki ZX-10R Factory demo bike.
2008 Suzuki Burgman 400 Factory demo bike.
2008 BMW K1000 Super Sport Factory demo bike.
2008 Kawasaki ZX-250R Factory demo bike.
2008 Honda ST1300 Factory demo bike.
2008 Buell Ulysses Factory demo bike.
2008 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Custom (w/winsh) Factory demo bike.
2008 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Custom (no winsh) Factory demo bike.
2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 Factory demo bike.
2008 Kawasaki ZX-14 Factory demo bike.
2008 Kawasaki Concours 14 Factory demo bike.
2008 Suzuki Burgman 650 Factory demo bike.
2008 Suzuki DR400SE Factory demo bike.
2008 Kawasaki ZX-6R Factory demo bike.
 
A little background info. Squeaky has developed a reputation of riding as many different bikes as possible. Someone gets a new bike, Squeaky wants to try it. I see her message paying homage from one person that has ridden quite a few bikes to someone that has DOCUMENTED an impressive list!
 
I am humbled in the presence of greatness! ;-)

I've thought about logging the bikes I've ridden, but it would be impossible to think back at which ones I've already been on - it could never be as complete a list as yours.
 
Squeaky said:
I am humbled in the presence of greatness! ;-)

I've thought about logging the bikes I've ridden, but it would be impossible to think back at which ones I've already been on - it could never be as complete a list as yours.
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Squeaky, WOW! Now you have me blushing!

scooter78666
 
scooter78666 said:
Hemibee, thanks for inquiring, and I can tell, you DID look at my Smug Mug pics! ...

Thanks to all of you for humoring me with my trip down memory lane here.

scooter78666
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Yes sir, I did as you said and did look at a few of your Smug Mug photos. I'll have to go look a few more now. The second or third bike I ever rode was also a Cushman or an Allstate a friend had back in '67 or '68 so it was like a trip down memory lane to see a scooter of about the same vintage since his was an old ride that had seen many owners before his older brother bought it.

Like the others, I'm impressed with your list of bikes ridden. :hail:
 
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