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Me. mostly. I mean, all the guys were getting Honda 50s and Honda 65s, and Honda 90s and I wanted one, too.
I may or may not get alot of flak for this, but I started out with this guy.
This was his first video I saw.
Popped up in my feed, and it inspired me to get into bikes.
Been watching him ever since.
My uncle Sonny had a sidecar rig when I was 5 or so. I was fascinated but it was not really my thing. Too big and slow I guess...or saw it as an old-folks thing.
Then in high school (79-81) I met Drew (kickstand~prophet) who as far I could tell had always been a bike nut. He got me started on one of his KE100s then stretched my legs on his Honda Hawk. Now I can't remember a time without being on two wheels. And we've been best of friends ever since.
He infected me. I get unhappy if I go too long without riding. Even my wife knows that.
I was good up to the he's infected me part.
My uncle Sonny had a sidecar rig when I was 5 or so. I was fascinated but it was not really my thing. Too big and slow I guess...or saw it as an old-folks thing.
Then in high school (79-81) I met Drew (kickstand~prophet) who as far I could tell had always been a bike nut. He got me started on one of his KE100s then stretched my legs on his Honda Hawk. Now I can't remember a time without being on two wheels. And we've been best of friends ever since.
He infected me. I get unhappy if I go too long without riding. Even my wife knows that.
Hate to give him credit, but my ex got me involved with bikes. He bought a beautiful BMW R1150RT & I really loved riding pillion. One day HE decided that I needed to know how to ride in case anything ever happened to him, leaving me responsible for getting the bike home. It didn't make a lot of sense to me cuz I couldn't touch the ground when I threw a leg over! BUT, he insisted & the next thing I know, I'm in an MSF class. What neither of us expected is that a little "gotta ride my own" monster suddenly came alive. So another BMW joined the family!
His teaching methods left a LOT to be desired, but thanx to Maverick, Abby, Euromedic & Tony, & a couple of other very patient riders, I finally got my "wings". Been in love with it ever since!
It is nice that we have such wonderful people to help with whatever we need here at TWT.
When I was less than 6 months old, my dad rode me around on the tank of his old Harley.
I guess I could never get the feel of it out of my system from then on!
When I got a little older, my grandparents bought me a Honda CT70 (without my parent's knowledge), and that little bike opened up a whole world of adventure and exploration.
It is mandatory to post a picture of the CT 70 if you have one.
If you insist...
This is a very old picture. I gave the bike to my sister in the late 80's for my nephews to ride.
She probably still has it somewhere in Nevada.
I'm building a Lifan 140/CT200 too. I have a build report going on ADVrider:
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=909247
The heck with the build uptell us about the Cougar.
It's a 67 Cougar.
I bought it in 2006 online from a guy in Arizona, and it was a rust bucket. Holes rusted through the floors, front and rear. Holes rusted through the roof.
It had a good engine and transmission, and all the glass was intact.
My brother lives about 50 miles from the guy I got it from, so I had him pick it up for me, then I did a fly and drive back to Tyler. We had almost a week to get it road ready.
The steering had about 180º of slop in it, which made it interesting coming through the road construction in NM at the time. They had 2 areas of road work on I40 that were narrowed to one lane in each direction, lasting for 30 miles! There were concrete barriers on both sides, and absolutely no place to pull over if I broke down! A tow truck would have had to back for miles all the way to the car if anything happened, so that part was a bit nerve wracking. Fortunately, the only time I had to stop and do any mechanical work was about 30 miles south of Flagstaff.
Anyway, I picked it up for $2500, and dropped close to another $2000 into her to get her the way she looks now. A friend of mine helped weld up the floors, since I didn't have a welder then, and I paid to have the top and headliner done because the front and rear glass had to be removed to do it.
I did the rest of the work myself. The upholstery work wasn't fun either! I still have a little more to do, like finish the dash, and I'd like to get A/C in it sometime.
Definitely not a show car, just a daily driver.
Some Mustang parts will fit Cougars. I was working on Mustangs along time ago and might be able to assist you if you have any questions. I have a 67 Stang and Camaro both in need of a bunch of repairs that are on hold for motorcycles right now.
Dirt Road Cowboy that looks just like my first bike, (Honda trail 70), same color and everything. Mine was a 71 or 72.
My dad got it for me and my younger brother when he bought 60 acres and built a house on it. I was 11.
My Dad never rode though my parents never demonized motorcycles either. My oldest brother, however, bought an Indian in the early 50s and sent photos of that sleek red machine to the rest of the family... And I got the itch that wouldn't be scratched for another decade. The rest of the family was overseas, so we never saw the Indian up close. By the mid-50s he had joined the PD in Detroit (eventually moving to the Houston PD) as a motor officer... So I fell in love with his Harleys. Despite that early crush, the only HD I ever owned was a brief relationship with a 1942 model in the 60s... But by then my brother was off police motorcycles and riding a (personal) Honda 160, on which he would meet the nicest people.
Always liked the R65 BMW the LS model is one I would love to have. They hold their value well. As do all Bemmers. Do you ever make any of the pie runs? Be nice to see your ride in person.
Trying to make it to the Tomball Pie Run on the 28th. By the way, my first BMW was an R65LS...I traded it in on an R100 when I started lusting for more cc's... but eventually started working my way back down again!