Re: What got you started

Posted by cityslicker on
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I grew up all around Dirt bikes, but never owned one. My old man would tell me stories about going across country on a little 350, And I had always wanted a bike of my own, but not till I was 23 did I get my first one, a 83 Honda shadow 500. I loved it. I rode it everyday everywhere I went rain or shine. unless the rain was real bad. Until I  wrecked it. In a BAD wreck.
I completely totaled the bike, It was mangled. I was in the rain, going down Center ave in the hill district(the hood), and she just wouldn't turn ,.. just kept going straight... so hit the telephone pole or lay it down, I layed it down... woke up in the middle of a nearby side street. I had nightmares about riding for years afterwords. even though I was pretty much fine. Just some scrapes and knocked out. So fast forward... I'm driving down the street and see my buddy about to hop on his sportster, and I pull up behind him and am like I want to take her for a spin. he says yea man, so I tell him to meet me at my house.... well that feeling of freedom is more addictive then smack. I immediately, began searching for a bike. researching etc... till I found my old 74 750 that had been sitting behind a warehouse for years, rotting. and next spring, she'll be alive again.