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[bandit]

second bike Kawa Z400, sold the KTM Pony

[bandit]

10 years later in 1993, my first HD

[Indenial]

Did anybody have a Kawasaki 350 Bighorn? Or have a pic of it. Always wanted one. The Trail Boss brought back the memories.

[Dean_Nelson]

1970 XLH that I bought new, my first Harley.
cost.....$1820.00 out the door!

I still have it and it has 3200 miles on it. This was after I put it back to stock 3 years ago.
It was stock, than a chopper with springer front end, paint, chrome. Could not keep up with any of the four's so I made it a 77 C-I with 12:1 comp, webber carb ect ect.
Next in the mid 70's I turned it into a cafe racer with morris mags,road race front end, gas tank and seat. Than it sat for 31 years, found all the stock parts, and put it back to stock looks the same as the day I bought it.......but it still has the 77 C-I motor in it.

Starts easy with the elect start......as long as the battery is full up! with that motor, it turns over about 1.5 times and fires.

Dean

[Dean_Nelson]

This was the "parts bike" I bought off E-bay to get all the stock parts back. only thing I did not use was the motor and frame, but needed all the rest.
this one had been dead in a shop for the last 30 years he said, found it in New York state,,,,,cost, $875.00.

Dean

[grandpadoc]

1970 XLH that I bought new, my first Harley.
cost.....$1820.00 out the door!

 Starts easy with the elect start......as long as the battery is full up! with that motor, it turns over about 1.5 times and fires.

Dean

In 1970 electric start was an option and, after two "Sportster Knees" , an option I wish I had then. Great looking bike.  Doc

[Dean_Nelson]

You are so correct! road with many that had the XLCH and some times they would kick and kick and than "will than you try", kick, kick kick.....you know what....lets just push it and "bump" start it, 2ed gear, worked all the time!

How we were "dum and young" back than! No fear!

glad you liked it.

Dean

[grandpadoc]

You are so correct! road with many that had the XLCH and some times they would kick and kick and than "will than you try", kick, kick kick.....you know what....lets just push it and "bump" start it, 2ed gear, worked all the time!

How we were "dum and young" back than! No fear!

glad you liked it.

Dean

Had many a jambed knee from that ratchet slipping. My son has to start it the first time for me now and he uses his dirt bikes boots with shin guards to do it. After that its a one kicker. I have to congratulate you again a great restoration...sweet bike.  Doc

[Dan_Lockwood]

This is a picture of me as a senior in high school and my Bridgestone 175 Dual Twin Motorcycle.

I know it's hard to see, but I have a Bridgestone tee shirt on under my dad's deer skin hunting jacket.

We were a Bridgestone dealer in the '60s and this was my first bike, other than mini bikes I had built myself a few years earlier.  Those Bridgestones were very fast for their size.  All of the Bridgestones were rotary valve induction which gave them an advantage over the some of the other two strokes on the market, all except for the larger Kawasaki twins which were also rotary valve induction.  It was a great time to ride bikes.  I do miss this one a lot.

[Rooster452]

First HD. 71 Sportster. Great bike!

[Rooster452]

First Maico dirt bike. '77 Aw 250. Got one now to restore to bring back memories. That was me riding, jofa and HD t shirt. Go figure. Picture was 1978.

[Gecko]

My first bike was a '72 CB500-4 with a Hooker header.  Electric and kick start.  I'd like to have it now, thirty years after I traded it in.

[Gettinold]

Did anybody have a Kawasaki 350 Bighorn? Or have a pic of it. Always wanted one. The Trail Boss brought back the memories.

Yea I had a 350 Big Horn! Not sure if I can locate on pictures but I remember that ithad muscle off the street! Let me dig in my archives and see what I can find. 

[StevesCVO]

Looking at all these old pics reminds me of bikes I either had or ones I really wanted. Just too bad I don't have any pics of the ones I've owned through the years. Really cool thread.

[Dr.D]

Great thread that really takes me back. Those old bikes that look so pitiful now were treasures of the time. I was glad to see that some others started out small like me.