Hi Ghost,
Well, never say never.
Should the urge ever hit again, I'm sure you'll be back out on two wheels. By the way, those photos I posted are not "my bike". Yes, they are both "post-AMF" Harley FXRs (1340cc low riders), yet the Bartels' HD FXR (the one chopped for the movie) had its rear shocks replaced by solid steel bars. Thus, it became a hardtail, yet with a "rubber mounted" big twin. I rode that bike quite a few times, yet it wasn't my bike. All my HDs were FXRs. No photos here at the moment.
In the past, I owned everything. I had a '77 Honda 400 "Super Sport", with factory 4-into-1 exhaust. That was a cool bike. I also had a '78 Kawasaki Z1-R, the first "cafe racer" (1000cc). That was also a fun bike to ride. I always liked Triumphs, yet never owned one. My friend had a '70s 750 Bonneville. It was a cool bike.
Nothing like riding through the desert southwest at night. I used to take many rides to Arizona and Nevada from Los Angeles on my FXRs, as I had friends in Lake Havasu and in Laughlin. Great times, and great rides. Lots of drunken "yahoo nonsense" as well. Those were the days. I sometimes see HDs here in Japan. Not many, yet sometimes. In fact, I sometimes don't see them, but I SURE DO hear them. As you and I both know, you can tell it's a Harley from 1 mile away. Nothing like it.
Cheers,
John
