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Some of the
other projects we've built
and bikes
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1999 Moto Guzzi EV11 with a
Motorvation Formula II.
This
sidecar has everything we've never had before. It has a
convertible top, electric lean, and a separate disc brake.
At first Barb thought it sat too low, but once she rode in it she
believes it's the most comfortable sidecar we've owned.
Unfortunately, the bike is a bit too small to pull it and our
camper.
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1998
Honda Valkyrie with a 1987 Ural sidecar.
I really regret selling this bike.
In fact this is the only motorcycle I've
owned that I wish I had back. I should have kept it and put the
Formula II on it. At the time I didn't think they would
look good together. Today I wouldn't care. The
Formula is the best sidecar I've owned and that Valkyrie was a
great bike.
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1998 Honda Valkyrie with the Dnepr
Sidecar.
More power than you can imagine.
This thing pulls as well empty as it does with two adults on the
bike and three kids in the sidecar. The sidecar was solid, but I
didn't like the trunk access so I replaced it with a Ural car.
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1980 Yamaha XS 850 and Dnepr sidecar.
I bought this because it was cheaper
than the sidecar alone. Hated the bike, not big
enough for the Interstate, but the sidecar was great.
I moved the sidecar to an old XS1100, and
then to the Valkyrie. |
The Moto Guzzi EV11 with an original Milray
Coupe Royale sidecar.
The wife didn't like the idea of riding in
an enclosed cab, so this combination never made it to the road.
I sold it to a young lady who wanted to keep her Rottweiller away
from curious fingers. |
1986 Honda Goldwing
Aspencade and a HitchHiker sidecar.
Great bike, but the sidecar was too
small for the bike. It was hard to keep this one on
the ground and I eventually bent the frame on a hard left
turn. |

My grandchildren, Brandon, Austin,
and Caitlyn, shoehorned into the Dnepr. |

1986 Honda Aspencade.
I averaged 22,000 miles a year over 7 years with this bike.
That's the longest I ever kept one motorcycle.
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1976 Gold Wing.
I rode this one through a number of Wisconsin winters.
I'd put the fairing on in late fall and pull it off in spring.
Those are HD bags on the back.
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1978 Honda Gold Wing
with the
Arthur Fulmer touring package and another home made
trailer. This was our first Gold Wing. I used it as a down
payment on a house in Kentucky. |

1942 Harley Davidson.
Mine looked nothing like this.
By the time I got her, she was tired and I was broke. But a
friend still rides her today! |

1974 Honda CB 750 with
the
home made trailer.
This was both my first Japanese bike,
and my first truly dependable motorcycle.
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My 1959 Triumph Bonneville.
I got this picture off the web.
I lost track of my early photos after a divorce, but I still have
the memories. |
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Not bad with
a sidecar! It's not this fast going UP the hill
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1952 Triumph Thunderbird.
Always wanted a sidecar for
this one, but couldn't afford it. |
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Quite a few other bikes that were pretty
much forgettable.
Assorted other H-Ds, some very old, some
very new, all pretty much disappointments. I'm not saying
all Harley's are bad. But the experiences I had with the
bikes and with most of the dealers has been poor. |
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Dauntless Motors |
Staying Warm in an Open Cockpit
or How to make your Own Electric Vests and Pants
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Words of Motorcycle Wisdom
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15 reasons you'll see a Goldwing on the side of
the road. By Bob Laford. |
Goggles For Bikers |
And
More Wisdom from Across the Sea
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Harley Riders |
Goldwing Drivers |
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| "This beer is flat, let's trash the place." |
"This cappuccino is cold. Let's only tip 10%." |
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| "Live to ride. Ride to Live." |
"Eat to ride. Ride to Eat." |
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| "Loud pipes save lives"
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"Honey, will you turn down the radio?"
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| Black leather jacket and chaps |
Red snowmobile suit |
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| Black leather vest with chain closure and skull and
lightning bolt on the back |
Gray twill vest with trading pins and Gold Wing Road
Riders Association chapter patch on the back |
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| Meets other riders at "The Dam Ice House"
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Meets other riders at Denny's |
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| Biker Mama on the back |
HER Mama on the back. |
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| Rolling thunder |
BarcoLounger with wheels |
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| Dew rags covering up steel plate in the head from
riding without a helmet. But looking COOL. |
Helmet with headset and microphones, covered in
reflective patches |
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| Riding in groups of two |
Riding in groups of twenty |
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| Ape hanger bars and splinter seats |
Big wide seats for big wide butts |
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| Cross city ride ends at topless bar |
Cross country ride ends at Dairy Queen.
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| National rider's group meeting called "Hog Rally".
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International group affair called "Wing Ding".
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