Ham's & Harleys

[KG6OPR]

Hi Gang,
I am just sitting here at work waiting for quitin' time just to see how many of you out there ride. I throw my HT in the bag on my Sporty & get to enjoy the best of both hobbys. The one problem I have run a cross is how much money it takes to do both. what I have found now I have two Candy stores to go to now. I must be nuts!
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[KI4DYA]

Did the Harley thing, and the Kawis, Hondas, Gixxers.

Ducati all the way now!

[KA9VQF]

Couldn’t afford to keep the Harley. It was a pre war 45 cui side valve flat head three speed, shift on the tank that had started its life as a meter cart. I converted it to a hard tail because the axle kept failing me. It would usually let me get a real long way from home {50 -200 miles} and do this. My little brothers got tired of coming to get me.

I now have two Hondas. One is a ‘67 305 Super Hawk scrambler and the other is a ‘78 CB450. Amazingly it has gotten easier to get parts for both of them in the last few years.
My younger brother has a ’38 125cc Hummer and we have been working on it every time he gets a new part. It sure is sweet when it runs. The parts availability for it has gotten better in the last few years also.

Harley had a good idea when they barely changed the little engine and transmission for all those years. We have acquired a ’65 Hummer. The frame, forks, and seat are a bit different {and pretty well junk} but the power unit is the same. There seems to be a lot of aftermarket parts manufacturing outfits that aren’t ashamed to put exorbitant prices on the things you need to keep the old machine going.

Was never licensed when I had the Harley unless you count the class D. {KAEE6623 the 'Outlaw' that's me} thought about putting a CB on the thing but the mag would never have allowed me to receive, I‘d blank TV‘s when I rode by..

[w5mlr]

No HD here, ride a Yamaha YZF600R instead. Harleys are beautiful bikes, just not my style.

[kc2jga]

Damn rice burners!!

[k0ews]

I don't ride, but I appreciate a good bike. #I live 25 miles from Sturgis, and each August I get my fill of bikes at the rally, and it sure is a good time, and some really neat stuff to look at. #Maybe one day when there is more $$$, I'll see about getting a bike. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[wd0ct]

My latest ride is a nasty Kaw ZRex1200R.

[w8amd]

Had a Sportster when I was a youngen. Sold it like a fool. In my 30's I had a riceburner road machine but that while fun was not a Harley. Sold that like a smart man and vowed to never own a bike again until I get a Harley. Still working on that.

[kd5kfl]

1980 FLH 80, 81 Goldwing GL1100.

Hate, loathe, detest and despise those who think owning a Harley makes you superior to those who don't

[N3LGN]

2004 Black Cherry GL 1800 (ABS) here. I'm in the process of adding a Yaesu FT-90R. Why do I ride a wing??
1) I'd rather ride than wrench.
2) I'd rather own a Jap bike made in the USA than an an American bike built in Mexico.
But honestly, Yes Harley's do look nice and all but I like my 107 HP six cylinder shaft drive.

I should not be hard on Harley, Heck 95% of the Harley's built are still on the road.
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The other 5% made it home.

Just a joke, Don't get your panties in a knot.
Any way Aprillia to Zundap as long as you are in the wind with bugs in your teeth. Keep the wheels on the ground and watch out for blind cagers

[KI4DYA]

I'm with you LGN, went the Harley route. If you think it's tough keeping a daily rider on the road, try drag racing the suckers!!

If you like 107hp on that Wing, you would have LOVED 135hp on my Softail(Nightrain).

Granted...it cost almost 10k to GET that 135hp.

I'm GREATLY enjoying being back on a Ducati. Little more cramped, but you merely have to THINK about taking a curve, then you're on the way out of it and straightening up!

Your last statement is the best tho'.
In the wind is all that matters!

[W0LC]

Hi Harry,

Don't have a Harley; prefer a bike that runs. Hi.

Seriously though. Haven't tried "mobile" from the bike. I just enjoy the wide open spaces and getting out to clear the cob webs!

Have a 2002 decked out Intruder 1500. Love it.

[KI4FCP]

1200 custom with many eng mods 1410cc 91hp at the rear tire, Harley's may be crude and loud but then again thats why there Harley's, if i want quiet ill buy another car LOL

I totaled my 2001 Yamaha Roadstar 1600 last fall and managed to walk away with a busted elbow and a sprained knee. I made the decision not to get another bike so I am sticking with Ham Radio (hurts less when I fall off).
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KC9FRS

[KC9ECI]

I learned to ride on a 1975 Honda CB750. Took my road test on a 1980 HD Tourglide 'King of The Highway" and had a XLH 1200 for many years. Sold that about 4 years ago to finance a wedding and a honeymoon to England. In a few more years I'll be eligible for a midlife crisis and I'll buy another.

[XV2PS]

Yeah, don't have a harley, but love my Japanese road mill. Get another russian bike 125cc two strokes bought new for 300 US. You can crash it, crush it (even drove in sea water), repairs cost nothing. Then add a third japanese scrambling bike. That is a lot of fun here! Digging the clay.

[N0WE]

Nothing quite like a Sporty. Had one years ago and just bought a new 2004 Sporty this year. Bikes and Ham radio. Don't get much better than that!

[ae5bv]

I ride an '89 Kawi 1500 Vulcan. Harleys have priced themselves out of my market. I will not pay more than twice as much for a new bike than I did for my truck.

73 de kd5wvu.

[K9FV]

I had a screwdrive mounted on the GL1500 wing along with a 1/4 vertiical for 2mtrs. Lots of fun HF on the bike - LOTS of folks wanted QSL cards from that bike.

On my current GL-1800 I use a VX-150 for 2 mtrs sometimes. I grew up on Harleys, paid my dues, now I can ride the "easy life".

Ken

[k0crx]

My current ride is a 2003 Yamaha V Star 1100 Classic pretty much decked out for the road. I LOVE it. Started riding when I was 18 and that was a lot of years ago.

73 and ride safe,
Mike

[KG6OPR]

I have tried the handie scrachy route on my Sporty, the only problem is the pipes(Screamin' Eagles) are so darn loud I can't here the radio in the headset. Oh well "Live to Ride, Ride to Live." What ever you ride be safe this Holiday season.
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[w7auw]

i had a sporty since 1990 when it was new got tired of it350.00 dollaring me to poverty. sold it and bought with 0 miles a 2003 yamaha roadstar silverado custom. i love this bike, always starts, nice smooth ride at 70 mph, gooooood on gas plenty of power with two riders and a much longer frame (I'm 6'-3" 230 lbs). I use my kw thd7ag handi with a 45 watt amp in the bags and an mfj 2m-440 dualband 18" loaded antenna and a garmin 210 gps reciever on the handlebars. Life is a highway, I want to ride it all night long! 73

[ad5qb]

Started riding at about 11 or 12 years of age, currently ride a 2001 V-Star Custom. Haven't been able to ride it much the last couple of weeks, weather has been particularly nasty here. Might be nice enough the next few days to leave the truck at home and ride in to work. Sure is nice to spend less than 10 bucks a week for gas and under $200 for a year's full insurance coverage. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[N6UGY]

I've owned 3 Harley's, too many Honda's to remember, (as I am a retired Honda mechanic), but today I am riding my 3rd homebuilt VW Trike. Why ??? I have found that I appreciate the machine more if I built it. Also, it can't fall over, it has reverse, and the VW parts are cheap as hell. Im getting ready to build another one, just because it's fun building them. Bike are fine, but VW Trikes are a whole lot more fun in my opinion. Dennis

[k5phw]

2002 Suzuki Bandit 1200
G/f rides 1981 Yamaha XJ650

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[w7auw]

i wanted to build a trike out of my sporty but the parts guy said it would cost over $6000. to make it a safe workable unit. so i bought a new bike but the trike thing is always on my back burner. especially since my balance is not what it was when i was 30. plus i could add a whole lot more radio gear, hell i could even take my laptop and do arps. coooooool! 73

[kj5t]

I am 16, so I don't have any motorcyles, but I am around them a lot, my parents (both licensed hams) have bikes..

Currently:

1983 Honda Goldwing 1100
1984 Honda Goldwing 1200
1998 Kawasaki Vulcan 800
2004 Kawasaki Vulcan 800 Classic

No harleys, but the Vulcans are great looking bikes.. and they sound great being started up...

[w7auw]

i started riding when i was 14 you didnt have to have a motorcycle license then. loved it from the git-go, horses too. take yourself a motorcycle safety course and have fun. there is a motorcycle course across the street from my house it is called grays harbor motorcycle education and they have a website and when you are on the website and go to pictures you can seemy house across the street with my tower in the front yard. 73

[W1RKW]

I used to ride. That was up until about 20 years ago. I stopped riding when I was forced off the road into a stone wall and got hurt (not seriously) but it made me think that my life was more important than the bike and that I didn't want to deal with the retards that "own" the road.

[K5ABF]

Starting riding and hamming in 1954. #Currently riding a 94 BMW R1100RS.

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[kj5t]

Quote[/b] (ke7auw @ Dec. 01 2004,06:50)]i started riding when i was 14 you didnt have to have a motorcycle license then. #loved it from the git-go, horses too. #take yourself a motorcycle safety course and have fun. #there is a motorcycle course across the street from my house it is called grays harbor motorcycle education and they have a website and when you are on the website and go to pictures you can seemy house across the street with my tower in the front yard. #73
I figure oen of these days I will learn to ride, then again I also want a pilots license. When I do, I suppose I will start with the Honda Shadow 600 (that may be the only size they come in, I am not sure) and if I like it, then the bike I would get somthing bigger, like the Honda Goldwing and put ham radio equipment on board..

[w7auw]

airplanes are very,very expensive to op and to own, the guy down the street has his own small helicopter and flys back and forth to work. whatever you are gonna do in life learn the things that make you happy while you are young. (like morse code, hee hee) motorcyling is a wonderful passtime, i have been in a couple of wrecks myself, i have been bucked off horses too. but just get back on do it some more. have no fear. there is plenty of time to get arthritis. (ha-ha) 73

[ad5qb]

I've only had one bad wreck, and that was when I was a kid riding off-road in the woods. Was in a collision at a trail intersection with another rider, I ended up with a broken nose and some stitches in my face (hate to think what would have happened if I hadn't been wearing a helmet and face shield). Only dropped a bike on the street once, again when I was a kid of 15 yrs. Was coming around a curve in misty weather, fortunately I was approaching a stop sign, so wasn't moving too fast and there was no other traffic around. Only injured my pride that time. No other mishaps since, been 30 years now. Guess I've realized I'm not as immortal as I used to be!http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[kj5t]

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">airplanes are very,very expensive to op and to own[/QUOTE]

I would not think about accualty owning an airplane, but getting the license, and renting a small plane (still expensive) would be fun..

[k0ews]

Finally got bit by the bike bug this year. It was right around rally time at Sturgis; thought I would buy one and join the fun. Since then, the XYL has got one too. Couple of used old Hondas, a Nighthawk and a Magna one a 650 and one a 750. Nothing too heavy duty, but it sure is fun to ride. Since I've started, I finally see what folks see in it. The feeling is very difficult to describe unless you've done it. I'm hooked!

[kb4fly]

Quote[/b] (KD5OWO @ Dec. 02 2004,11:43)]Quote[/b] (ke7auw @ Dec. 01 2004,06:50)]i started riding when i was 14 you didnt have to have a motorcycle license then. loved it from the git-go, horses too. take yourself a motorcycle safety course and have fun. there is a motorcycle course across the street from my house it is called grays harbor motorcycle education and they have a website and when you are on the website and go to pictures you can seemy house across the street with my tower in the front yard. 73
I figure oen of these days I will learn to ride, then again I also want a pilots license. When I do, I suppose I will start with the Honda Shadow 600 (that may be the only size they come in, I am not sure) and if I like it, then the bike I would get somthing bigger, like the Honda Goldwing and put ham radio equipment on board..
I guess I have the best of all worlds .. . I am a certificated pilot and instructor and fly weekends. I have ridden, my last bike was a BMW K100RT and I put almost 50K on it thruout the south west US. I am looking at getting a Harley now. I would like to mount an HF rig on it and go motorcycle mobile!.

Oh yeah, I am also a ham!


Mike

[kj5t]

Quote[/b] (kb4fly @ Dec. 01 2004,19:27)]Quote[/b] (KD5OWO @ Dec. 02 2004,11:43)]Quote[/b] (ke7auw @ Dec. 01 2004,06:50)]i started riding when i was 14 you didnt have to have a motorcycle license then. loved it from the git-go, horses too. take yourself a motorcycle safety course and have fun. there is a motorcycle course across the street from my house it is called grays harbor motorcycle education and they have a website and when you are on the website and go to pictures you can seemy house across the street with my tower in the front yard. 73
I figure oen of these days I will learn to ride, then again I also want a pilots license. When I do, I suppose I will start with the Honda Shadow 600 (that may be the only size they come in, I am not sure) and if I like it, then the bike I would get somthing bigger, like the Honda Goldwing and put ham radio equipment on board..
I guess I have the best of all worlds .. . I am a certificated pilot and instructor and fly weekends. I have ridden, my last bike was a BMW K100RT and I put almost 50K on it thruout the south west US. I am looking at getting a Harley now. I would like to mount an HF rig on it and go motorcycle mobile!.

Oh yeah, I am also a ham!


Mike
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[w7auw]

my first big bike was a BSA victor 441 special and i had a radioshack mini23 mounted between the handlebars and using a 102 " stainless steel whip. you had to watch out on those fast stops though or the antenna would fly forward and crack you in the back of the head. we didn't wear helmets then either.

[N8PVL]

I just started riding this summer. I have a 1967 Yamaha YCS1 180cc two stroke, and yes I look like a circus clown when I ride it! I hope to move into something much bigger next year.

You can see pictures of the bike and some of the work I have had to do to get it running at
http://www.cefrancis.com/GarageRats/GarageRats.htm

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73
Chris
N8PVL

[w7auw]

cool bike it is amazing to see that some of them are still around, i learned to ride on a yamaha 150cc. wow that pic brings back ol' memories. thanx for the trip back into time. 73

[KC0NBW]

any year and model of the old 650 yamaha ohc twins!
they look, handle, and sound like one of the triumph twins, only with a dependable electrical system and up to 2000 extra rpm !
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[AA0CX]

Nice to see all the &quot;Hams on Hogs!&quot;

I ride a 1999 Triumph Legend. #It's farkled; someday would like to put HF on it. #But...I'm a CW kinda guy, and I send right-handed. #Where do I put the paddles? #Any suggestions?

73 ;
Mark

[KC0NBW]

Quote[/b] (AA0CX @ Dec. 05 2004,15:45)]Nice to see all the &quot;Hams on Hogs!&quot;

I ride a 1999 Triumph Legend. #It's farkled; someday would like to put HF on it. #But...I'm a CW kinda guy, and I send right-handed. #Where do I put the paddles? #Any suggestions?

73 ;
Mark
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[W5MEJ]

I don't mix radio and riding either, but I will sometimes carry a portable rig with me when I'm traveling and camping. #My daily rider is a Triumph TT600, also have a 1979 Yamaha XS-650 and a 1983 GL 1100.

Nice looking Yamaha, Chris (N8PVL)...I haven't checked out your website yet, but I will. #It's nice to see one of the old 2-strokes looking so good!

Chuck

[w7auw]

put a paddle on each side of the gastank and squeeze. What else!