Long week, so I decided to take 5 and tell a story. First "ride", 12 years old, NE Ohio, a Cheetah made by Lincoln Electric. Probably one of the first "fat tires"(both front and rear). 7.5 HP Briggs. Ride the RR tracks all day and never tell the difference between cross ties and a paved parking lot.
Moved to Georgia at 15, two years later a '75 Kawasaki 400 - 3 cylinder/ 2 stroke. Fast little booger, but smoked too much when it got hot, which is the way it stayed most of the time.
Army after high school, 2 years on tanks in the Fulda Gap. Back to Georgia in '82, got married, (great wife, 18 years this month). Been printing for 17 years.Couldn't afford anything for a while, then got a Shadow in '94. It was cheap and cute in it's own Honda way.
Started my own shop 4 years ago. Like my buds think, I'm getting rich- 12 hour day, six day weeks at a time. Dress like "Mr. CEO" but still have ink under my nails and put band-aids on the busted knuckles so I can make the occassional sales call to land more work. So I'm really amused at all the pre-judging that goes on in the riding circles. "I am what I am"(Quoting the immortal Popeye)
First scooter, a 2000 FXDL. Thought it was the perfect choice.
Now I'm riding an '01 Ultra, (one of the slow blue ones). Think she's a keeper. Do my own routine maintenance, trickier stuff goes to a good independant. Hell on wheels at press repair though.
Many hobbies and interests, like to be in the wind every chance(low profile wind screen), but got to pay the tax man at the same time.
IMHO your forum's the best place on the 'net
Later, Printer
Moved to Georgia at 15, two years later a '75 Kawasaki 400 - 3 cylinder/ 2 stroke. Fast little booger, but smoked too much when it got hot, which is the way it stayed most of the time.
Army after high school, 2 years on tanks in the Fulda Gap. Back to Georgia in '82, got married, (great wife, 18 years this month). Been printing for 17 years.Couldn't afford anything for a while, then got a Shadow in '94. It was cheap and cute in it's own Honda way.
Started my own shop 4 years ago. Like my buds think, I'm getting rich- 12 hour day, six day weeks at a time. Dress like "Mr. CEO" but still have ink under my nails and put band-aids on the busted knuckles so I can make the occassional sales call to land more work. So I'm really amused at all the pre-judging that goes on in the riding circles. "I am what I am"(Quoting the immortal Popeye)
First scooter, a 2000 FXDL. Thought it was the perfect choice.
Now I'm riding an '01 Ultra, (one of the slow blue ones). Think she's a keeper. Do my own routine maintenance, trickier stuff goes to a good independant. Hell on wheels at press repair though.
Many hobbies and interests, like to be in the wind every chance(low profile wind screen), but got to pay the tax man at the same time.
IMHO your forum's the best place on the 'net
Later, Printer
