Date:         Tue, 11 May 2004 11:19:21 EDT
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From:         George Goff <THX0001@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: NVC: What Motorcycles Do Vanagon Owners Have?
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In a message dated 5/11/04 10:13:39 AM, motorbruce@HOTMAIL.COM writes:

<< So, question is: do you ride a motorcycle, and if so, what year, make and
model? >>

Bruce,

Finally some worthwhile trivia.  As you will see, I'm stuck in a time warp
with anything with wheels on it.  Here goes:

1989 R100GS - With 4Kmi on it, it's probably the lowest mileage GS in the
country.  I bought it to replace the R80 GS which I should not have sold; it
didn't

1984 R100RS - I bought this one to replace the 77 RS which I should have
never sold; with 23 Kmi on it is a reasonable replacement.  As far as I can tell,
it still has the best fairing ever mounted by a manufacturer.

1979 CBX - I had such a blast on this monster that I could not part with it.
It has the "sport" kit on it.

1970 Rickman/Enfield Matisse - Light and tactile with a capital "T".  Gotta
have at least one Brit parallel twin vibrating away to remind me of my youth.
Not a kit bike, these were assembled by Rickman after Royal Enfield went belly
up.

I'm looking for a '69 Bonneville to fill the gap left whenever some cretin
decided he couldn't live without my mint, Dunstall-equipped version.

George