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 "You see things vacationing on a motorcycle in a way that is completely different from any other. In a car you're always in a compartment, and because you're used to it you don't realize that through that car window everything you see is just more TV. You're a passive observer and it is all moving by you boringly in a frame. On a cycle the frame is gone. You're completely in contact with it all. You're in the scene, not just watching it anymore, and the sense of presence is overwhelming. That concrete whizzing by five inches below your foot is the real thing, the same stuff you walk on, it's right there, so blurred you can't focus on it, yet you can put your foot down and touch it anytime, and the whole thing, the whole experience, is never removed from immediate consciousness." 

-Robert M. Pirsig, Zen of Motorcycle Maintenance

      

1974 Garelli VIP two speed deluxe:

This beautiful machine was my first motorcycle, yes I use that term loosely, however it does have two wheels and an engine.  Granted, it needed to be pedaled to start, and it topped out at mind bending,  violent wobbling 27 mph it gave me quite a thrill, as 27 on the Garelli feels a lot like 110 on the cbrxx.    

 

1984 HONDA GL1100 Goldwing  Apencade:

I bought this bike for $150 from a regular at a bar that I used to frequent.  Features included on this bike included adjustable pump suspension, and a sheepskin seat.  This land-barge  inspired my love for the GL form and the impetus for buying my next bike.

 

1976 HONDA GL1000 Goldwing:

Straight out of the 70s with vengeance, she's hot she's red, and smooove.  I saw one of these and had to have one.  After a few years of abuse its now in storage suffering from my someday syndrome.  Some day ill............ 

 

1998 ZG1000A Concours:

After graduating I bought this bike for some distance touring.  The bike was solid and it brought me from MN to the OR and back again with out a hitch.

 

2002 CBR1100XX Blackbird:

Wow this bike is fast.