My first five bikes



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First Set of Bikes

Second Set of Bikes

Third Set of Bikes

Fourth Set of Bikes

Fifth Set of Bikes

Sixth Set of Bikes

Seventh Set of Bikes

Eighth Set of Bikes

Ninth Set of Bikes



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#1 - My first bike, bought used, end of freshman college year, 1968.
Dropped this twice (very worn tires) but managed not to get hurt.
Painted it lime green with 2 cans of spray paint.



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#2- My first NEW bike, got as soon as I graduated from college.
One day I rode this 200 miles with my wife on the back, climbed a 4000 ft mountain
in N.H., and then drove back home 200 miles. It was nice to be young!



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#3 - When we got a house, I moved up to this Yamaha 650 twin. Came with funky
blue paint job, first I painted it black, then I got a great Pearl Pink paint job.



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#4 - Then I got this marginal Triumph chopper with no front brake and a crappy rear brake.
I was lucky not to kill myself on that one. It was loud and cool, but anything but rideable.



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#5 - 1986 Honda Silver Wing. Sold the chopper to get a bike to go from Boston to the Rockies (twice)
Great 1 passenger touring bike. Mine was a nice cranberry wine, not silver.


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