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I started when I was about 22 years old with a Yamaha Maxium 400. Had stint where I didn’t have any bikes for a while but the love of motocycles never left me. Since then I’ve had a BMW R90S, Yamaha FZ600, Triumph Thunderbird Sport, CZ 250, Suzuki DR640, Suzuki GS500, Yamaha Road Star Silverado, Honda Valkyrie, Victory Kingpin, Suzuki DL1000 VStrom, etc.

I generally don’t keep one bike very long as I like to try new things, but my latest bike the DL1000 really is a great ride. It does everything very well. It’s comfortable for day long rides; it’s plenty fast, really fun in the twisties and can hit the trails and fire roads should you have a mind to.

My wife and I ride almost exclusively two up and although she misses the comfort of the big Valkyrie we have a lot of fun on the new Suzuki. What’s next? Who knows, but it’s always fun shopping for new bikes. I told my wife before we got married that I will always have a least one bike in the garage, maybe more. Some day if I’m ever too old and decrepit to ride I’ll still have a bike sitting in the garage just so I can go out once in awhile, fire it up and remember the good old days.