There are three kinds of men in this world: those, who had a motorcycle, those who have one, and those, who will have one...
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My first bike: 125 cc Danuvia, in Budapest |
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1960 Danuvia |
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1965 Pannonia 250cc, my second bike |
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My third bike was the 1998 Kawasaki Vulcan 750, V twin, water cooled, shaft drive, aluminum alloy wheels, classic cruiser. I put 9000 miles on it in one year, by commuting to work on Thursdays and Fridays, when the traffic was heaviest, splitting the lanes. There was only one problem: the back seat was too small, not comfortable for her. So I traded it in for my Big Mean Green Dream Machine, the Kawasaki Voyager XII touring bike a year later. It's a four cylinder 1200cc water cooled, shaft drive touring bike with mag wheels. Unfortunately they don't make common sense bikes like that anymore. I put 59,000 miles on it so far, and the fun goes on.
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A Short Trip to Ventura We took Route 126 through the Santa Clara Valley. There are orange and lemon groves along the way as well as vegetable gardens and fields that offer their produce for local consumption. From Ventura we took the 101 freeway north along the ocean shore. The Channel Islands, Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa were visible in the haze. Midway between Ventura and Santa Barbara we turned right on route 150 towards Lake Casitas. It was a long winding road and we were ready to stop at the lake to take in the view.
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