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staq50

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Been hanging out here a little bit but decided this is a place I really enjoy. Even opposing views are met pretty good. Glad I joined up here.

a little about me, I’m 46 with two teenagers and been riding motorcycles all my life. When me and my brother were small Mom and Dad would haul us all over the USA on the back of motorcycles. Dad always had touring bikes and mom normally have a matching style bike. Back then trailers were popular and Dad had a time-out camper and Mom pulled a cargo trailer. We camped our way across the USA visiting both coasts and both borders. Once I got into my 20s I switched over to super bikes. Holly, my wife, and I toured on them and took a few sport bike schools. I was on a 9r and she was on a 6r. As the years rolled on I picked up dual sports and start riding a 89 klr. I took a few adv schools and eventual was trained as an instructor and put on classes for a few years. Holly ended up with a dr650 all decked out in pink and black and did some light off pavement riding but never got into it. I put 100,000 miles on two different klrs, riding cross country attending events and doing about 50/50 riding. I ended up building a dual sport sportster and taking it up to Inuvik and deadhors, run a few events on it and enter the Big Dog ride a few years on it. The bike ended up being totaled. Holly wanted a better bike to ride two up on and we got into cruiser, well now I guess they call them baggers. That rocked along for 8 years when Holly decided she did ride enough to keep a bike and I sold her Chieftain. This takes us two and event I put on in NM in July. A friend trailered his gold wing up and brought his tenere as well. I really wanted Holly to try it and she was just going to appease me so I would shut up. Long story short she loved it and bought that bike in NM. Its her favorite bike to date. This bring us up to Sturgis where I test road on T7 on pavement and dirt, thought it was a great bike and just had to have one. Holly finally convinced me I needed the S10 and then I could sell a few bikes and get a T7. So I picked up a 2019 model new left over for a great price. Which is why I started looking around here.

So that’s my intro. Glad I found this community.
lived and living the dream, love your story.....Welcome to the site.
 

Johnwesley

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Welcome! You guys sound like a great couple! My wife gave up MCs after our 2nd daughter came 19 yrs ago and her bad back has put her off em for good. Sounds like a great riding partner you have there.

Yeah, I dig my S10. I ride everyday and have basically since 89. I always have a few bikes around. Current stuff is a also a built HD Streetglide & Dyna Lowrider S, Suzuki B King, KTM & S10... They all have their pros and cons and I dig em all. The S10 is the easiest to live with as a daily. I can honestly say if I had a garage fire, Id be at the Yamaha dealer the same day with an insurance check for another S10. Its that good of a do everything bike.

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i presently have a built little 05 super glide and a 75 R75. I just like motorcycles of all kinds.






 

Johnwesley

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I would think that works pretty good; good combo.
It worked very well. The next to the last pic was the top of Radical Hill in Co. a couple of dirt bikes thought they heard a Harley go but but couldn’t believe it. I guy in our group had a flat and thaey stopped to talk. It was great climbing steep rockie hills and sand, not so good on tight single track. Very stable at high speeds on open two track and the suspension made ruff dirt roads seem like smooth pavement. I really miss it, but riding that T7 was super nice.
 

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It worked very well. The next to the last pic was the top of Radical Hill in Co. a couple of dirt bikes thought they heard a Harley go but but couldn’t believe it. I guy in our group had a flat and thaey stopped to talk. It was great climbing steep rockie hills and sand, not so good on tight single track. Very stable at high speeds on open two track and the suspension made ruff dirt roads seem like smooth pavement. I really miss it, but riding that T7 was super nice.
If you was on Radical Hill, Did you ride down Red Cone? That is one crazy trail.
 

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If you was on Radical Hill, Did you ride down Red Cone? That is one crazy trail.
We came up the other trail don’t remember it off hand but comes out between red cone and radical hill.. It was a easy jeep road. I’ve never done red cone but I here it’s nasty having sections that Jeep’s have to winch up.
 

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I met guy once that had put an old 2-stroke Kawi motor into a Ninja 600 frame, and fairing; he claimed it was direct bolt-up. It was kinda like that. . . . you hear one thing, but see something totally different.

Speaking of the T-7. . . . press play.
I’ve seen that guy on the web, he’s fun to watch, riding that thing like a trails bike.

just to get things in perspective this is after radical hill and fixing a flat on top. All that elevation and 450 lb bike had this boy winded, I’ve had a few blood clots in my lungs and hadn’t healed up yet.
 
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Welcome from NETX. I usually ride to Mena or through Mena once or twice a month, but this year has not been usual so I'll have a bunch of catching up to do come warmer weather. Have you heard if there is any plan for the Lime Tree to reopen?
 

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Welcome from NETX. I usually ride to Mena or through Mena once or twice a month, but this year has not been usual so I'll have a bunch of catching up to do come warmer weather. Have you heard if there is any plan for the Lime Tree to reopen?
no plans as of yet. One individual tried and it wasnt very good and they didn’t last long. Another wanted to but the new hotel owner wouldn’t let them use the front door cause it was for motel guest only. So they never tried. The whole place has turned into a dump. The best country cooking will be the Hatfield Gas station, TJ’s. We don’t have any good places for that any more. We have had a fancy coffee and brewery move in. We have a new breakfast and lunch place in called “the cakery“ The only places that seem to be thriving is the Mexican restaurant. I’m sure during the times we are living now no one wants to start up a food business.
 

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no plans as of yet. One individual tried and it wasnt very good and they didn’t last long. Another wanted to but the new hotel owner wouldn’t let them use the front door cause it was for motel guest only. So they never tried. The whole place has turned into a dump. The best country cooking will be the Hatfield Gas station, TJ’s. We don’t have any good places for that any more. We have had a fancy coffee and brewery move in. We have a new breakfast and lunch place in called “the cakery“ The only places that seem to be thriving is the Mexican restaurant. I’m sure during the times we are living now no one wants to start up a food business.
That's too bad. I have stayed there for many years, it wasn't anything fancy but always clean and fairly quite, and the restaurant had a good bacon, I mean breakfast buffet.
 

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That's too bad. I have stayed there for many years, it wasn't anything fancy but always clean and fairly quite, and the restaurant had a good bacon, I mean breakfast buffet.
it is said, that was a landmark for us. many bikers have stayed there and the restaurant was very handy. The skyline cafe is probably the best breakfast in town if your not in a hurry and have cash. I still prefer TJ's since its a mile from the house and is still a good bacon and eggs style breakfast.
 
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