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A guy I used to work with @ a local bike shop had one.... that beast had the throatiest exhaust note...reminded me of some big Guzzi's I've heard before. That rotary spring in the rear suspension was quite weird.

'Nuff said.....

Watched a video of this guy deliberately draggin' the grip on the deck with this electric SuperMoto....actually rode it out on a wheelie.

Well, do you squeak when you walk Pete?

What make is that lump in that beast Fred?....looks to be a SOHC 4-cylinder of some type.

I was hell-bent on modifying the Sumo, but after my wife passed in August of '19, 6 weeks after I moved here....the whole world started really going to hell in hand basket....shipping, supply chain bullsh*t... made me decide to go a different route. Didn't want to spend alot of time & $$ & then end up dropping the beast in my driveway 'cause of some muscle loss in what's left of my right arm. So I treated myself to 2024 full suspension eMtBike....which I'm still waiting on. Report on that to come...

Born with a birth defect called Hemangioma....basically an imbalance in blood cell count....quite vascular. Went through 28 different surgeries by the time I was in 7th grade....most of those before I was 6y/o. Feel quite blessed that I got to ride motorcycles daily for 28 yrs.

No chance I can keep up with Pete's record of previously owned bikes... but I'm pretty sure I still have my "Potcher" status as I've been called before... in other words, I ain't afraid to turn a spanner & I don't have a "Tommy the Tool" to do the work for me...just like a few of you chaps. So I counted up the one's I've owned...came out to about 25 bikes over a 28 yr. period. Still have 2 left that I'm about to finish up & plan to deliver to a coupla worthy recipients...my brother & my youngest boy. So here's a few of my favorites.... My brother is getting the Sumo....tried to sell it for over a year for only $2500....not 1 bite, as it's a kick only thump. Society these days are full of nothing but pussies that can't handle NOT having the start button on the bars! My brother is 6'-4" & a helicopter crew chief who definitely knows his way around a wrench...he's my "Go To" guy when I'm stumped with mechanical woes. Perfect Recipient-- My youngest boy, I couldn't be more proud of as he's a home owner, business owner & about to become a Dad in another month or so.... this was his 9th birthday present that I've gone completely through.... can't wait to see him teach his kids how to ride it! This post wouldn't be complete w/o this "Party on 2-Wheels" that was an absolute blast to ride.... Then there's the bike that started my Red/White affliction... rode it daily for 13 yrs. through every weather condition possible here in the PNW....including an earthquake whilst doing a good buck & a quarter on the freeway heading to work one morning.... 1 of thee scariest moments of my entire life! Now, this one really put the "FUN" back into riding for me....went to new/different places more than any other bike prior.... Then age & the need to carry the misses along as she rode as well for awhile.... found this beast just down the road from where I lived. I also did a 2500 mile trip down to AZ & back in only 98 hrs. That was a blast-- Then there's this Taiwanese job that was the last bike I actually rode....actually had Honda motor & an awesome front brake. I high-sided this beast on the way back from the upper Clackamas river about a year before MRSA hit me. Almost died from that off.... & still to this day feel aches & pains from that accident. So, what bikes have you lot owned that are memorable?....

Pellet stove maintenance this morning...Done. Spanner twirlin' in the garage for a few.... & the usual Tequila shootin' Friday night with the misses.

What my hook replaced.... 28 yrs. of daily, year-round riding with this throttle hand....seeing it now just makes me miss riding motorcycles so much....but @ least I can still 2-Wheel

Yes sir, spent 3 days in a chemically induced coma so the Dr.'s could figure how to stop the rapid spreading of MRSA...due to the birth defect I was born with.... My brother sneak'd this pic before they warned him that it wasn't allowed. I have absolutely NO recollection of those 3 days....but it took me 2 weeks to come out of the fog that those drugs caused. Spent the following 7 weeks getting my toes & fingertips chopped off & recovering from a big skin graft under my right armpit.

Frankengroin doesn't have sh*t on the Yamanator....

NEVER happen....but it does come in handy for emptying some dumbass' brain out through his ear.

1 of many staircase's I've designed for my MetalFab mate over the years...

Tough to handle that you're NOT the only one...eh?

3 Bucks visiting the back porch....last winter...

Some Trigger-time with my personal firearms expert...

The closing scene in On Any Sunday (of course)...Mert Lawill, Malcolm & McQueen....actually riding on a beach section owned by the US Air Force. Wouldn't have happened without Steve's clout.

My MetalFab mate's son's 700 Raptor he used to dirt drag.... stroked & bored to 835cc....it'd do a 100 yard dash in 3.8 seconds...

Me & ModRover on our way to Mt. St. Helens....

Elgin, the town I live in....from about 6k ft. up... took it myself from a good mate's plane ride...

Sweet bike Tammy.... Tuning Forks RULE

The deer sure are on the move today....plenty of 'em around....including this dude & his 6-point brother...