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User:John
From CycleChaos
My name is John, a certified motorcycle nut-no, make that a fanatic! Spent several years working parts and accessories, then several more years in the shop as a wrench at a Local Honda Dealer, then I moved on to Harley-Davidson working for a dealer as a salesman, then went on for a few more years working at an Independent shop as once again a wrench. Spent a great deal of time building race engines and wrenching at the track with a racing team-we did pretty well too! My area of expertise is on Japanese bikes from 1968 to 1980 or so. I also have quite a bit of experience with old BMW Airheads and flying bricks-and yes, Harley shovelheads and sportsters.
I went to to pursue a real carrier and now work as an engineer for a group of very prestigious radio stations in the greater bay area. I love what I do now and motorcycles are a hobby. All the machines I have run and can be ridden, and regularly are. I will usually get a non running motorcycle it's all there and make a winter project out of it each year.
If you have a question about a bike in the era I listed above there is a good chance I have some first hand experience on the same make and model; maybe I can help out.
Here is a list of motorcycles I have had:
Honda CB-350K4 - My first. Honda CB-450K4 (two of them) Honda CB-750K1 Harley Davidson FLH Electra Glide (77) Harley Davidson FX Superglide (77) Honda XL-125K2 Honda SL-350K2 Honda XL-250K-1 Yamaha RD-60 Honda CR-125 (76) Yamaha-RD-350 Honda GL-1000 '76 Honda Cub-50 Honda CB-450K5 Moto-Guzzi I-Convert Harley Davidson XLCR Sportster Triumph Bonneville TR-140V CB-900F BMW R-90/6 BMW R-100G/S BMW R-1200 ST BMW R-1100R (96)
And bikes I have now - Yamaha RD-60 (different from the first one)(75) Honda CT-90 (78) Yamaha XT-250 (82) Yamaha DT-400 (78) Yamaha IT-400 (77) Yamaha XT-500 (81) Yamaha SR-500 (78) Honda XL-500R (82) Yamaha XT-550 (82) BMW F-650 Dakar (03) Honda CB-700SC Nighthawk (86) Honda CB-750K4 (74) Buell City-X (05) BMW K-100RT (88) Kawasaki KZ-1000 Police Special (78) BMW R1200RT (06) Honda GL-1500C Valkyrie (97) Harley-Davidson Softail Crossbones (08) Moto-Guzzi G5 (81)
