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#1 In the hills of Kentucky
06-23-2011, 03:34 AM
Well the name is Phil. I am originally from the great State of Florida, but was brought to Kentucky when I was younger. I have been here, there, and everywhere. I am 24, have been riding since I was 16, started out on friend's dirt bikes of all sizes, moved onto friend's sportbikes. Then bought my own bikes, and scooter.
I started out on a 1975 CB550, loved the bike. So did the cop that showed up, had it towed, and took it out of the impound lot. All I know is he liked it, asked questions about it. Then 3 days later I go to get it out and it's gone. Sad end to a great bike. Especially since I rebuilt it to get it running.
Next is my 1997 CBR900RR Fireblade. 1st bike that has truly scared me. It was a built motor. A tick over 2 seconds for a 2 block run at 3/4 throttle. So yeah, scary. Lol. Fun though. I started to part it out this year for the extra cash. But as of right now, it's a frame, motor, arm, forks, brakes, and wheels. Everything else is gone. I'm debating on what to do with it right now. Was considering turning it into a cafe racer, or finish selling the rest. No pics of it currently, but here is one after I started parting it out.
My current 2 wheeled transportation is my Ruckus clone scooter I ordered from scooterdepot. Had a couple of hiccups but nothing too bad. Have done a few custom things to it. Drag bars, Renthal grips, carbon fiber bar ends, different mirrors, headlights, and Shinko white walls. Trunk sits on the floor, my girlfriend got a hold of the trunk bracket made a seat for it. Eventually the 50cc motor will be overhauled over the winter. Big bore, bigger carb, race cam, exhaust, air filter, jets, springs, etc. I can't wait.
Well that's some basic info on me. I am debating on what to do for another bike. I am thinking of either turning the CBR into a project or picking up a Ninja 650r to get me by while I slowly work on getting the CBR together.1975 CB550 - Gone but not forgotten
1997 CBR900RR - Bare bones
2010 ScooterDepot (Sunny) JM50 Ruckus clone scooter
Looking into the DF Bobber and building a cafe racer
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