From: wjp@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (william.j.penschow)
Subject: Re: If money grew on trees...
Organization: AT&T
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 00:00:26 GMT

In article <1992Aug24.151340.6705@rtsg.mot.com> svoboda@rtsg.mot.com (David Svoboda) writes:
>In article <171bg4INN6h2@cs.utexas.edu> osborn@cs.utexas.edu (John Howard Osborn) writes:
>|
>|
>|When you need to cover lots and lots of highway miles in a hurry, like
>|almost-non-stop Austin to SanFrancisco, is there anything better
>|than an optioned out Goldwing?  
>
>Yeah.  A Cadillac Seville.  What's your point?
>
Ooofff! Lets try Corvette, Lamborghini Contach (sp), or almost any "Sports"
luxury car!
>
>|Is a Goldwing the ultimate Ironbutt bike?
>
>Oh, you mean *bike*?  Well, the thing is, some of us who enjoy their
>iron-buttsmanshiphood feel that there is more to life than getting
>somewhere in the greatest possible easychair comfort.
>
O.K! Right on.
>
>That's why we
>ride motorcycles in the first place.  Yet, some of us live in a place
>which is really close to absolutely nowhere interesting, and we 
>generally love to do our thing at an interesting nowhere else (if you 
>follow me).  Therefore, we need something which will not only allow 
>us to get to some other interesting nowhere quickly, no, make that 
>*fast*.  And, still, it has to be a something which will entertain 
>once we get to an interesting nowhere.
>
>For me, that's my bike.  For one Southern Gentleman I can think of, it's
>a Harley Springer with his wife on the back.  For a particular Old Fart
>that I can think of, it's a CX500 (worth no more than $1000, btw).  For
>some, it's a pickup and trailer carrying a Duc, or an FJ (didn't think
>I'd leave you out, did you Jerry?).  For some, I imagine that it's a 
>Goldwing, but that's just completely too tame for me.
>
Now you've done it Dave.  Let's see, fuel, yep; pressure, yep; control to
prime position; igniter button on; floosh.....! I am positively not an old
fart.  Lecherous Old Goat maybe but fart never, unless, of course there are
too many Rolling Rock's consumed earlier :-).  All this from a guy who rides
a Concours no less. If you ever stuff those damn bags on that thing you
would probably blow a rear tire and have to move over for my Ancient CL175
:-) :-).

Just remember that even though a bike is inherantly worth no more than
$1000.00 US for me there are many ironbutt candidates. Harley Springer
Softails and Datonas (oops, over a Grand there), older Suziki GSXXXX's
from 650cc to 1100cc, Honda CX's and CB750's and CB900's, Yamaha EZ850's,
MotoGuzzi's, Triumph Tridents, etc.  The only thing I DON'T (no smiley)
want are the Hondabagos, Venture Royals and their ilk.  I would fall
asleep and kill myself on one of those things.  They tend to insulate
the rider from the essence of motorcycling far too much.
>
>I take it you are expecting a lot of different answers, huh?  :-)
>
Well he got at least one more!
>
>Dave Svoboda (rubis@gagme.chi.il.us)        | "I just can't take
>90 Concours 1000 (Mmmmmmmmmmmm)             |  this weird shit
>Ancient CL350 coming, maybe.                |  before breakfast!"
>AMA 583905      DoD #0330    COG 939        |   -- Evo Woman

All opinions expressed herein are mine!  No one else would want them!

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