There's no better way I know to start the day then with a 0 - 100 mph dash in less then a deep breath. Zero to OH GOD! in a scream .... Then comes the first turn ... and as you power through it, rear wheel sliding as you twist in just the right amount of throttle .... Heaven = 130+ hp and 2 wheels.

     I always did like motorcycles. Yes, I did have a playing card stuck in the spokes of my bicycle and I must have seen EVERY motorcycle movie ever made. Well at least all the cheap B-movies at the local drive-in.

    The first street bike I ever had was a 1948 HD hardtail with a "suicide" shift and a 45 cu.in. sidevalve engine. The shift wasn't as hard to master as some people think, but you DID have to keep your toe down at stop lights in case the vibrating jiggled the clutch out. You could find yourself moving before the car in front of you did and that could be rather embarrassing when you're trying to be cool.

    Over the years a number of bikes have called the garage home. Everything from a few basket cases, a 250 YD-3 Yamaha, XL-250 Honda, 850 Norton Commando with bad frame bushings (talk about your "flexible flyer"!), SD-3 Kawasaki 350 triple and a few others I'm too ashamed to admit to.

    Presently there's only 3 scoots laying about. A DS 100 frame with a 125cc engine @ + 0.030  with Boysen reeds, a nice port job and stuffed crank, Just a little play toy. Also residing is a GS 1000C with a full fairing used for questionable weather and my BEAST, an '83 GS1100 E. (All Suzuki if you don't know the lingo) That one I got while I was working as a Service Manager at a Suzuki/Kawasaki/Artic Cat dealership. Yes, got a couple Cats too. Old 400 Panther and a '86 Cougar 500 but back to 2 wheels.

     The 11, needless to say, doesn't carry too many stock parts anymore. Just the major ones, frame, tank, wheels and swing arm. Just about everything else is from Vance and Hines, Weisco or some other Name Brand heavy hitters. If you're really interested, drop me a line for more specifics, but lets just say 3rd gear   7000 rpm tire smoking wheelies are a fact of life.

    In closing a quote from Road Racing champ Gary Nixon ...

            You'll never know your limit till you've passed it!

   Shinny side up,

           Graf

   Oh, the tune. It's from Arlo Guthrie's ALICE'S RESTAURANT side 2. Sorry for the quality but I had to knock down the size of the file a bit. At least till I can get Real Audio to work.