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Reply #15 on: April 17, 2013, 11:25:49 pm
Such sweet memories of back in the day.  I could just kick myself for getting rid of my BSA.  It kept me mean, lean and good looking too.  Now I'm old, fat and ugly, it's true.  If I only had kept my BSA.  Just think of the possibilities of how I could be looking today.  I could just kick myself for getting rid of that, I love you, I hate you, BSA.

The BSA I speak of was a 1966 BSA 441, much like the Triumph in the video.  Truly a love hate relationship I had with that machine, but mostly love.

Someday, maybe, I'll tell you the true story of a marathon, cross-county motorcycle journey and adventure mishap, I took on a 1972, Triumph TR-7.  After that trip, I purchased a 1973 BMW 750/5.  My adventure mishaps were over.  Only marathon, cross-county journeys were left.

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  I kinda wish I still had this one. This is me in 1959 on my 1950 something BSA 250 on Block Island Rhode Island. That's Southeast Light where I was incarcerated from Jan '59 to Jan '60. I rode it from Providence to Pt. Judith in Feb '59 & from there to the island by ferry. Young & stupid & frozen half to death.


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Reply #16 on: April 18, 2013, 12:24:31 am
THAT is an awesome pic.  Pure art.  I love it.

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Reply #17 on: April 18, 2013, 09:47:06 pm
THAT is an awesome pic.  Pure art.  I love it.

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Reply #18 on: April 23, 2013, 08:16:52 pm
  I kinda wish I still had this one. This is me in 1959 on my 1950 something BSA 250 on Block Island Rhode Island. That's Southeast Light where I was incarcerated from Jan '59 to Jan '60. I rode it from Providence to Pt. Judith in Feb '59 & from there to the island by ferry. Young & stupid & frozen half to death.
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Reply #19 on: April 23, 2013, 10:07:08 pm
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Must be over 6' tall, huh? I know that's a requirement for joining the Coasties. You have to be able to wade ashore if your boat sinks ;)
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Reply #20 on: April 23, 2013, 10:26:01 pm
naw, we just waded out if it was within 200 miles of shore. i just lied about mt height.
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Reply #21 on: April 24, 2013, 07:01:46 pm
And you obviously know the difference between a Fairy Tale and Sea Story. aFairy tale starts off with "Once upon a Time". A Sea Story starts off with "This is no S$%t!"
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