Yet another n00b from AZ!

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Ions001
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Yet another n00b from AZ!

#1 Unread post by Ions001 »

Howdy all! Yet another person from AZ! :D

My bike is a 1980 GS1000G (Shafties rule!) It's my restore project, and my daily driver. As a matter of fact, it's the only vehicle I've ever owned that's gotten better looking while I owned it. (I've been referred to at times as "automotive death" :lol: )

I hope you don't mind all the pics in my intro... I just love my bike!

When I first got her:

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Then went to this:

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And her current state:

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#2 Unread post by Shenanigans7 »

very nice....that's cool you like fixing them up. how long have you been riding?
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#3 Unread post by Ions001 »

Well, my x-wife would never allow me to have a motorcycle before, so my first bike was a divorce present to myself. :twisted:

Three years ago I purchased my first bike, a Suzuki Marauder 800. I had to sell it a year and a half later to pay the rent (really long and dramatic story there), but I picked this one up last May.
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#4 Unread post by flynrider »

Nice lookin' bike. Gotta love those old UJMs. I like it a lot better without the giant Windjammer and the bags. Those are great for long-haul touring, but I don't care for them on a daily driver.

We've just started getting some of the best riding weather of the year, so go have fun with it!
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#5 Unread post by Wizzard »

Welcome to the forums Ions !
Nice scoot . I do know how you feel . I love my Intruder .
Glad ya made it here .
Kind regards, Wizzard
btw , thanx for posting the pics .
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Re: Yet another n00b from AZ!

#6 Unread post by Jamers! »

Ions001 wrote: I hope you don't mind all the pics in my intro... I just love my bike!

Nice bike man, glad you bailed on the bags, looks better that way id say, and i dont think anyone here would mind pictures of a bike, we all love our bikes :welcome:



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#7 Unread post by ZooTech »

I used to live in Mesa, Arizona a few years back (510 South Extension, Apartment #1029 to be exact). Lovely seasonal changes out there. There's hot, hotter, God I can't breathe outside it's so hot, and plasma.

Beautiful, clean freeway system, though! :laughing:

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