Hello, Intro with Bio

[FuelCooler]

Hello,

My name is Steve and I have been reading and utilizing this excellent site for over a year. It's time to introduce myself and start contibuting!

I am 41 years old and have been riding for 37 of those years. I love motorcycles of all kinds and have owned many from my first Honda XR-75 to my current 1990 GS500E and 2000 V11 Sport.

My father is a lifetime rider as well and owns some great old bikes (Atlas, 750 GT Duc, etc.) as well his 2005 FJR. I am from the USA and grew up in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, but I was born in California and spent 12 years in the Danville area of southern Virgina. I have been back in NJ for 3 years. Currently I have plenty of time and money to dedicate to motorcycling as I am without a girlfriend.

For 15 years, until October 2003, I worked in the aviation industry at a small FAA-PMA holding firm called Combustion Technologies, where we made pistons, rings and metal seals for general aviation use. In 1998 that firm got involved in suppling pistons for Hendicks Motorsports. So my work experience includes manual and CNC machining / set-up as well as alot of QC work.

I started steetbike riding in 1985 on a 1978 GS750. In 1993 I did some WERA roadracing on the same GS500 I own today. I also have done some track days and I hope to do one this year on the V11.

In May of 2003 my father and my buddy Glen shipped our bikes (I had a 1200 Bandit 'naked' at the time) to California and rode them back east. A great trip that I will do again on the Guzzi, although I would like to pass through Colorodo this time.

If I think I can add anything positive to this forum, I will try. But for now I just wanted to say hi and thank everyone here for a great forum.

 

Steve (FuelCooler)

 

 

For anyone interested, here is a list of bikes I have owned in order of ownership:

 

1974 XR-75

1978 RM125

1980 Maico 440

1978 CR125

1978 GS750 (two of them)

1983 GPZ1100

1990 DR650

1991 GSXR750

1993 CBR900

1990 GS500E (still got it)

1994 ZX7

1983 CR480

1987 CR500

1979 CB750K

1997 TL1000S

1989 CR500

1999 CBR600F4

2000 XR250

2001 1200 Bandit 'naked'

2002 BMW R1150R ABS

2000 V11 Sport, Silver

[dhansen]

Hope you find this board to be as great a resource as I have. Always a chuckle, at least, and more technical data than you could ever hope for. Welcome!