Made a long weekend (Sept 28-29) to Concord, had to move the last of the items from my move to Richmond. One of the first things I did was to visit the Memphis Belle (the plane that flew in the movie, not the actual aircraft) and have some photos of that and others on my Richmond and Me blog page. While there there did see this classic motorcycle (and yes, as are so many, its a Honda) which was ridden in. Love these old bikes and like old cars do to some bring back some memories. Never had this bike, but remember seeing a number of them, and had a friend who had one-back in the day.
Noted I had breakfast with a friend, the Victory below is his new bike, though he has had it for a while. Nice motorcycle, and I like the Victory line which has some very interesting motorcycles. Think they are making some series machines which have been giving Harley-Davidson some serious competition. I think that is a good thing for all the motorcycles out there.
Victory is now the owner of Indian Motorcycle and has redesigned the old engine (of the new company, the history frankly gets complex) and its a cool looking motorcycle. I plan to see one at the first opportunity.
Finally, also at breakfast at Punchy's were these Trikes (and also one standard cruiser motorcycle next to the white one). Interesting bikes and certainly would be a good alternative to not riding at all. I like the wheels in the front design, and am told by many that it makes for a more responsive ride than the two wheels in the real setup many use. These bikes also are said to have some serious get up and go.
It was fun to see the bikes, I have many happy memories of riding in North Carolina and sure enjoyed the rides there. It is a fantastic place to own and ride a motorcycle...and I miss it.
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