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Jimbuna · 03-31-08, 02:47 PM

That Honda shot dates back 28 years....I had hair in those days

DeepIron · 03-31-08, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

That Honda shot dates back 28 years....I had hair in those days

Well, at least the bike still looks good...

(My hair is just about departed too. That is, its so sparce I can't find where I parted it anymore...)
Seriously, back in '76 I rode a '73 CB350F to and from the Naval Air Station I was based at. I looked like Icabod Crane on that thing...

Jimbuna · 03-31-08, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by DeepIron

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

That Honda shot dates back 28 years....I had hair in those days

Well, at least the bike still looks good...

(My hair is just about departed too. That is, its so sparce I can't find where I parted it anymore...)
Seriously, back in '76 I rode a '73 CB350F to and from the Naval Air Station I was based at. I looked like Icabod Crane on that thing...

Now that was a bike I always wanted but never got around to getting.

I'm sure they came in a variety of colours, but I only ever saw them in green personally

DeepIron · 03-31-08, 03:24 PM

Yep green, just like that one! Now, imagine the guy in my earlier post as a 6'2" 165# 19 yr old kid straddling that thing... Yeah... the gate guards used to laugh too...

One thing I remember about it, it used to be as smooth as glass on the throttle and sounded a bit like a sewing machine once you got it wound up a bit...

Jimbuna · 03-31-08, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DeepIron

Yep green, just like that one! Now, imagine the guy in my earlier post as a 6'2" 165# 19 yr old kid straddling that thing... Yeah... the gate guards used to laugh too...

One thing I remember about it, it used to be as smooth as glass on the throttle and sounded a bit like a sewing machine once you got it wound up a bit...

Well in those days, Honda was the only Jap 4 stroke......the rest sounded like either petrol mowers or sowing machines (depending on engine size of course) to me

DeepIron · 03-31-08, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

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Originally Posted by DeepIron

Yep green, just like that one! Now, imagine the guy in my earlier post as a 6'2" 165# 19 yr old kid straddling that thing... Yeah... the gate guards used to laugh too...

One thing I remember about it, it used to be as smooth as glass on the throttle and sounded a bit like a sewing machine once you got it wound up a bit...

Well in those days, Honda was the only Jap 4 stroke......the rest sounded like either petrol mowers or sowing machines (depending on engine size of course) to me

I remember seeing a few go-karts built with that little 4 stroke 350cc engine some years later... Very fast, scary kind of fast... A true "crotch rocket" in those days...

The other bike I remember seeing back in '71 I think, was the Honda GL1000. I lived on Guam then and the guys would bring stuff over from Japan duty free. The GL1000 looked at lot like a regular bike except for the engine, no fairing or bags yet...

Sailor Steve · 03-31-08, 05:30 PM

Honda 350, 500. I split the difference. Twenty years ago I briefly had a red 400-Four. And yep, sewing machine describes it pretty well. But then back in 1967 I learned to ride on a step-through 50.

CCIP · 04-01-08, 10:47 PM

hey guys, just popping in to say I'm finally feeling kind of ok today

its still quite painful but at least it seems like I only have to deal with my arm now instead of being sore all over and hallucinating. Hope today is the start of my recovery proper.

antikristuseke · 04-02-08, 12:13 AM

Wish you a speedy recovery

joea · 04-03-08, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

hey guys, just popping in to say I'm finally feeling kind of ok today

its still quite painful but at least it seems like I only have to deal with my arm now instead of being sore all over and hallucinating. Hope today is the start of my recovery proper.

Oh sh** hope you get better soon buddy.

Hanomag · 04-03-08, 11:41 AM

CCIP, Feel better buddy!

Lay of the vodka!!

The life of a spy is killer!

CCIP · 04-09-08, 07:07 PM

This exact minute, I have turned 24 years old

Party time!

My arm is feeling much, much better, too. I can even hold a drink with it

LukeFF · 03-31-08, 06:30 PM

Oh, and a bit about myself, to go along with the pictures I posted:

-Born and raised in SoCal, graduated from Cal Baptist U. with a degree in Information Systems in 2001. Did IT work for a construction company for about 18 months before getting laid off. Decided to the join the military, went off to boot camp in January of 2003. Did four years of active-duty in the army as a medic, with 12 of those months in Iraq. Currently on the second of a two-year stint with the National Guard. Currently in the hiring process for two different police academies for sheriff's departments here in the SoCal area.
-Other accomplishments/certifications: licensed state and national Emergency Medical Technician, ambulance driver certification, certified Emergency Medical Dispatcher with the National Academies of Emergency Dispatch. Combat Medical Badge, U.S. Army, along with two Army Commendation Medals and the Good Conduct Medal.

Onkel Neal · 03-31-08, 09:08 PM

Very nice photo, DeepIron.

Luke, I salute you, thanks for your service. Proud to have you on this forum.

Neal

03-31-08, 02:47 PM	#1
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,670 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	That Honda shot dates back 28 years....I had hair in those days __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

03-31-08, 03:24 PM	#4
DeepIron Sea Lord Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Too far from the Pacific right now... Posts: 1,634 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yep green, just like that one! Now, imagine the guy in my earlier post as a 6'2" 165# 19 yr old kid straddling that thing... Yeah... the gate guards used to laugh too... One thing I remember about it, it used to be as smooth as glass on the throttle and sounded a bit like a sewing machine once you got it wound up a bit... __________________ RFB / RSRDC Beta Tester RFB / RSRDC Modding Forum: http://forum.kickinbak.com/index.php RFB Top Post link: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=125529 RFB Loadout: RFB_V1.52_102408: RFB_V1.52_Patch_111608: RSRDC_RFBv15_V396

03-31-08, 05:30 PM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Honda 350, 500. I split the difference. Twenty years ago I briefly had a red 400-Four. And yep, sewing machine describes it pretty well. But then back in 1967 I learned to ride on a step-through 50. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-01-08, 10:47 PM	#8
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	hey guys, just popping in to say I'm finally feeling kind of ok today its still quite painful but at least it seems like I only have to deal with my arm now instead of being sore all over and hallucinating. Hope today is the start of my recovery proper. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

04-03-08, 11:41 AM	#11
Hanomag Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: LI NY Posts: 964 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	CCIP, Feel better buddy! Lay of the vodka!! The life of a spy is killer! __________________ "Only if I can save first..."

04-02-08, 12:13 AM	#9
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Wish you a speedy recovery

04-09-08, 07:07 PM	#12
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	This exact minute, I have turned 24 years old Party time! My arm is feeling much, much better, too. I can even hold a drink with it __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

03-31-08, 06:30 PM	#13
LukeFF Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 3,610 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 5	Oh, and a bit about myself, to go along with the pictures I posted: -Born and raised in SoCal, graduated from Cal Baptist U. with a degree in Information Systems in 2001. Did IT work for a construction company for about 18 months before getting laid off. Decided to the join the military, went off to boot camp in January of 2003. Did four years of active-duty in the army as a medic, with 12 of those months in Iraq. Currently on the second of a two-year stint with the National Guard. Currently in the hiring process for two different police academies for sheriff's departments here in the SoCal area. -Other accomplishments/certifications: licensed state and national Emergency Medical Technician, ambulance driver certification, certified Emergency Medical Dispatcher with the National Academies of Emergency Dispatch. Combat Medical Badge, U.S. Army, along with two Army Commendation Medals and the Good Conduct Medal. __________________ ROW Sound Effects Contributor RFB Team Leader

03-31-08, 09:08 PM	#14
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,298 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	Very nice photo, DeepIron. Luke, I salute you, thanks for your service. Proud to have you on this forum. Neal __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web