Well, I've had a Harley, (a pan head) once a Washington DC police bike. I also had a Triumph Bonneville. Then I found the strangest bike.

It was a Bultaco Metralla, 250 cc 2 stroke @ 37 HP. It weighed 190# and went VERY fast. The design had come about when Bultaco decided it wanted to WIN the Isle of Mann TT. It did, in its class, in 1967 or 68. Can't remember fer sure. Gawd, I loved that bike! It was sooo easy to work on. Unlike my Triumph. I had occasion to rebuild the bottom end once and I had that case out and split and the bearings in my back pack down to the SKF shop inside of an hour! I attempted to race it in production once and lost my nerve (and the bottom end, see above) We had a naughty cafe race each Sunday from Tam junction to Point Reyes Station (and later, Inverness) California. Gawd, I LOVED that bike. Well now I ride a bicycle, just sent my Ron Cooper (He of Sheffield, England) to my youngest daughter, buying a Trek. At 62, I do pretty well, I can average 18 mph on most trips, but it ain't as scary as that Bultaco, Or, I must admit, as much fun.