Sorry Leej, I've always ridden big bore street bikes starting with Beezers and Trumpets in the '60's. You didn't have much option then if you recall. Harleys were ridden then by only cops and outlaws and the Japanese bikes were buzzbomb little jobs or totally ludicrous (Dream 305). Brit bikes looked great, handled well, were quick and fast, and vibrated like a full sheet orbital sander! Not to mention those fantastic electrical systems! (Remember: Joe Lucas says, "Don't go out after dark.") Anyway, I never got into low rider street cruisers or hiway tourers either. So I went to the Honda 750, Kawa 750, then bought the first 903 in Columbus, then another, then a Suzi GS11, followed by an '85 Honda Sabre 1100. THEN I tried to go "straight." I sold the Sabre in '89 and missed it a lot. It's kind of the desendant and best example of the rest. I just loved the big wench!

Along comes '97 and Karen says I can get another bike. I really don't care for anything much that's new and the prices are ridiculous. What I really want is another Sabre, so I spend some time looking. Find a couple, but finally find one at a lesser price, so I go have a look. It's seen some rough times, but the problems are only cosmetic. The guy tells me how he got it from a repo deal. I start noticing a few things...like 2 scrape marks on the bars where a fairing may have mounted. Mine had a small smoked plexiglass handlebar fairing. Finally after I notice a few more things I reach under the swing arm on the right side, and sure enough, the "marks" which I file in all my bikes are there! It's her...a little worse for wear, but it's definitely my Sabre! She and I went back home that very afternoon and she reclaimed her old spot in the garage where she happily sits right now. I guess she missed me too!

catspaw