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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 06:35 PM
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My First Hog! (motorcycle)

Click Here To See Her!

well i bought this beaut, for $500, she runs cherry and had about 9800 miles when i bought it. it's a 1980 yamaha xs 400. and boy did i fall in love with riding!! let me know what ya think, kinda ugly but hey, I DON'T CARE

let's see everyone else's bikes too!!!

p.s. i don't know how to post pics on here, so can someone help me out on this too, thanks!
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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 07:07 PM
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Nice scooter, just beware and be-aware of your surroundings at all times. If you develop a gut feeling, slow down and get ready for evasive manuvers.
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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 08:53 PM
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hey, thanks for the advice clunk, even though it don't apply to motorcycles, i did take drivers education and i know that it made me a way better driver no matter what i'm driving! best $200 dollars my dad "made" me spend
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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 09:02 PM
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When you say HOG, this is what I think of:


Nice ride, be safe.
Donald A
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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 09:04 PM
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ya i know donald, mine's a little different, nice "hog" though!

hey, BTW, to answer my p.s. question, how did you get that picture to post on here?
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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 09:14 PM
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Smile

Originally Posted by Ridiculous
ya i know donald, mine's a little different, nice "hog" though!

hey, BTW, to answer my p.s. question, how did you get that picture to post on here?
Go to your gallery, click on the picture you want in your post. When that picture opens go to the bottom to: UBB code, copy the line next to UBB code, go back to your post and paste the line you copied where you would like your picture.
Good luck,
Donald A
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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Ridiculous
hey, BTW, to answer my p.s. question, how did you get that picture to post on here?
Since you have the pic in your album here, it's easy.

Under the picture in the album you'll see a bunch of info,
poster, views, rating, date, filesize, etc.
At the bottom of all that you'll see a line called UBB code,
copy/paste all of that line from the "[img" to the "/img]" into a post, and voila!, the picture will magically appear.

If you click on "Quote" under Donalds post, you'll see the code he used for his "Hog".

Oh, a "hog" is a Harley, everything else is a motorcycle.
(An Indian might qualify as a Hog though?)


phox
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 12:35 AM
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Look like a nice ride to me.

It is yours, call it what you want.

Be safe out there, and enjoy your hog.

Davey
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 06:26 AM
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Yours:



Mine:



Click on the quote button under this post to see how the [img] brackets are used with the link.
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 04:32 PM
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One thing that I would warn you about. The XS yamahahaha's are notorious for bending clutch rods. I had 2 xs750cc bikes and the clutches were crap. After repairing the rods about 3 times I got rid of the bikes. Bad design. I've been thinking about getting in the wind again. I miss riding. I got rid of all of my bikes (7) about 10 years ago. At the time I wasn't mature enough to keep my wrist from twisting all the way back. After 8 tickets in one year and several close calls with idiot drivers in cars trying to take me out I decided to get off of the bikes until I was a little more mature. Not sure that I'm there yet. hehe I love the speed
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 07:00 PM
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does this count?
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by phox_mulder
Oh, a "hog" is a Harley, everything else is a motorcycle.
(An Indian might qualify as a Hog though?)


phox
i know man, but all my buddies joke about b/c...well...it's not the MOST attractive bike ever and all, i was just a joke man (as ridiculous says in a joking manner, not rude )

but ya, thanks all for the info, tips, and tricks, and ftl... i don't think that exactly counts, but a totally sweet four-wheeler, i want one!
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