Posts Tagged ‘self’

i was gonna say, it looks uncannily like my bike! i was pretty shocked by the similarity! but i like the way yours looks! i have the gs550. like the pipes and everything look the same. crazyyy! :) but it’s lookin’ good.

Does your moto have straight, or curved mags? That’s usually one way to tell the Maxim from the other Yamaha sporty cruisers.  Yeah, I love my bike… she’s in decent shape. About to get a huge facelift though! 🙂

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Pulled over and grabbed a shot of my bike outside the Wishing Well in St. Johns, Portland OR. 1980 Yamaha XJ Maxim 650.

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Your blog is amazing, I love to see people breaking the stereotype that bikers are men or selfish men as iv heard a lot! Keep riding safe and keep those beautiful pictures of vintage bikes coming! Baker ;]

Thank you Baker! 🙂 I can’t tell you just how awesome it is to receive messages like this from readers. It gives me a great sense of joy. Thank you for writing, thank you for reading, and keep on riding! 

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Hello! What make are your motorcycle boots? They’re awesome!

Thank you very much! I found them on ebay- I can tell from the stitching and such that they’re someones prototype or homemade boot. So they’re probably one of a kind! However… Gasolina made a kind of buckle only boots- and they’re hand made. And cheap. So if you like mine, you might want to look into those.

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what kind of bike do you have? is it the gs550?

It’s a 1980 Yamaha XJ Maxim 650 🙂

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A quick photo of me from today- it’s been REALLY nice this weekend. I’m borrowing Brooklyn’s white leather jacket… epic!

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what got you interested in bikes m’dear? x

Asking what got me interested is tricky, because I don’t specifically remember becoming enamored with two wheeled vehicles, I always have been. I remember straining my little 5-year-old neck when I heard a motorcycle approaching, jumping to see over a window ledge as one drove by. It was always approached as a sort of “pipe dream” that no one took seriously. My dad has always been a big automobile buff- either selling cars, driving cars, or riding motorcycles. Part of this came along with being raised on a farm- they used motorbikes… Continue Reading »

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What is for you a real motolady?

Women who actually ride motorcycles. Those ladies that can be identified and are not what seems like a figment of the internet.

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Holy Moly!

Just came back from lunch at work and see that I surpassed 200 followers. Wow. It was just a month ago that I was writing about hitting the 100 mark! Astonishing, amazing, appreciated… awesome! Thanks for all your support guys! <3

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