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Motorcycle & Scooter

rfranklin

(13,200 posts) Mon Dec 12, 2011, 11:03 AM Dec 2011

I rode one of those back in the 60s...in those days the average citizen couldn't distinguish between

a Honda and a Hells Angel ride. Now I ride a BMW R1200R and on the backroads of NJ drivers pull to the side and wave me past. I don't know if they feel intimidated or just assume I want to go much faster than them.

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