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Offline jlh3rd

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in infamy..
« on: December 07, 2022, 06:07:29 AM »
as in "a day that will live......"
remembering...

Offline newday777

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Re: in infamy..
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2022, 06:55:28 AM »
1941
Stu
Honda Parts manager in the mid 1970s Nashua Honda
My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
1983 GL1100A, 1999 GL1500 SE, 1999 GL1500A

Offline Mark K

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Re: in infamy..
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2022, 07:57:46 AM »
Salute to all US Servicemen who lost their lives that day 81 years ago. I was stationed on Oahu, 1983-1987 and reenlisted on the USS Arizona memorial in 1986.
Current bikes
'13 Yamaha FJR1300, '73 Honda CB750K3 (current project), '19 Kawasaki KLX 140G, '72 Honda CL70K3, '70 Honda SL350 (next project)

Former bikes
'74 Yamaha 60, '72 Maico 250, '74 Kawasaki 250 S1, '82 Kawasaki KZ550, '84 Honda VF700F Interceptor, '99 HD FLSTS Heritage Springer, '97 HD FLHTCUI Ultra Classic '05 HD FLHT Electraglide, '9? Buell Lightning, '03 FLHTCUI Ultra Classic,'14 Honda CRF250L

Offline WhyNot2

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Re: in infamy..
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2022, 09:38:13 AM »
My salute them them as well.......seems all the significant events of the United States are falling to the wayside.

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Offline jlh3rd

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Re: in infamy..
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2022, 10:29:22 AM »
My salute them them as well.......seems all the significant events of the United States are falling to the wayside.

sadly, yes...

Offline Don R

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Re: in infamy..
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2022, 06:25:27 PM »
 I met a man that was stationed at Hickam field that day. I was in awe.
 I didn't get to ask much about it, he was busy critiquing my plumbing work. He was used to California earthquake code and I was doing Midwest type work. I agreed that I could do it his way, but it costs more.
No matter how many times you paint over a shadow, it's still there.
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