• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

  • Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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Pawn Stars Husky 390s

In '82, I was riding my GPz550 home from work at 1am and noticed two guys on the side of the road, one with a Harley, the other a chopped Triumph. I stopped and quickly asked if they needed help. The Triumph guy went off and gunned his bike into me, T-boning me hitting his front wheel into my engine. Almost knocked me over in the road, as he screamed... ,"we don't need no effing sh$% from you rice burners." I took off fast. The idiot didn't realize his bike was not American either. Stupid people are everywhere :-\
 
I'm sorry about your encounter. On my Suzuki 1200 bandit I was never without my 44mag shoulder holstered. I was getting gas one night when the car next to me was full of drunks my age they weren't kids.
One of them screamed at me he was going to slap me and take my bike. I just smiled. My buddy and his six friends were vibrating in the holster saying Make my day. They never got out of the car.

Every American motorcycle grew up riding Suzuki ts motorcycles or any Japanese bike of that era that's a fact. Now there older how soon they forget.

At 157mph on my bandit 1200 first I'm all alone, plus its so smooth a full glass of water wouldn't spill a drop. Not one ounce of vibration. You actually become one with a machine.

Plus if a new street rider has no dirt riding experience his chances of dying on a streetbike are
very high. They never learned about using body english

Triumph riders are the most unfriendly riders I ever met. They don't even admit your standing there. Why I don't know. I never knew all the guys who ride different brands of motorcycles were like this till I rode too. I just keep to myself.
 
Johnrg said:
In '82, I was riding my GPz550 home from work at 1am and noticed two guys on the side of the road, one with a Harley, the other a chopped Triumph. I stopped and quickly asked if they needed help. The Triumph guy went off and gunned his bike into me, T-boning me hitting his front wheel into my engine. Almost knocked me over in the road, as he screamed... ,"we don't need no effing sh$% from you rice burners." I took off fast. The idiot didn't realize his bike was not American either. Stupid people are everywhere :-\
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that IS pretty insane
 
There are weirdos riding every type and brand. To say all Triumph riders are aholes doesn't make sense..
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Nothing wrong with a Triumph, Norton, BSA, etc... Classic and used to ride alongside my friends on them all. I think it's just shortsighted attitudes. Like politics, it's easy to place blame without full thought on issues. Wave a flag, have a few drinks and all discourse goes in the shitter. Balance is key any ignorance is bliss.
 
religion is the root of all war...some people use bike brands as a "religion" best to just move on from these people...
 
Wow, people are people.......funny how SOME people categorize other people buy what they ride. I ride them all & love them all......but "A"holes are everywhere. Now, lets talk tattoos....lol:lol:
 
I pulled in a gas station on my new '98 husqvarna wr 250 European street version. While there having a coffee three triumph riders came in for fuel. I looked at the bikes in awe. No looks, no words were said.
I just stood up the husqvarna when I left and showed her drain plug. Belly button she's shy at times.

Where in a stage on this earth were some think there better than anyone because of what brand they ride or how much money they have. Some not all the riders are like this just the ones that have there own personal zip code.

The wind going by my face on my '72 Suzuki ts 185 $200 bike feels the same on my '98 husqvarna $5,000 and Suzuki 1200 bandit $5,900. The brand or cost means nothing the wind in your face is still the same. At least your riding.
 
I think it maybe a East Coast thing as well, I still ride on the street & still have some Harley riders who won't wave at another passing biker, if they think your
riding a Jap bike.

Stupid is as Stupid does
 
I didn't care what I rode I had fun at any speed on any bike. I treat people the way they Treat me. Yup it's an east coast thing. I seen Jessie James call some of the other wanna bee Harley riders dorks. Just be yourself and ride the tires off that bike.

My first choice for another streetbike is the MV Agusta my second choice is the Suzuki 1250 bandit. I loved my last bandit. Fun was a wick away.
 
They called me a wannabe on my bandit.

I put 25k on my bandit.
6k on my te610e.
1,200 on my ts 185
2k on my 400L Polaris quad

All in my first year of riding I was home only to sleep. Yup I'm a wannabe.
 
Hey Big Timmy,
You gonna have to get your girl some real riding pants mate, or she won't be any good to anybody ************************************************************************************************************************

I have two little Husqvarna made by the marvellous Italians and love them, now all I want is vintage left kicker.
 
I have gotten called a wannabe by new Harley riders when out on my Road Star and I told one of them in no uncertain terms that I was riding before he was born so there is nothing wannabe about me whatsoever. That I have ridden long before him and likely long after he gives up.
 
After being in Sturgis recently I don't think anyone really takes it so seriously anymore except in certain circles. Saw a guy on a well used Yamaha Super Tenere parked amongst the Harleys. Two 20 something guys riding two up down main street in Sturgis on a Virago. Some lacey thong adorned girl on the back of a non Harley something. Comes down to riding a bike for most people how and where they like to. I was surprised at the cruisers when new in the '70s and was like, Why not just get the Harley? No matter today.... We all ride for the same reasons.... Except those bikes that tow trailers with puny wheels at 80+ mph.... I'de rather tow the bike and drive the van.
 
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