Way back when, when I first ventured into off road motorcycles, my best friend bought his own dirt bike. I think it was a Kawasaki, but I'm not sure now, it was a single cylinder 250, four stroke.

4 strokes were great for the kind of riding we did off road. You can putt-putt through the trees and what not all day, then hammer it on the open stretch with no problems. You can't putt-putt in a 2 stroke too long or the plug will foul, great for $hittin-n-gittin though.

Forgot to mention the first "real" bike I ever rode, a big ol' BSA 500. That was a single cylinder road bike. My dues paid to be able to ride? I had to kick start the beast. I was 15 at the time, but I got it running, with a bruised shin for a badge of honor.

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Mike Tangas
'73 280SEL 4.5 (9/72)- RIP
Only 8,173 units built from 5/71 thru 11/72

'02 CLK320 Cabriolet - wifey's mid-life crisis

2012 VW Jetta Sportwagon TDI...at least its a diesel

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