Here's my SR500. A street version of their single cylinder dirt bike. We used to call it the one-lung'er. Very quick off the line, but a low top-end.
From: Dan Pilcher <dpilcher@cochamber.com>
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Actually, it was red. The photo is from a Kodachrome slide, and thus the color has changed over the years . . . uh, decades?
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Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2015 2:57 PM
To: Everman, Wayne
Subject: Re: [emrat:7062] Trip Report: August 1964
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2015 2:57 PM
To: Everman, Wayne
Subject: Re: [emrat:7062] Trip Report: August 1964
Wow! An orange one! I've only seen red and black...EWB
From: "Dan Pilcher" <dpilcher@cochamber.com>
To: emrat@googlegroups.com
Cc: "Aaron Pilcher (aapilcher@gmail.com)" <aapilcher@gmail.com>, "Ben Pilcher (benepilcher@gmail.com)" <benepilcher@gmail.com>, "Vince M Lane (blcswvjd@msn.com)" <blcswvjd@msn.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 12:45:06 PM
Subject: [emrat:7058] Trip Report: August 1964
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Cc: "Aaron Pilcher (aapilcher@gmail.com)" <aapilcher@gmail.com>, "Ben Pilcher (benepilcher@gmail.com)" <benepilcher@gmail.com>, "Vince M Lane (blcswvjd@msn.com)" <blcswvjd@msn.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 12:45:06 PM
Subject: [emrat:7058] Trip Report: August 1964
Bob Vermeulen's trip report, plus the information from Jay Clawson about camping, sent me down memory lane for my first long-distance trip. . .
The bike: 1964 Honda Super 90, single-cylinder, 8 hp.
The ride: Manhattan KS to Stillwater OK, about 240 miles.
Duration: eight hours. Yes, that works out to . . . 30 mph average with stops.
Weather conditions: hot, humid with a 40 mph wind out of the south. I don't think I ever got into 4th gear.
Camping gear: Army surplus pup tent and sleeping bag. Boy Scout rucksack and canteen. Note homemade tent pole.
Incidents: hit in the head by a bird while wearing a pudding-style helmet and face shield. I remember the bird's innards dripping down across the face shield as I rode.
Conclusion: Buy a bigger bike! Which was a 1965 Honda Superhawk, twin carbs and twin cylinders, 28 hp and top speed of 100 mph and which the following year I rode roundtrip from Manhattan KS to El Paso TX. I never thought I would need a bigger, more powerful bike.
We all have to start somewhere . . . .
Dan
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