THE DRIVEWAY, CIRCA '02

FAVORITE

I THINK THIS IS MY FAVORITE SETUP I'VE HAD FOR THE SPORTY. IT DOESN'T FOLLOW ANY REAL STYLE OR LOOK. IT EVOLVED TO THIS AND JUST RODE GOOD, WAS SMALL, AND I COULD RIDE IT LIKE THIS FOR MANY MILES WITHOUT GETTING TIRED. I ONLY WISH I DIDN'T HAVE THE PAUGHCO SPRINGER, I WOULDA LIKED TO HAVE A FREDDY HERNANDEZ, TUBE FORKS TO MATCH TUBE STRUTS. IF I ONLY ENOUGH AT THE TIME TO BUY ONE THEN I'D PROLLY STILL BE RIDING THIS SETUP(SINCE THE PAUGHCO EVENTUALLY SNAPPED).

I HAVE LOTS OF MEMORIES RIDING THE SPORTY THIS WAY. LEFT HOME FOR A TRIP FROM FORT WAYNE ALL THE WAY TO GATTLINBURG, TN. AND BACK. FIVE DAYS OF RIDING, CRUISING THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS. GREAT ROADS! WENT OUT TO STURGIS FOR A WEEK AND RODE ALL AROUND THE BLACK HILLS WHICH WAS JUST AS FUN AS THE SMOKEYS. MAYBE IT'LL END UP THIS WAY AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. NEVER KNOW-

I ALWAYS LOVED THE TV SHOW CHiPS, THEY RODE KZ 1000's

MY FIRST STREET BIKE. SNAGGED THIS SUCKER WHEN I WAS 16 AND DAMN IT WAS FAST. 1978 KZ 1000- I GOT IT COMPLETELY STOCK. NOBODY HAD TRIED TO MAKE IT INTO A DRAG BIKE YET. DITCHED A FEW UGLY THINGS. SOLD IT TO MY GOOD FRIEND IN ORDER TO GET THE SPORTY. WISH I COULDA KEPT IT BUT COULDN'T AFFORD BOTH. SOLD IT TO PAY FOR INSURANCE! WHO NEEDS THAT, RIGHT?. SHOULDA KEPT THE DAMN THING AND HACKED IT LIKE ISRAEL'S. I TRIED TO GET IT BACK AWHILE AGO, BUT AFTER MY BUDDY HAD IT, IT WASN'T WORTH IT. HE BEAT THE HELL OUT OF IT. NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT-