Motorcycles

My bike was a 74 Honda 350-4, little brother to the classic 750. Amazingly smooth engine, big seat, upright riding, 70 mpg. The later Ninja style bikes never looked comfortable to me. Honda upped that series to a neat 6 cyl, which is a collector bike today. Can't say I enjoyed commuting by motorcycle. Florida rain and a 55 mph crash took the fun away. Much happier when I got my used 69 Dart.

The hot road bikes then were the 2-strokes. The Yamaha 350 had all the top end anyone needed. You risked your life on the Kawasaki 750 3-cyl. They idled like crap and the ring-ding sound was an aquired taste, plus short engine life. EPA regs forced them out ~1975. My favorite from the '70's was the Kawasaki 2 cyl (450 cc?) for the amazingly low price of $995. It was marketed big on TV during the 2nd gas crisis (Iranian revolution). My youngest brother had one.