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MX Bob (as a) Motorcycle Collection
Originally, this was going to be a simple list of every motorcycle that
I have ever owned with a few comments about each one. I was going to invite
comments from other people who had owned the same year and model of bike and
make it kind of a bulletin board page. As I started writing this, I realized
that the story of much of my life could be told through the motorcycles I’ve
owned. Whether this is a story anyone wants to hear is debatable, but the
internet being the self-publishers haven that it is, it doesn’t matter if
anyone wants to read it or not.
So it turned into this. The New York Times called it ,"a sarcastic,
high RPM romp through the 70s and 80s", the Minneapolis Star Tribune
called it , "a boring rehash of some pathetic, middle-age man’s dirt
bike experiences" (never did like the Star Tribune), and Psychology
Today said that, "whoever created this site should not be allowed to
breed" (I thought that was a bit personal).
This is very much a work in progress. Stories will be added and revised
until it seems finished. I may also incorporate submissions (if there
are any good ones) into it.
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Year |
Make and Model |
Type |
| Part 1 |
1973-1974 |
1973 Chapparel 80 Minicycle |
Dual Sport |
| Episode 2 |
1974 |
1974 Honda XL100 |
Dual Sport |
| Installment 3 |
1975-1977 |
1974 Indian MX76 |
Motocross |
| Segment 4 |
1977-1978 |
1974 Honda CR125 |
Motocross |
| Unit 5 |
1978-1979 |
1978 Yamaha YZ125 |
Motocross |
| Story 6 |
1979 |
1979 Kawasaki KX125 |
Motocross |
| Legend 7 |
1979-1981 |
1979 Yamaha YZ400 |
Motocross |
| Section 8 |
1981 |
1981 Yamaha YZ125 |
Motocross |
| Portion 9 |
1981 |
1980 KTM 250 |
Motocross |
| Fairy Tale 10 |
1981-1983 |
1981 Maico 490 |
Motocross |
| Chapter 11 |
1983 |
1983 Honda CR480 |
Motocross |
| Book 12 |
1983-1986 |
1980 Kawasaki KZ400 |
Street |
| Component 13 |
1984-1986 |
1983 Honda XL200 |
Dual Sport |
| Nightmare 14 |
1986 |
1984 Honda CR500 |
Motocross |
| Partition 15 |
1986 |
1985 Honda CR250 |
Motocross |
| Fable 16 |
1986-1987 |
1986 Honda CR125 |
Motocross |
| Assembly 17 |
1987-1989 |
1982 Yamaha XT250 |
Dual Sport |
| Intermission |
1989-1998 |
The Drought |
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| Restoration 18 |
1998-2000 |
1989 Yamaha YZ250 |
Motocross |
| Upgrade 19 |
2000 |
2000 Yamaha YZ426 |
Motocross |
| Breaking Story 20 |
2000-Present |
I'm out riding it |
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If you had one of these bikes and would like to submit a story about it, send it to
bikestory@mxbob.com
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