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This is one bike
that I still think
about. My 1969, 125
Penton. It had the
metal gas tank with
the two tone paint
job of green and
white. I took that
thing off of jumps,
hill climbed, and
raced that dirt bike
all over southern
California desert.
I knew of only one
other at the time,
early 70's and it
was riden by another
girl who also
happened to be in
the same motorcycle
club as me. After
riding it for a few
years it was sold to
a neighbor who had a
son who was getting
into riding and
racing. I often
wonder what happened
to my Penton. I
still would like a
Penton Jackpiner and
maybe one
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Hodaka, Montessa,
Ossa, Maico,
Greeves, Bultaco,
Penton, CZ, and a
few others that have
faided away being
memories from my
childhood. I have
not lived in
southern California
for over 17 years
and one thing is for
certain I miss the
days of being out in
the desert. The
smell of the desrt
after if rains, the
sounds of bikes
being started before
a race to get them
warmed up. Glass of
hot chocolate in
your hand as you
look outside hoping
for the wind to stop
blowing. The
smoldering fire pit
early Sunday
morining as the
smoke slowly drifts
through the camp and
you have to wipe the
dew off you seat
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Someitmes I can not
believe that I am
amost fifty and will
do so in a little
over a year. This
year I will
officially have been
riding a motorcycle
for 40 years. It
doesn't seem that
long ago and
sometimes it seems
ages ago that I got
my first dirt bike.
I am not sure what
year Yamaha I had
for my first bike
but believe it was
failry new and may
have been a 67.
Yamaha are still
around but many
bikes that were
being ridden back
then have faded in
the blowing desert
wind. Remember
Greeves, CZ,
American Eagle or
how about a Hodaka?
Montessa's, Ossa,
Maico, Bultaco or my
favorite, the Penton
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I don't really care
what side of the
political spectrum
you sit on but if
you think our
Healthcare do not
need an over haul
you must be living a
spectacular life
with no worries. Or
make a lot of damn
money and just don't
care what happens to
those of us that
work but have no
benefits. Why
should someone be in
debt the rest of
their lives because
they ended up in the
hospital with no
insurance? How
about the person who
looses their
insurance because
their spouse dies
and the insurance
came through them.
Then, because you
have a pre-existing
condition no one
will insure you.
Next thing we are
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Since I have been
writing on Hubpages
on some of the 2010
motorcycles that
have come out it
makes me wish I was
able to go out and
buy a new
motorcycle. Maybe
buy two since I
would like to have a
street bike and
possibly a dual
sport to run on the
dirt roads here in
Iowa. My dream
street bike, as
always would be a
Ducati Monster and
still undecided on
what I would ride
off-road. There is
a motocrosser that I
like that has a seat
height were I can
actually get my leg
over but it is a
110cc bike. I
haven't ridden
anything that small
since I was a kid,
but seat heights
were lower back
them. The
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When I was younger I
was behind in my
reading due to two
three operations to
correct my elongated
eye muslce's. Back
in the early 60's
they waited until
you were a little
older to do this.
My first operation
was done at age 2
and one eye had to
be done a second
time which was done
towards my third
birthday. I
struggled for years
learning to read and
questioning if what
I was seeing was the
"real" way something
looked. When I
entered 10 grade I
was reading at a
sixth grade level
and this was causing
me problems on being
a good student. I
was put in a reading
class and my Mom
signed a waiver
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Don't want to be a
"debbie downer" but
it will happen.
Terrorist will slip
through the cracks
when it comes to
flying. This is a
global issue with
some countries not
cooperating or not
having the funds to
fight terrorism.
More than 4 Million
people fly daily on
50 thousand flights
a day worldwide. Do
you see the problem?
We also have
agencies in this
country that do not
share information
and other countries
that do not share
information. To
have every country
on the same page,
with the same desire
to stop terrorism is
impossible given the
current global
attitude by those
that can't or don
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Today, like most
every day, just over
44,000 of the
world's most
experienced airline
pilots employed by
the 9 largest
airlines in the
United States will
accept full
responsibility for
over 1.5 million
lives sitting behind
their locked cockpit
doors. Over the next
24 hours, these
unnoticed pilots
will make over
13,500 take-offs
literally around the
world. Through every
imaginable type of
weather, they will
be in command of
over 36,000 hours of
flight time. And, if
today is like most
days, you will never
hear or read about
even one of those
flights. There is
nothing simple about
putting hundreds
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Just something short
since I am thinking
of it.Whether you
ride a street bike,
dual sport or dirt
bike remember that
after each ride go
over that bike.
What I have done for
years which my Dad
made us do. After
each ride wash the
bike and go over it
as you clean it.
This is a good time
to make sure
everything is in it
place. After you
are done wahing and
drying it, lube the
chain, clean the air
filter, etc. I
would especially do
this if you have
been out pounding
the trails or the
motocross track.
Better to be safe
than sorry. If you
are racing there is
nothing worse than
getting out there
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I just wrote a Hub
about trying to find
a dirt bike that we
as women and short
men can ride without
needing a step
ladder. Looking at
bikes and doing
research online is
amazed at how tall
bikes have gotten
over the years. I
have not ridden
anything smaller
that a 175cc for
over 20 years but it
seems that if you
want a dirt bike a
smaller engine would
be the answer. It's
not. There are thing
that can be done to
help shorten that
seat height. Some of
what you can do is
easy; some would
take some work and
money. My big beef
is why the
manufacturers make
it easier for
shorter riders to
have a dirt
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