Kawasaki H2 Not for Sale

By Motorcycle Classics Readers
Published on June 13, 2024
article image
courtesy of Mitch Feingersch

Half a century of riding

I am reminded by Greg Williams’ wonderful story on the Honda CB350 how far back my wistful motorcycle days go. To my amazement, I realized I bought my first motorcycle, a Honda CL200T brand new in 1974!

Half a century in the saddle and I’m still not saddle sore. It also strikes me that what is perhaps my all-time favorite motorcycle, my 1974 Honda CB350F, has also reached 50 years in service! It still starts instantly and will turn the tachometer needle all the way up to its 10,000rpm redline! I only wish I had aged as well.

Indeed, 10 years ago, when that little Honda was already 40 years old, it carried me to an AMA national production classic class (350P/PC) land speed record. To my amazement, that record still stands 10 years later!

That little motorcycle and the 23 other bikes I’ve had have given me a huge treasury of memories; the vast majority of which are good. One of my favorite memories of the past 19 years I’ve had writing about motorcycles is having a few features published in the pages of Motorcycle Classics!

Comments (0) Join others in the discussion!
    Online Store Logo
    Need Help? Call 1-800-880-7567