| Hercules Supra 4 Enduro, 1986-1988 |
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| This was my first bike, with which I
drove more then 20,000 km in 2 years. The 49 cc with 3 hp and a official
maximum speed of 40 km/h (25 miles/h) weren't really much (most of
my friends drove 80 cc), but it was the first feeling of
"freedom".
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| I always wanted to own a motorcycle and
to do trips with it. So I made my drivers license, together with my car
license, at age 17, and the waited impatiently for my 18th birthday, to
pick up my license. But
I had to realize, that I couldn't afford a motorcycle yet. My
parents helped me to realize that ;-)
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| I had the motorcycle license (already
for 10 years!), but still no bike, and my buddy Guido had a motorcycle
and no time to ride it. So I sometimes got to borrow his XT350 for a
weekend. Therefore it is clearly Guido's fault that I became infected
with the motorcycle-virus. But still, thank you Guido!
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| I bought my Honda NX650 Dominator in April 1999,
and the speedometer then showed only 2,500 km (1,560
miles), even though the bike was already 6 years
old. In June 2006,
after my Adriatic Sea Trip, the speedometer then
showed more than 109,000 km
(68,125 miles)!
I did the following changes to the bike:
Repairs:
In June 2006 I finally made the hard decision to sell the Domi, since I want to do more trips together with my wife Jayne. The good old Dominator is just a little too small for two people and luggage for two people. Part of me wanted to keep the bike, even though I was going to buy a new one, but I don't have space for a second motorcycle, and I believe a motorcycle should be ridden, not stored away. Also, I can't ride two at the same time. Even though there where lots of Domis on Ebay and Mobile that had way less kilometers and weren't much more expensive than mine, I sold mine within 12 hours!!!
Here some photos of my beloved Honda NX650 Dominator:
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deutsche Version
| In January 2006 I decided to buy a new
(used) motorcycle. Since I want to do more often long trips together
with Jayne, it was immediately clear that it had to be a Africa Twin. It was designed for long
distance trips and gets best grades in every test. I didn't need to look
for long until I found the right bike: first licensed in 2000
and only 5,600 km (3,500 miles). Because of high risk of getting the motorcycle stolen, I decided to do my Adriatic Sea Trip with the good old Dominator. It turned out to be the right decision, because the original tires of the Africa Twin are more street tires, and the roads in Albania are often extremely bad. The handling between the two bikes is quite different too, and I first need to get used to the Africa Twin before I go on a long trip. Now (Dec. 2008) I have driven more than 35,000 km (21,900 miles), and am absolutely pleased! The previous owner did the following changes:
I did the following changes:
planed changes:
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