Neither of these pictures are mine but they are the exact same bikes.
I forget which one I had first because they were both in the same school year.
One was a 1970 Vespa 125, and the other was an unknown year (parts bike, reborn) Hodaka ace 90.
The Vespa I crashed into the school building, and bent the fork so badly that I parted out the bike.
The Hodaka blew the spark plug out of the head, cracked the fuel tank, and caught fire.
That was the beginning of a 42 year run. To date there have been well over three hundred bikes, and almost as many good stories to go along with them. They say everything catches up with you... At 57 I can barley get out of bed but I still ride EVERYDAY.
