73 Trident T150V. Great all around. Forgiving, great tourer, sporty, absolutely bulletproof and drop-dead classic good looks (hmmm... those all ring familiar). Even taught one fellow to ride on it in 1987, with a reminder that he was of a select group knowing how to shift on the proper side.
And, alas, I let it get away.
95 Trident was as good for a more experienced rider as it was not as forgiving, but was a great tourer, sporty, absolutely bulletproof and had modern, classic good looks.
Although the 73 never saw a wheelie the same was not so with the 95 (a rather unseemly act for an aging fellow like me, but when it comes so easy... ).
But, alas, this is also one I let get away. Does one ever learn?
I have great memories of a smokin 72 Yamaha 350, but those memories are so great because the fog of time clouds things like the wheelies gone bad, speeding tickets, nights in jail... And one sits in the garage even today... Does one ever learn?
