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Geez this happened faster than I ever thought it would...actually I've been pushing this since I hit the 900 plateau...before that I figured it would take several years...certainly not the 14 months that it actually has.
I am an original owner of my'82 Maxim XJ1100 as you know as MadMax.There are a few of us here...not many but a few.I bought Max as a leftover model in '83 the last one that a local dealer had in their store.Unlike many of you here my price of admission was the full price of buying new.While many of you would join later on down the road getting your bikes on the cheap...for a song in some cases.It amazes me that I kept him all these years.I've had other bikes come and go and come again but Max never left the stable.While I've known abt these bikes all this time...Only since Sept.'07 did I learn of the XS/XJ community via the internet.Family tragedies in '07 led me to buy my Honda ST1100.Joining that forum I posted abt my XJ1100.A member there was also a member here as he too had both machines.It was he who made me aware of this fine forum.Thankyou Laxdad(Dean).There are by my count at least 3 of us who frequent both sites and own both machines.So we are a small fraternity indeed.
My 14 months here have been interesting,exciting and tumultuous(sp).In my short tenure I've been witness to the generosity and helpfulness of many but most significantly of help have been Randy and TC.The rest of you have given me advice and many insights to the nuances of owning aand working on these truly vintage machines.From threads like "No Surrender"and the Ron Paul thread that got 2 Gurus banned...to the tragic news of fellow members who have lost their lives doing what they love with whom they love.It has run the gamut of feelings and emotions.Surely I will never forget any of them and cherish them forever.
I really could go on and on but suffice to say it hasn't taken me 26 years to realize how much i value you all and how I too consider you all part of my extended family.You'll never really know how much of a void you have filled in my life.So I humbly accept my new status as a Guru and I've finally made it to the PROM-ised land.Ride on my Brothers and Sisters.I look forward to the next family gathering of XSives.Be safe and God Bless
I am an original owner of my'82 Maxim XJ1100 as you know as MadMax.There are a few of us here...not many but a few.I bought Max as a leftover model in '83 the last one that a local dealer had in their store.Unlike many of you here my price of admission was the full price of buying new.While many of you would join later on down the road getting your bikes on the cheap...for a song in some cases.It amazes me that I kept him all these years.I've had other bikes come and go and come again but Max never left the stable.While I've known abt these bikes all this time...Only since Sept.'07 did I learn of the XS/XJ community via the internet.Family tragedies in '07 led me to buy my Honda ST1100.Joining that forum I posted abt my XJ1100.A member there was also a member here as he too had both machines.It was he who made me aware of this fine forum.Thankyou Laxdad(Dean).There are by my count at least 3 of us who frequent both sites and own both machines.So we are a small fraternity indeed.
My 14 months here have been interesting,exciting and tumultuous(sp).In my short tenure I've been witness to the generosity and helpfulness of many but most significantly of help have been Randy and TC.The rest of you have given me advice and many insights to the nuances of owning aand working on these truly vintage machines.From threads like "No Surrender"and the Ron Paul thread that got 2 Gurus banned...to the tragic news of fellow members who have lost their lives doing what they love with whom they love.It has run the gamut of feelings and emotions.Surely I will never forget any of them and cherish them forever.
I really could go on and on but suffice to say it hasn't taken me 26 years to realize how much i value you all and how I too consider you all part of my extended family.You'll never really know how much of a void you have filled in my life.So I humbly accept my new status as a Guru and I've finally made it to the PROM-ised land.Ride on my Brothers and Sisters.I look forward to the next family gathering of XSives.Be safe and God Bless
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