Prior Bikes
Zündapp Mofa 50 cc
The wheels that got me into all others. Ugly, slow, noisy but it meant the freedom of moving about. The image shows me sitting on the Mofa and my brother right next to me, Germany, 1978.
Ducati SS 750
My first big bike I bought in 1982 was a Ferrari red beauty SS 750 one out of 20 imported into Germany. I went on a few trips in the central German country side, as well as to the south of Germany. On a trip back from southern Germany the bike developed a serious electric problem and needed to be towed on a flat bed truck back to my home town in northern Germany. There the bike was stolen from the lot of the Ducati dealership. She was a dream with desmo, one out of 20 in Germany.
Ducati GT 860
My second bike was a metallic blue GT 860 that was customized by me into a flat black cafe racer bike in 1989. After years of roaming the rural and city streets she developed a terminal cardiac arrest. Race control in uniform did not like the enhancements I made to it so she went out of comission.
BMW R 90/6
I did not have the black R 90/6 Gummi Kuh for a long time but was content to travel in comfort after two Ducatis. She was sold after less then a year.
Maico MC 490
A bright red two stroke monster with loads of juice for my first self esteem testing in the fields around my home town. Way to strong and intimidating.
Yamaha XT 600
My first bike I owned in Mexico. She was made in 1990 and at the end of her life time. It was the desicion point for me to see if I wanted to pick up riding bikes here in Mexico. She did a good job convincing me that I needed more and better.