Re: Calling Ray Morrison
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Ray...do you still have that 63 Sportster ? I want to find a nice early Sporty...
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Bob,
I wish I did have it. It was a 63 XLCH model I bought new for $1550. Original color was turquoise and white. I sold it for $750. There were 3 of us that bought new XLCH's here in town, and rode a lot together. We had a 62, 63, and 64 among us. The guy that had the 64 kept his in the shop more than he got to ride, I believe? In sharing one of the funniest moments I believe I ever witnessed, Roy (the guy with the 64) stopped in the middle of the road, revved the thing till it sounded as though it were going to fly apart, released the clutch, and the show began. The thing reared on its hind wheel and looked as though the whole thing left the ground almost unloading him, made another bounce, this time unloading him on the road. If you know anything about the old Harley's, they did not have a return spring to shut the throttle off? With that said, the Harley was still screaming and lined itself down the road in as straight a line as you could ride one. What was so funny, was Roy came up in a flash, knowing what was happening, and started chasing the thing. The thing was still wide open when it finally left the road with Roy in pursuit. The dust boiled as the cycle hit the ditch and turned on its side with the front forks folded back underneath. By the time we got to where the cycle crashed, Roy had gotten there completely out of breath and got it shut down. I remember him saying, almost in tears, "My Motorcycle, I Ruined My Motorcycle." Funny things just seemed to happen back then, but we enjoyed ourselves.
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