Picture taken 1973 or 74 Ft Polk, Louisiana.

The Kawasaki F7 was my first street trail. A 175cc two stroke that weighed only 238lbs, it was a screamer in the dirt. Top end was around 60mph and on a trip would wear you out at about 60 miles.

I bought the bike while in the service riding it many hours on the sandy logging roads and through the swamps of Louisiana with the occasional trip to Holly Beach and yes there actually use to be a beach there way back when. The bike later followed me to Kentucky where it ran the pipelines and strip mines plus the twisting back roads. It saw the well known Rt7 written up in many motorcycle mags more times than I can count. I retired the bike in Houston TX. Though it was a hoot on the river banks of TX and back trails, Houston simply wasn't a good place for a small bike.

It was replaced by a 79 Kz750.

This is the bike that got me into off roading, a spot I still enjoy today. It holds a very fond place in my memory.

Tj

that's a neat ol' bike TJ.

my first bike was a 79 that was very similar but it was strictly off-road. it got stolen while at the dealership getting tuned up.

Nice vintage pic! My first bike was a nice hand me down orange Honda 350 SL. Rode that bike all over the roads near Lawrence, KS during the summer of 74' while working on vacation from college. I later upgraded to a 450 CB. What a world of difference in rides. Somewhere I got some pics of the SL.

Sweet TJ! I had one just like it but it was pretty old and beat up when I got it. Good bike though.

I loved dirt riding when I was a kid. Todays off road bikes are too tall for me though. I don't need 10 feet of suspension travel for trail riding.

That's exactly why I feel in love with the TW200. Its a throw back to retro days. It has a very low center of gravity and easy as hell to flat foot over logs and such which makes it very trail friendly. Those fat tires chew through mud and sand at slower speeds like it was pavement. Its like somebody finally got the idea not all of us are racing motorcross but actually ride sometimes where the trails are not manicured.



Tj

Great old pic TJ. And great memories.

I like that bike!

Me too. My brother's got one. TW's are great little bikes!