Marc's Motorcycle Page

I bought my first motorcycle (a 125cc Honda CB92R Benley ) in 1962, although I owned a couple Vespa motorscooters before that. I've called myself a motorcyclist ever since, and have had the pleasure of owning over 75 different motorcycles, 5 of which I still have. While I owned the Benley, the bikes I lusted after were the ultra-rare Honda CR93, and the even more rare Tohatsu 50cc twin GP bike.

I did a bit of roadracing when I was a teenager, including winning 3rd place (and $37.50 — thus becoming a 'professional' motorcyclist at age 17) at the 1963 Portland Oregon Rose Cup race at P.I.R. I desert raced in AMA District 37 for quite a few years in the 70's, and rode the US National Observed Trials series in '89 and '90. I was an MSF Instructor (and a Washington State Motorcycle Safety Program Instructor) from 1986 to 1997.

My current bikes are:

  2007 KTM XCW200 dirt bike

  2005 BMW R1200GS Adventure Touring bike

  2001 Yamaha TT-R125L dirt bike (for Wanda)

  1993 Honda XR650L dual-sport bike

  1975 Suzuki 50cc (Bonneville World Record holder)

My Favorite Motorcycle Roads

Highway 20, from Kettle Falls, WA to Tonasket, WA

Highway 395, from Pilot Rock, OR to Mt. Vernon, OR

Idaho Highway 14, from Grangeville to Elk City

HMarc
10-Jan-2008