OldFool -

Great post! As usual.

Romeo - My only disagreement is about your "Ls are useless" comment. My L was invaluable. I would have gladly paid him twice the amount for he helped me immensely. I think that I was lucky and got one who really cared for the sake of the kids best interest and for making a fair deal for all.

As for motorcycles...I have owned a slew of em. The combination two-stroke street/dirt Yamaha 350 was my favorite. I had a Suzuki gt550 two-stroke that felt like accelerating on a rocket. I have decided about 20 years ago to sit on the sidelines - I pressed my luck and dont want to press it anymore.