He bought a new Kawi 440 or 550 along with a used one in the early 80s. He rode those up until 1993 when he bought the 650 SJ. He pumped that up and seized it in like 1998 or so. Then none of our family rode until 2005. I learned to ride the SJ and my dad bought a new 06 SXR. During the summer we ride a couple times a week. He will be 47 this year, so he has been riding about 25 years.
