Years passed and I started working for Stelco (29 years later and I'm still there) when a friend who had a Honda 650 was talking late one night shift about his cousin who was selling a Honda 350 on-road off-road ..."perfect for someone wanting to get back on two wheels". I went home and tried to get my parents to co-sign a loan for the bike, but as my Dad put it "not a bloody chance son". I figured what have I got to lose, so I went to the bank myself the next day and lo & behold they gave me the loan. I'll never forget the front curtains flying open and the look on my Mother's face as I wheeled the bike up the driveway. I took it out that night for a test ride....dumped it up some guys front lawn at about 25 mph, ripped off my watch, scraped myself all up the right hand side, and came wheeling it home with a bent back brake. The parents were "oh so impressed". I kept that bike for 3 years then I got an offer for $150 less than I paid for it ... couldn't turn it down. But many a summer day since than I have had the "urge".