“I first met Ito-san (The owner of the blue “Hot Wheels Panhead") in 2004. I was riding my bike in the city one night after a party had gotten over. I saw this guy in front of me riding a blue Panhead like a lunatic. I could see his bike had high-mounted Frisco pegs and when he turned he was going very fast he didn't even brake…and sparks were shooting everywhere! I was like; Wow! This guy is insane! I found out later that was Ito-San. I met him at a club and he was always laughing and having a great time. Good guy. I liked him right away.
I met Cherry-San at the same time (The owner of the Panhead with the white high pipe)… he was always with Ito at this club. Oddly enough Cherry was not a member of BASARA until 4 years ago. Ito and Cherry had ridden together for 15 years and one day Ito realized that Cherry had never became a member of BASARA and quickly remedied the problem. Some members of the BASARA ride mainly in the mountains on the winding roads, they always ride very, very fast. When I ride with them it is nothing to see 90-100 mph all the time.
And these guys are real good riders too! Their bikes are all set up for those mountain roads. High pipes, Frisco pegs, high performance motors. All a result of their riding environment. All high speed, high function. Others like Ito-san ride in Tokyo traffic.
And everyone rides a jockey shift, rigid vintage Harley. No Evo’s.
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