I used to frequent Buzz before it was Comfort Zone. And Industry. Also was throwing a lot of parties and DJ'ing a fair bit.
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20 years ago.
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Small world. I used to hang there after the bars closed. Closer to 25 years ago. I also frequented the Silver Dollar. Brings back a lot of memories. Some I’d like to forget 
Let's see. We were in Toronto. First kid was born. Wife was back at work. Y2K fixes were being researched and ramping up for our company. I can't remember if I was near the end at one brokerage company or the beginning at another. No motorcycle, and I was driving a Subaru Legacy at the time. My only riding experience was on a DMP Trail Master minibike. Bars were around 20 years before that: Yonge Station, and the Gasworks mostly.
Mad Mike
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Wohoo! I'm heading back 37 years tonight! Just picked up an unmolested 1982 Suzuki SP125 with 2500km on the clock. A high school buddy had one of these, we used to toss it in the trunk of my Chrysler Newport when we went camping and ice fishing. At 90MPG I can ride this to work and back this summer for less than $3/week.
20 yrs ago I was in Suburbia Hell, two kids, mortgage, very limited riding and no budget. Then I met a guy in a bar that offered me a career shift. A legal one.
20 yrs later, no mortgage, moved out of Hell, been through a dozen bikes, kids grew up and finished school (with no student debt, this was my dream) and we have traveled the planet.
Sometimes it just takes a bit of time.
20 yrs later, no mortgage, moved out of Hell, been through a dozen bikes, kids grew up and finished school (with no student debt, this was my dream) and we have traveled the planet.
Sometimes it just takes a bit of time.
blackcamaro
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20 years ago I was 13 ripping around on a bmx bike. Probably some of the best times of my life.
Xhumeka
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LOL - the place I worked were so paranoid they had us (IT folk) wrap all their computers (over 600) in waterproof bagging JUST IN CASE the sprinkler system failed and wasn't y2k compatible (even though our building assured us it was). At 12:05 when nothing was soaking wet were were allowed to leave and go party
LOL - the place I worked were so paranoid they had us (IT folk) wrap all their computers (over 600) in waterproof bagging JUST IN CASE the sprinkler system failed and wasn't y2k compatible (even though our building assured us it was). At 12:05 when nothing was soaking wet were were allowed to leave and go party
Wtf? They were worried that a computer bug would break thousands of tiny glass vials? They had bigger problems than Y2K.
Xhumeka
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I guess they didn't understand how sprinkler systems worked and couldn't be convinced computer bugs couldn't control EVERYTHING.... Paranoia reigned supreme in 1999!!!
And a little bit of luck from the sounds of it!
As for me...1999...wow...just was gearing up to finish OAC in high school and scared ******** of starting University for my first year in Engineering. How I'd love to go back to that simple time!
Industry was the whole reason I got into the scene. I still talk about that place to this day. We likely crossed paths a lot. I too spun in the scene, much later on tho.
20 years ago I was a tall, gangly, awkward 15 year old about to turn 16. Riding my XT350 at the cottage and dreaming about getting my license and riding a street bike. 3 years later at 18 I'd get my first street bike, a brand new '02 CBR600F4i. I was in heaven. 12,000kms first year and then it got written off when a truck came head on into my lane. Next year R6, Year after GSXR1000. Still have the GSXR to this day, 100,000km later.
boyoboy
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Stress-free living life on two wheels, no wife or kids. 20yrs later still no kids or divorces, just a bigger garage and still stress-free. No complaints.
Hence the name change from KrimesF4I!
20 years ago I was looking for a cheap project car and had not yet dreamed of owning a bike
Impressive memory!
20 years ago, was married, (Now a Widower), had just started my own business, (still running), think I was living on Kingston Rd, in Scarberia. Only bike was the wife's 85 500cc something...lol Ran like crap, she never rode it, but was convinced it would be worth tons after it turned 25 years...lol She didn't even own it by that time. This month marks 15 years since she died, (Stroke at 36).
