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My first bike...
(Honda CB750 Super Sport) (was sold)



My second bike...
(1999 Honda CBR600 (mine was red) (was stolen-))



My third bike...
(Yamaha Maxim 700) (mine is dark blue-currently own)



Learned about the Stupid CC limit in 1985 to help Harley since 700cc parts are HARD to find for this bike...


http://www.xjowners.com/info/maxim700.html
"Apparently for the 1985 model year the U.S. imposed an embargo on foreign made (maybe Japanese only) motorcycles imported into the U.S. to boost the ailing American Harley Davidson Motorcycle company. This embargo charged heavy tariffs on all imported bikes above 700 cc's.

Yamaha, in an effort to keep sales up and avoid excess taxation, downsized the XJ750 and came up with the XJ700N. It had many of the same features of it's slightly larger cousin but did not exceed the 700 cc limit.

In late 1986, U.S. Courts rules the embargo illegal and cancelled it. This is why the Maxim 700 was only available in 85 and 86. Owners of Maxim 700's now sort of own a piece of U.S. Legal history, and a "limited edition" (so to speak) bike."