kawasaki-KM100-similar-to-bermuda-bikes

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 05:35:22 -0600

And this is also similar to the forty-two bikes the officers and chiefs bought in Jacksonville and what a night that was when they were deliverd. TWO tractor trailers pulled up to our section of the big hangar and the bikes were in crates requiring a fair amount of assembly.

Unfortunately, most of the owners were dangerous with a screw driver so the few with any mechanical skills helped the rest.

And, as soon as the first bike was fully-assembled and fueled, I heard the guy roaring down the ramp and on to the taxiways at around 0100! Then another and another until finally, Base security showed up to ream our behinds. Fortunately, no one went to the brig. (grin)

And BTW, I think it took three trips in LQ-3, the "hangar queen" that couldn't find a submarine at a museum (laughing) as all the important gear had been robbed for other aircraft in better shape. We CRAMMED those bikes in and had them in every conceivable position and empty space and we had to climb over them to get to the cockpit. :=)

Finally, all but a couple guys sold their bikes to the squadron that relieved us and we all made money on the sales so the cost of having the bikes was zero.