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What the Parts Man Sees (some motorcycle-buying considerations)
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| May 2015
| Maynard Hershon
Posted on 07/12/2015 10:16:56 AM PDT by martin_fierro
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Found this article in a local, free, chatty Biker mag that makes for good bathroom reading.
To: ~Kim4VRWC's~; 230FMJ; 4woodenboats; 68 grunt; absolootezer0; AdamSelene235; AJMaXx; ...
To: martin_fierro
Have not ridden a new Triumph but I still Ride a 69 Bonny and 70 Firebird [BSA] and they still turn heads when people see them. Had a 350 Ducati back in 65 and it was a great machine wish I still had it.
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posted on
07/12/2015 10:26:39 AM PDT
by
ABN 505
(Right is right if nobody is right, and wrong is wrong if everybody is wrong. ~Archbishop Fulton John)
To: martin_fierro
I always figured you could tell Triumph Trident riders, because their left forearm was about twice the size of the right one.
Didn't see any mention of KTM, but I've been tempted to find a dealer and throw a leg over one of those big-bore Duke singles just for grins.
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posted on
07/12/2015 10:32:43 AM PDT
by
tacticalogic
("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
To: ABN 505
I had a whole bunch of Limey bikes in the 60’. Triumph, BSA, Matchless, JAP, etc.
Wish I still had some of them.
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posted on
07/12/2015 10:36:31 AM PDT
by
umgud
(glad I wasn't aborted)
To: umgud
I recently saw a fully restored ‘72 Norton Commando with modern and fabricated parts on Youtube and it was a thing of beauty. I think the restoration cost was around $35K.........
To: martin_fierro
"A Moto-Guzzi customer is older, gray hair, heavier-set, rides by himself, comes in alone. Guzzi riders are different from riders of other brands. The bikes are good but not fast. You dont buy them for performance but for uniqueness."Not sure if it's true, but the story I heard on Moto-Guzzi was that it was the result of a German engineer and the son of an Italian industrialist who served together and became friends during WWII. The German (Guzzi) had come up with the lateral V-twin design and showed it to his friend. They planned to go into business after the war building them. Guzzi was killed in the war and the Italian went ahead and created the company and built the bikes, naming them after the designer.
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posted on
07/12/2015 10:50:52 AM PDT
by
tacticalogic
("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
To: Hot Tabasco
That would be sweet. I never had a Norton.
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posted on
07/12/2015 10:58:34 AM PDT
by
umgud
(glad I wasn't aborted)
To: umgud
I still have a 1977 Triumph Bonneville 750 in my basement. It’s kickstart-only. Every so often, when I have a bunch of guys over and we’ve had a few drinks, we kick at it until it starts. It takes a LONG time.
To: umgud
Had a brand new Commander for a short time, drove me crazy. leaked oil from the shaft that drove the points, not a good place for oil.
Unfortunately, I had a Honda CB750 before that and was spoiled by oil-tight construction and good brakes. Too bad some senile old man turned left in front of me while I was going 50mph.
To: Hot Tabasco
I recently saw a fully restored 72 Norton Commando with modern and fabricated parts... That's a nice bike.
I've been wanting a '72-'74 Commando 850 for years.
But not enough to invest the time and money to restore one.
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posted on
07/12/2015 11:31:24 AM PDT
by
Semper Mark
(Vlad Tepes was a piker.)
To: ABN 505
I am and always have been a Kawasaki guy.
Ninja 1000R. Yoshimura Pipe, Lectron 48mm flat slides, and had the head shaved to make it 12.5:1 compression. Would do almost 180MPH with a 6’3”@190lbs on it, and still could turn on a dime.
Those were the days...
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posted on
07/12/2015 11:31:46 AM PDT
by
Ouderkirk
(To the left, everything must evidence that this or that strand of leftist theory is true)
To: doorgunner69
I dream about a Piaggio BV500
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posted on
07/12/2015 11:31:52 AM PDT
by
bicyclerepair
(Ft. Lauderdale FL (zombie land). TERM LIMITS ... TERM LIMITS)
To: martin_fierro
Ive noticed that the more well-off the person is, the more discount they ask for or pretty much demand. Ive had people argue and beg for five more percent off when Ive already given them 20%, and they leave and get into a Ferrari. I dont know why that is. Because they didn't get rich paying full retail. The guy flashing a roll who wants to pay top dollar probably doesn't have anything much except that roll of bills.
Although my experience has been that the people that have real money generally don't drive Ferraris or Bentleys. More often it is something in the $50 - $80,000 range.
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posted on
07/12/2015 11:32:36 AM PDT
by
PAR35
To: doorgunner69
Saw this guy in Hollister, CA last weekend. It didn't seem to be marking its territory. Much. < |:)~
To: martin_fierro
My dad had a BSA, Triumph and a couple Indian's. Me well I pretty much stuck to the Jap Bikes, here are a few:: My Favorite as always is the RZ500, kick in the ass and really fast, really wakes up above 100mph.
Left to Right 1985 RZ500 Yamaha 1976 RD400 Yamaha (I have 2 of them) Original Owner 1975 Z1B900 Kawasaki Original Owner
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posted on
07/12/2015 11:34:18 AM PDT
by
eyeamok
To: jumpingcholla34
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posted on
07/12/2015 11:45:48 AM PDT
by
umgud
(glad I wasn't aborted)
To: tacticalogic
You can tell Triumph Rocket 3 riders, because their right thigh smells like cooked meat.
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posted on
07/12/2015 11:46:23 AM PDT
by
Riley
(The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
To: doorgunner69
Nuthin wrong with Japanese bikes.
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posted on
07/12/2015 11:46:45 AM PDT
by
umgud
(glad I wasn't aborted)
To: doorgunner69
Too bad some senile old man turned left in front of me while I was going 50mph. Ouch. But 1) You lived to tell about it. and 2) You presumably got away with most of your original skin.
That's a win.
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posted on
07/12/2015 11:54:05 AM PDT
by
Talisker
(One who commands, must obey.)
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