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Old February 8th 10, 07:52 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
Drifter Drifter is offline
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On 2/8/2010 1:32 AM, m II wrote:
Drifter wrote:

Well, maybe it's time, Mike, that you dump your rice burner, and
get on a real bike. love my bagger.



Fag.


I'm down to an R75/7 BMW and two Sportsters, a 1975 and a 2005. I sold
my 1996 Triumph Daytona 1200 a few years ago, soon after my Ducati 900
Super Sport. My wrists couldn't take the load imposed by the clip on
bars anymore. The Norton Atlases were sold to buy a house in '86.

I've owned three 45s, a 62 Panhead, a '78 shovel and a fairly hot Evo
that followed a new 1988 1200 Sporty. The vibration on the 1200 was
obscene. You literally couldn't cruise at 65 to 75 MPH without loosening
your fillings..

Your shameful and rather immature attitude towards Japanese motorcycles
is the exact reason why South Park made the show about Harley riders.
The Japs put millions of people on Motorcycles who might otherwise not
have had the inclination.

The worst Japanese bikes I've owned were a pair of Kawasaki 500 triples.
They were called the world's first disposable motorcycle. You had to put
new rings in every 12,000 miles and the fuel mileage was obscenely BAD.

My best Japanese bike was a 1975 water cooled Suzuki 750. It used less
oil than a four stroke and was still running two years ago. It probably
still is, I haven't talked to the owner since my move.







mike

Gee whiz Mike, i'm no trying to be shameful, or immature here. heaven
forbid that.
i just don't ever remember you posting about anything other than
rice burners. sorry bout that. BTW, i had a Commando-S for way too
many years. the dam thing tried many times to kill me. I still got
a 65 Bonnie sitting in the garage, one of these days i'll fix those
carbs and bring her back to life. and no, it's not for sale. at my age,
i should be riding a 3 wheeler anyhow. every time i stop for a stop sign,
i remember being 16, and having a 44 tank shifter falling over on me.
took 2 buddies to lift her off me. i still have the pipe burn/ scar
on my right leg. the bike was an old cop-cycle, with reverse, and
that giant off sprung seat. can't remember the weight, but i believe
it was over a 1,000lbs. at the time i was a skinny kid at maybe 120lbs.
so, no contest. guess i never did learn.

Drifter...