Rory Schultz
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You are not alone in that, I look like one huge varicose vein!
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Post Pics of You and Your Bikes
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Thomas Koehle
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new - will pick her up in 2 weeks
B-Man2
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Oh man!! That’s a killer cycle ... love it !new - will pick her up in 2 weeks
newagegeezer
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that's a very good looking bike.... just in time for lovely weather to enjoy it , hopefully....... if you're allowed out
newagegeezer
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Was looking for photos of the British bikes i used to ride in the early '60s (15-20 year old plodders like Matchboxes, BSAs Triumphs etc,picked up for a song) but all have disappeared, did come across this of my commuter bike in the late 70s/80s... my daughter is 41 now !)
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ButteMT61
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My very first "bike" was a Benelli 50cc. I've looked for one ever since for the sake of memories. My neighbor gave it to me - said it didn't run. Spent a whole summer working on it on the side porch of the house and got it going. Rode it until it literally fell apart...hoping to find one someday again.
B-Man2
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Bringing back some memories . My first bike was a 1967 Triumph Bonneville. I loved that bike . It was that silver blue Triumph color . I paid $700.00 for it used . At the time it was a reach to save up all that money . By today’s values it was about half the cost of a new Good Wear
I eventually sold it for money for my first Harley . An XLCH Sportster with an air brushed dessert scene on the tank .
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Bombing IP
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Thomas is it still a softtail or is it a hardtail .The gas tank look very German think Nimbus early BMW .I cant say I am crazy about the wheels spokes , tires are Coker by the look of them be careful .Good luck with it mate .
Jeff
Jeff
B-Man2
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Jeff
I’m guessing it’s an older solid frame hard tail as the old style spring solo seat and solid swing arm assembly are usually tell tale signs of a hard tail, unless it’s got shocks under the engine/ transmission as the softies have .
Thomas Koehle
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Thanks Burt to step in ... - actually this is a 2013 softail made up to get that "oldschool" look - i already own a 48 PAN in a rigid frame and wanted something reliable ...
Not so fancy with those "Big Spokes" either - will swap the wheels to standard-spoke wheels as soon as i fetched the bike
Thats my 48 PAN
And that is the 2018 Softail Slim with a 5 Star Doniger
Bombing IP
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Put a skinny wheel on the front would be my preference ,and a donkey dick rear light on the fender . Nice bike !.
Jeff
Jeff
Rory Schultz
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Oh my aching bones! I am so drooling!!!! Damn, where did I leave my drool cup???new - will pick her up in 2 weeks
leper-colony
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petermack09
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Just in time for summer/2weeks,
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Officer Dibley
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Have this .....
Just bought this ....
And also enjoy getting out on this 3-4 times per week .......
Just bought this ....
And also enjoy getting out on this 3-4 times per week .......
Officer Dibley
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Took a little trip out this morning. Delightfully autumnal weather ! Stopped at a memorial for RAF Chedburgh.
Micawber
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My daughter saw those photos and went "oooooh, aaaaah" Dave as she is getting into bikes and starting toward her licence this month. She's passed her car test a couple of years ago and has had her own car since so has a bit of road sense, going on the back of her brother's bike hasn't put her off one bit.
Hope your dad improves soon mate.
B-Man2
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Ahhh fond memories … I had one of the first generation 1 Yamaha DT -1s which had a white tank. No high fenders or 21 inch moto X front wheels . We had to change those out ourselves . Back in those days you could buy from Yamaha something called a “ gyt kit “ which consisted of a different piston , rings and cylinder and a different tail pipe called an expansion chamber that boosted the horse power up to what was at that time pretty potent at 30 horsepower . It was my first race bike that I used for flat track ( you had to change the tires to smooth 19 inch rims or moto X , back to the 21 inch wheel and knobby tires . We also would reduce the size of the front sprocket for moto X and increase the sprocket for flat track or Hare Scrambles . So thanks for the trip down memory lane Dave . Absolutely love your bike . ( saving the photo to my favs )
Kermit3D
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Kermit3D
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You've done flat track races ! Awesome !
I would love to see a race. I find it very impressive.
It seems to me that this discipline doesn't exist in Europe.
