What was that jappa bike that came out in the 70-80's that everyone rider killed them self on,they are fast ..I
Malcolm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ryan Chalmers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 3:50 PM Subject: RE: Harleys have more soul! > Hey Errol > I'm Trying to get hold of my Great Uncle's Ariel Red Hunter 500 with upswept > pipes to restore, what a machine hey? Think they were the quickest thing > around for a while when they came out. > Ryan > > > >From: "E Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: Harleys have more soul! > >Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 23:17:37 +1000 > > > >You are talking about two different things in power (Hp or Kw) and torque > >(n/m or ft/lb). > > > >A torquey engine is designed to allow good flexibility in riding with > >minimal gear changing. The Buell is a way to have a torquey engine that > >minimises shifting in a good handling frame. They were never designed to be > >in the superbike race and never will be. If you want a fast bike there are > >plenty to choose from. You can ride a Buell for more than 200km's with out > >your wrists breaking and collapsing from strain. Not as fast as a lot, but > >shit loads more fun to ride for a long time. > > > >I have had a few superbikes in my 38 bike total. My first bike was (8 weeks > >wages in 1962) an Ariel Red Hunter 1952 VH 500 single. > > > >I have more feeling for my (primitive and slow)1958 Harley Pan head > >chopper, > >than the 812 Norton Dun stall commando, RD 350B, K1 750/4, 900 Kawasaki/4, > >Katana, GSX 1100R, RD500/4, and some other primitives from the 50's, 60's, > >70's and 80's. > > > >Some bikes have names........... but my Harley has a soul :-) > > > >Cheers, > >Feral Errol > >Very Serious > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail is now available on Australian mobile phones. Go to > http://ninemsn.com.au/mobilecentral/signup.asp > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
