Yep they were pretty damn good.
Cheers, Feral Errol Get Serious tm<http://www.datrats.com.au/> -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ryan Chalmers Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 1:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
