For your listening pleasure (Triumph clone, Kawasaki W800): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J_IlnUfeIA&list=UU59Yhf7maQJjLXqVhpHJ2QA&index=5
On Mar 1, 7:37 pm, "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: > When I was 17 a friend's dad had a pair of vintage BSA choppers that he was > going to sell me for $500. Unfortunately my father talked me out of buying > them. He also had a triumph that he rode, so I know what you mean about the > sound. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: surfswab <[email protected]> > > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 16:30:44 > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!<[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Discussion Topic > > I'm with ya there, keeping in mind that while the negatives tend to > fade, nostalgia still ain't what it used to be. > > I wouldn't mind returning to the mid/late 60s when Honda started > showing the rest of the world how to build motorcycles. But the main > purpose of the trip would be to listen to the throaty, mellow, > visceral sound of a pre-unit Triumph with peashooter mufflers. > > Never mind the bruises on the back of my leg when my foot slipped off > the kickstarter and nailed me good (more than once). > > Or the initial awkwardness of right-foot shift, left-foot brake. > > Or carrying (Whitworth) "spanners," not on the bike in a kit, but in > your back pocket, to deal with things like finicky valve and carb > adjustments, drum brakes, magneto ignition, manual petcock, spoke > wheels and Lucas (The Prince of Darkness) electrics. Ride a mile, > tinker awhile. > > But gawd, what a sound when it was running right. > > On Feb 28, 2:30 pm, "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: > > While I'd like to own an old BSA or Norton, I have gotten used to things > > like electronic ignition, starter motors, disk brakes, tubeless tires, FI, > > etc. Since I ride allot, I don't think I could stomach living in the old > > days. > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Joey Kelley <[email protected]> > > > Sender: [email protected] > > Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:51:41 > > To: [email protected]<[email protected]> > > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Discussion Topic > > > Hello All, > > Here is something spawned from a conversation Kyle and I had > > earlier - If you had a Time Machine what era of motorcycling would go to? > > What events would you wish to view? > > Ready - set - DISCUSS! > > -Joey > > > -- > > -Joey Kelley > > JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online > > JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! > > JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [email protected]. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > > For more options, visithttps://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > For more options, visithttps://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
