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by graham0071 » Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:42 pm
Afraid it's not my taste, but hey! I've probably got no taste anyway!!

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by Viking » Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:52 pm
I'd probably have one of those, too.
Interesting, different, not a boring "one of a million", like so many of the bikes we see today.
It's the V-twin thing. There's just something about it that inline-4s don't have at all, and V-4s don't have enough of.
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by graham0071 » Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:59 pm
Probably all down to my age...over 50!! I've heard true taste disipates rapidly after you reach 30 is this true?
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by D-Rider » Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:01 pm
graham0071 wrote:Probably all down to my age...over 50!! I've heard true taste disipates rapidly after you reach 30 is this true?
Graham ..... you're not old on this forum ......
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by graham0071 » Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:12 pm
delete my last two posts....erermmm,, I could really see myself on it!*^"##/OOOoh flip!!What??..I just thought I saw myself on it!!Not!...Definitely OOOOoold!
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by D-Rider » Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:18 pm
Well, what I meant is you are old .... but so are a quite a lot of us ....
But remember Len Vale-Onslow was still riding aged 100 - so there's plenty of hope for us all
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by Samray » Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:21 pm
Nice to see the engine on view.
.... needs a fairing tho ........
to hide those welds

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by graham0071 » Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:26 pm
Nice to see the engine on view.
.... needs a fairing tho ........
to hide those welds

Sam..you point out what I really meant to say!!...It's the welds!!
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by Samray » Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:31 pm
I spose some of Rich's ceramic coating on headers and frame might do it.

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by Okamoto » Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:36 pm
I know what you mean 0071..I reach the big five 0 this year ...argh!!!!...and I don't think the old shoulders would cope for long

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But it would be a blast for an hour or so
I understand they do frames for Aprilia's ...be nice to see one eh.
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by graham0071 » Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:41 pm
Okamoto wrote:I know what you mean 0071..I reach the big five 0 this year ...argh!!!!...and I don't think the old shoulders would cope for long

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But it would be a blast for an hour or so
I understand they do frames for Aprilia's ...be nice to see one eh.
It's not the rider position..honest!! I think it's about trying to hide ugly fat when you're past the 50..and this bike's ugly fat is those hideous welds!!!..and yes I love the blast!!
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by Gio » Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:22 am
Certainly proves in my opinion the yanks have no style or taste in bikes, cars or fashion, an ugly bike and a load of crap designs.
Reminds me of meccano as a kid.
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by Kwackerz » Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:31 pm
Lovely looking bike...for the track..
Those welds are shocking! I know theyre 'state of the art' but theyre bloody ugly!! Like Akropovic exhausts... Theyre bloody ugly welds, but everyone just goes 'oooh! Akro!!' and theyre seen as more of a thing of beauty..
Emperor's new clothes....
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by Okamoto » Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:15 pm
Bloody hell ......out of the woodwork came the weld police
yeah ok I agree (only partly) the colour is the problem...the welds themselves are good, but the colour makes it STAND OUT
I suppose I like them due to being surrounded by Triton's and Cafe Racers as a kid ..I used to help my uncle make them so I am quite partial to stripped bare specials.
Each to their own eh
