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Old 04-10-2005, 05:58 AM
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When my wife and I were dating she lived in a DC high rise with parking in the basement. There was a dude there who had TWO Vincents!
Both were way cool - one was a Shadow.

I use to look for reasons to go to the parking garage, just so I could
check out those bikes or to maybe catch up to him when one was
running.

I started with the British bikes because I was going to kill myself with
the Japanese bikes. They were so fast, and I always drove them
as fast as I could. The British twins always popped good wheelies
but I never seemed to want to drive as fast. I think it is because
the vibration would slowly disassemble them and me over a few miles.

So, I traded in one 650 Tiger for the Trident. With the triple 750,
I got what was once the fasted production bike on Earth (1969?),
plus got to keep the British thing (as Charlie describes), but
without the vibration. Plus, the triple engine sounds so sweet
near redline.

The damn triple put me back in the fast lane. As soon as I bought
it I blew the engine at about 110MPH with my college roommate
on the back on I89 south of Burlington, VT.

I got that repaired immediately and no issues since. Great bike.
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Old 04-10-2005, 06:57 AM
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1974 Trident...
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Old 04-10-2005, 11:17 AM
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very cool ride, Emery

lucky the oil didn't get all over the back wheel when the motor blew.... or maybe it did and you saved it....
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Old 04-10-2005, 05:49 PM
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It was self contained, luckily. Holed the middle piston and all the
bits stayed in the case.
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Old 04-10-2005, 09:46 PM
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wow, that's definitely NOT what happens w/ Japanese "rockets"...

I can't give those up though, the feeling of the eyeballs rolling back into your head when you twist the gas
is too intense to forget, so I guess I'm heading into the "one-of-each" direction.... if I was just willing to give up on that 3.0 upgrade....
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Old 04-11-2005, 08:11 AM
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Bill,

A '77 Trumpet local in great condition for sale?

Any idea what they want for it?

Keith
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Old 04-11-2005, 12:57 PM
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couple of things I've been daydreaming about:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT


I like these for their "retro" appearance and *semi-nakedness*
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT
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Old 04-11-2005, 03:17 PM
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How's the maintenance on a Duc? A valve adjustment doesnt exactly sounds like fun. Anything else?
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Old 04-11-2005, 03:34 PM
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coming off of working on 911's, you'll feel right at home

think everything on a smaller scale, but the general bulk is similar
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Old 04-11-2005, 03:41 PM
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That's what I'm afraid of. I think I might be looking more for the appliance bike than the '911' bike. The honda 599 and 919 looks nice.
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