On 8/20/13 9:55 AM, True North wrote:
Those Super Hawks sure we're nice in the late sixties.
I had a Honda 160 and it seemed like a toy next to my friend's Super Hawk.


Those Hondas were terrific, especially in comparison to the smaller
British bikes, which were much less reliable and as everyone knows
leaked oil.

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On 8/20/13 9:55 AM, True North wrote:
Those Super Hawks sure we're nice in the late sixties.
I had a Honda 160 and it seemed like a toy next to my friend's Super Hawk.


Those Hondas were terrific, especially in comparison to the smaller
British bikes, which were much less reliable and as everyone knows
leaked oil.

My first after a mini-bike was a Honda 90. Street bike that we used as a
dirt bike. It ran wide open at all times, bullet proof!

"F.O.A.D." wrote:
On 8/20/13 9:55 AM, True North wrote:
Those Super Hawks sure we're nice in the late sixties.
I had a Honda 160 and it seemed like a toy next to my friend's Super Hawk.


Those Hondas were terrific, especially in comparison to the smaller
British bikes, which were much less reliable and as everyone knows leaked oil.

Like a Harley, they did not leak oil, they marked their spot. My first
bike was a Moped frame with a Triumph Cub 125 cc engine. Was a ill
handling rocket. Last bike was a 350 Kawasaki rotary valve baby brother to
the H1. Another rocket, that handled a little better. Rotary valve came
apart and engine broke. Even split one barrel. Wife was happy, very happy
when bike was not repairable cost wise. She stated you never fell off your
racecar.

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On Thu, 22 Aug 2013 10:14:40 -0500, Califbill
wrote:

Like a Harley, they did not leak oil, they marked their spot

Most of the oil from a Harley comes from the chain oiler. You can
adjust that way down or simply turn it off ... but then you have to
remember to oil the chain.
The push rod tubes may leak a little but that is usually because the
head was off and they were not put back with new seals.

A living room rebuild no doubt. Back in the 80's I knew quite a few people who kept their
Harley's in their living rooms so that they could drool over them all of the time.

On Tue, 20 Aug 2013 11:31:03 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 20 Aug 2013 10:39:15 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 8/20/13 9:55 AM, True North wrote:
Those Super Hawks sure we're nice in the late sixties.
I had a Honda 160 and it seemed like a toy next to my friend's Super Hawk.


Those Hondas were terrific, especially in comparison to the smaller
British bikes, which were much less reliable and as everyone knows
leaked oil.

I had a Honda 350 for a couple of weeks and I even rode it a couple
times. I got it in 10 boxes and put it back together, then I sold it.
I had a Benelli 250 for quite a while and I had a "fix it and sell it"
Yamaha 350 for a few weeks.

After fooling around with those, it was Harleys for me.

My buddy went through his Triumph and Norton days too but he ended up
on Harleys.
Between us we probably had over 30. We made money on every one of
them.

Well, I probably won't make any money on my Guzzi, but I'll get about 75% of what I paid for it. Of
course, that's assuming I outlive it, which I doubt.

John (Gun Nut) H.
--

Hope you're having a great day!

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On Tue, 20 Aug 2013 10:39:15 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 8/20/13 9:55 AM, True North wrote:
Those Super Hawks sure we're nice in the late sixties.
I had a Honda 160 and it seemed like a toy next to my friend's Super Hawk.


Those Hondas were terrific, especially in comparison to the smaller
British bikes, which were much less reliable and as everyone knows
leaked oil.

I had a Honda 350 for a couple of weeks and I even rode it a couple
times. I got it in 10 boxes and put it back together, then I sold it.
I had a Benelli 250 for quite a while and I had a "fix it and sell it"
Yamaha 350 for a few weeks.

After fooling around with those, it was Harleys for me.

My buddy went through his Triumph and Norton days too but he ended up
on Harleys.
Between us we probably had over 30. We made money on every one of
them.

When we were kids there were motorcycles galore on the farm. Me, my two
brothers, four cousins and friends of all of ours kept our bikes there.
Plus, one of my friends worked for the local Kawasaki dealer. He got one
of the two cycle, three cylinder Kaw 750's. Those things were radical.
More torque than you can imagine. I was riding it one day behind a semi,
on a two lane highway, went to pass, whipped around the truck, kicked it
down a gear and gassed it. Damned front end came up and scared the ****
out of me!

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On Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:07:11 -0400, iBoaterer
wrote:

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I had a Honda 350 for a couple of weeks and I even rode it a couple
times. I got it in 10 boxes and put it back together, then I sold it.
I had a Benelli 250 for quite a while and I had a "fix it and sell it"
Yamaha 350 for a few weeks.

After fooling around with those, it was Harleys for me.

My buddy went through his Triumph and Norton days too but he ended up
on Harleys.
Between us we probably had over 30. We made money on every one of
them.

When we were kids there were motorcycles galore on the farm. Me, my two
brothers, four cousins and friends of all of ours kept our bikes there.
Plus, one of my friends worked for the local Kawasaki dealer. He got one
of the two cycle, three cylinder Kaw 750's. Those things were radical.
More torque than you can imagine. I was riding it one day behind a semi,
on a two lane highway, went to pass, whipped around the truck, kicked it
down a gear and gassed it. Damned front end came up and scared the ****
out of me!

That Yamaha RX350 I had was the wheelstandingest motorcycle I ever
saw. It was grossly top heavy with too much weight on the back wheel
and a ton of torque that came on in mid range sort of by surprise.
Every novice I ever saw ride one lifted the front wheel and a scary
number of them crashed. That was how I got it. The new owner crashed
it on Rt 1 in Alexandria and would not get on it again.
I picked it up off the side of the road in my van and gave him $300
I ended up putting a pair of fork tubes in it, a fender and selling it
for $900. I am not sure I put 5 miles on it myself. I just rode it
enough to be sure it was OK before I sold it.
I did learn a little about that 3 coat paint system Yamaha used. I had
to shoot the fender. I did it all with those little "baby food jar"
sprayers. It actually didn't come out badly.

That Kaw 750 was a trip. Three cylinders and it was like it had no in
between, the throttle was more like a switch, the thing was off or on!!
And when it was on, it was on! In town you just had to burp the
throttle, no cruising with that thing.

On Tuesday, August 20, 2013 3:40:49 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:07:11 -0400, iBoaterer

wrote:



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I had a Honda 350 for a couple of weeks and I even rode it a couple

times. I got it in 10 boxes and put it back together, then I sold it.

I had a Benelli 250 for quite a while and I had a "fix it and sell it"

Yamaha 350 for a few weeks.



After fooling around with those, it was Harleys for me.



My buddy went through his Triumph and Norton days too but he ended up

on Harleys.

Between us we probably had over 30. We made money on every one of

them.



When we were kids there were motorcycles galore on the farm. Me, my two

brothers, four cousins and friends of all of ours kept our bikes there.

Plus, one of my friends worked for the local Kawasaki dealer. He got one

of the two cycle, three cylinder Kaw 750's. Those things were radical.

More torque than you can imagine. I was riding it one day behind a semi,

on a two lane highway, went to pass, whipped around the truck, kicked it

down a gear and gassed it. Damned front end came up and scared the ****

out of me!



That Yamaha RX350 I had was the wheelstandingest motorcycle I ever

saw. It was grossly top heavy with too much weight on the back wheel

and a ton of torque that came on in mid range sort of by surprise.

Every novice I ever saw ride one lifted the front wheel and a scary

number of them crashed. That was how I got it. The new owner crashed

it on Rt 1 in Alexandria and would not get on it again.

I picked it up off the side of the road in my van and gave him $300

I ended up putting a pair of fork tubes in it, a fender and selling it

for $900. I am not sure I put 5 miles on it myself. I just rode it

enough to be sure it was OK before I sold it.

I did learn a little about that 3 coat paint system Yamaha used. I had

to shoot the fender. I did it all with those little "baby food jar"

sprayers. It actually didn't come out badly.

Back in the '70s I was riding in the dirt a lot (some enduros)and a friend had a Yamaha TT500 dirt bike. Heavy, but a ton of torque. He ended up looping it one day when it hooked up better than he expected, and he got rid of it soon after.

Another guy had a Maico 400. What a sweet bike! On a good dirt road, you could hang the back end out and it would just stay there, easily controlled by the throttle. No tendency to snap at all. Lots of fun.

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On Tuesday, August 20, 2013 3:40:49 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:07:11 -0400, iBoaterer

wrote:



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says...



I had a Honda 350 for a couple of weeks and I even rode it a couple

times. I got it in 10 boxes and put it back together, then I sold it.

I had a Benelli 250 for quite a while and I had a "fix it and sell it"

Yamaha 350 for a few weeks.



After fooling around with those, it was Harleys for me.



My buddy went through his Triumph and Norton days too but he ended up

on Harleys.

Between us we probably had over 30. We made money on every one of

them.



When we were kids there were motorcycles galore on the farm. Me, my two

brothers, four cousins and friends of all of ours kept our bikes there.

Plus, one of my friends worked for the local Kawasaki dealer. He got one

of the two cycle, three cylinder Kaw 750's. Those things were radical.

More torque than you can imagine. I was riding it one day behind a semi,

on a two lane highway, went to pass, whipped around the truck, kicked it

down a gear and gassed it. Damned front end came up and scared the ****

out of me!



That Yamaha RX350 I had was the wheelstandingest motorcycle I ever

saw. It was grossly top heavy with too much weight on the back wheel

and a ton of torque that came on in mid range sort of by surprise.

Every novice I ever saw ride one lifted the front wheel and a scary

number of them crashed. That was how I got it. The new owner crashed

it on Rt 1 in Alexandria and would not get on it again.

I picked it up off the side of the road in my van and gave him $300

I ended up putting a pair of fork tubes in it, a fender and selling it

for $900. I am not sure I put 5 miles on it myself. I just rode it

enough to be sure it was OK before I sold it.

I did learn a little about that 3 coat paint system Yamaha used. I had

to shoot the fender. I did it all with those little "baby food jar"

sprayers. It actually didn't come out badly.

Back in the '70s I was riding in the dirt a lot (some enduros)and a friend had a Yamaha TT500 dirt bike. Heavy, but a ton of torque. He ended up looping it one day when it hooked up better than he expected, and he got rid of it soon after.

Another guy had a Maico 400. What a sweet bike! On a good dirt road, you could hang the back end out and it would just stay there, easily controlled by the throttle. No tendency to snap at all. Lots of fun.

That's what I liked about the 80's Suzuki RM250 I had, fast as hell but
controllable.