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John Drury Member From: Gallatin, Tn USA |
posted 24 October 2005 04:11 PM
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James, The Shovel sounds like an interesting bike, put up a picture if you can. I had a 37 WL, and a 48 Pan,61 incher. I think it was the first year of the Pan. Both were fun bikes but I don't miss kicking either one of them. My 37 was a 3 speed on the tank. A guy I knew back then had one just like it that also had reverse. Thanks for posting! ------------------ |
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Rick McDuffie Member From: Smithfield, North Carolina, USA |
posted 26 October 2005 04:47 PM
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Traded up to a 2000 Kawa Vulcan 500 w/ 2100 miles on it. Nice! Plenty of bike for me. |
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Rick Vizzi Member From: New Jersey, USA |
posted 27 October 2005 09:41 PM
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Just bought a BMW R1100S, Pacific Blue. Had a '76 R90S, with the Dellorto pump carbs. Had a '78 Triumph Tiger 750, and a '72 Norton Commando Combat 750. Almost had '70 Bonneville in mint condition c.1990 but the deal fell thru. The R1100S is awesome. Gas prices and 0.9% financing "forced" to get it (HA!)! One thing I will say, though, I wish I had bought a steel guitar in '72 instead of the Norton, maybe I'd be playing for a living right now. Then again, we can all say we should've done this & that, etc.! I guess the love of a two-wheeled freedom machine (to quote Junior Brown's song) is similar to the love of musical instruments. (?) |
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jim milewski Member From: stowe, vermont |
posted 28 October 2005 03:07 AM
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I had a TR6 in the sixties, then after a guy screwed up the boring job the thing would sieze up on a hot day so I sold and wanted anther bike, a 441 Victor came along and loved the little dual purpose bike, but had a severe wreck on it not long after, so being laid up I bought a Guild guitar to pass the many hours in bed, I sort of learned a little finger picking, one day listening to rock station they played this new group with a new sound, the group was Pure Prairie League and I loved the crazy instrument that was bending all those notes, if anyone recalls the album cover credits called the instrument a "Sho Boo" steel guitar, I said to myself "I gotta get one of those things". Rick, there is a guy here that moved up here from the Edison area of Jersey and he needs to sell a pristine fully restored down to the cadium plated fasteners 69 Bonneville (restored in Jersey somewhere), it is showroom! My trumpets I have now are 68 TR6, 70 Bonneville, 79 Bonneville Special, and in pieces a 73 Bonneville |
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John Drury Member From: Gallatin, Tn USA |
posted 30 October 2005 09:30 AM
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Jim, I went through a couple 441 Victors myself, great bikes! In 1965 BSA made the first step toward the Victor, it was a 350cc round barrel single. They called it a Silver Star, or Shooting Star, or something like that. The next year they lengthened the stroke adding one fin to the cylinder (that is the only difference) and called it the 441 Victor Spl. Later years had a square barrel. This bike in the photo is the 350 in stock condition except for the paint job, straight pipe, and the addition of a 32mm Keihin. That is me on the bike, downhill and WFO,warming up for a nice friendly Sunday afternoon scramble. (friendly, yeah right!) ------------------ |
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Damir Besic Member From: La Vergne,TN |
posted 30 October 2005 12:37 PM
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 beautiful day,took my GW for a ride
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jim milewski Member From: stowe, vermont |
posted 30 October 2005 01:51 PM
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John, nice shot and good air! strickly a dirt bike I see, at the time they were light and good power. Mine was the square barrel and my introduction to the compression release lever. They didn't attach the header pipe that great and gave backfires regularly on downshifts. I'll drop a name here just to see if you may have heard of the guy, Carl Wickstrand, he was a champion hillclimber riding a pre unit Triumph in the sixties and early seventies, he was like a father to me. Boy, this really brings back memories |
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John Drury Member From: Gallatin, Tn USA |
posted 30 October 2005 03:07 PM
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Jim, That name rings a bell, I knew of a few guys back then that used to climb Mt. Garfield up in MI. Mostly Triumphs and H-D's running fuel and chains to get up that hill. I used to love the smell of that nitro burning! I can't remember if the 350 had a compression release or not. My GoldStar Catalina Scrambler had one, and I learned damn quickly that I better use it! That thing would kick like a mule! (see picture a few pages back of my GoldStar after I retired it to street use) The 350 was originally set up with lights, street legal out of the crate. After a few wipeouts I scrapped them. ------------------ |
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John Drury Member From: Gallatin, Tn USA |
posted 30 October 2005 03:09 PM
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Damir, That Gold Wing looks great! ------------------ |
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Rick McDuffie Member From: Smithfield, North Carolina, USA |
posted 31 October 2005 02:19 PM
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I'm still riding to work every day... 80-100 miles per day. It's a little cool in the mornings, but otherwise great. Anyone else using their bike for commuting? |
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John Drury Member From: Gallatin, Tn USA |
posted 31 October 2005 04:05 PM
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Rick, I ride mine every day all year around unless it is snowing or real icy. I have been known to skip a rainy day from time to time also. I keep rain gear on the bike in case it rains after I leave the house, but I won't normally leave with the bike if it is raining. ------------------ |
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David Wright Member From: Modesto .Ca USA. |
posted 31 October 2005 04:25 PM
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Look at what I found on a ride last Sat...  >  Look close, its made from old tools...wild looking ride to say the least!!!!!!!! ------------------ |
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Alan Rudd Member From: Franklin, Tennessee, USA |
posted 02 November 2005 09:50 AM
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'89 Harley Sportster. |
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Alan Rudd Member From: Franklin, Tennessee, USA |
posted 02 November 2005 09:52 AM
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'89 Harley Sportster. |
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Harvey Kimray Member From: Edgewood, New Mexico, USA |
posted 03 November 2005 07:37 AM
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I ride a 1973 Triumph Boneville 750 5 speed. I noticed a few members fly aircraft. I have a Beechcraft G-35 Bonanza and a Lancair 320 that took me 11 years to build. Being from OK I'm a little slow, but sure.  |
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John Drury Member From: Gallatin, Tn USA |
posted 12 November 2005 05:41 AM
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Not sure he was ever much of a steel player, but that aside here is a very cool shot of Dylan tooling along on his Triumph Bonneville. Judging by the parcel grid, tank badge, front hub, color, and the Monobloc carbs it must be a 65. This may well be the bike he stacked in June of 66 resulting in his 18 month long disappearance. According to his "Chronicles" book, he is now riding a custom built H-D. ------------------ [This message was edited by John Drury on 13 November 2005 at 04:22 PM.] |
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Damir Besic Member From: La Vergne,TN |
posted 12 November 2005 07:25 PM
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Thanks John,I enjoy it a lot.How about some Loveless biscuits next Sunday?Maybe we can get Capt.Bobbe on it too? Db ------------------ |
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John Drury Member From: Gallatin, Tn USA |
posted 13 November 2005 04:30 AM
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Damir, I am up for it, lets get a ride together for next Sunday with Bobbe and anyone else here on the forum that can make it. ------------------ |
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Rick McDuffie Member From: Smithfield, North Carolina, USA |
posted 15 November 2005 07:04 AM
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Great picture of Dylan, John. But he looks like an accident waiting to happen. Cool, though... and, after all, that's the main thing |
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jim milewski Member From: stowe, vermont |
posted 15 November 2005 11:45 AM
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Dylan is on a 500, primary cover and front wheel give it away |
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John Drury Member From: Gallatin, Tn USA |
posted 15 November 2005 03:22 PM
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Jim, You have an eye for detail! The front drums were smaller on the 500. I should have noticed the primary cover also. It is a single carb too, wich would make it, what, a Tiger 500? I remember the dual carb version was the Daytona in a 500, and a Bonneville in a 650 (T-120}. The 650 single carb was the Tiger 650, or TR-6. The high pipe version was the TR6-C. It has been a while since the Triumph days, thanks for the correction. ------------------ |
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jim milewski Member From: stowe, vermont |
posted 15 November 2005 06:14 PM
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John, ya, my knowledge of Triumphs along with a $1.25 will get me a cup of coffee, lol, I think that model is called the T100R, I'm with you on it being a 65, the 650 mufflers connected to the pipe in the middle and the 500 mufflers looked similar but the pipe entered in the bottom, if you look the 500 had a shorter tank and the "harmonica" badge and knee pads look a little crowded compared to the 650, nice thing about the 500 engine was cam changes did not need a complete engine breakdown, they slid out with the timing case removed, these were the basic engines (twin carbs) used in road racing against Harley 750 flat heads, Nixon vs Mert Lawill (spelling?) |
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Rick McDuffie Member From: Smithfield, North Carolina, USA |
posted 15 November 2005 06:21 PM
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Pete Drake did some nice PEDAL STEEL GUITAR work on Dylan's Nashville Skyline. He was a great STEEL PLAYER. |
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Sidney Ralph Penton Member From: Moberly, Missouri, USA |
posted 24 November 2005 09:14 AM
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this is great this is the longest post i have ever seen on the forum. well a little over a year ago ibought a vw trike. homemade. it was a lot of fun and i liked it a lot. but there was many problems with this trike. so last summer i put it up for sale and a man from kc ks contacted me and wanted to trade a herritage soft tail for my trike. i only had about 7500 invested in the trike so i said heck yea bring it on. i traded last july my trike for his harley. great deal. i almost doubled my money value. it was great i loved it but its been a long time sence i was on a 2 wheeler. around town i was fine but when i hit the highway i didn't like going over 60 and then it was a little fearful. mainly i was afraid i would have a accident and i am already messed up with a bumm leg and a bumm back. so i put the harley up for sale and wound up trading it for another trike. but this trike is awesome. now i would post a pic but don't know how so close your eyes and just imagine this. they took a older grand am and cut the from off from the back of the doors forward. put in a steel firewall and a 350 cu in 475 hp chevy engine on the front with a 350 turbo tranny. it has the bucket t style headers it is purple with yellow and red flames on it. you accually sit in the back seat to drive this thing. it has a hand throttle as well as a foot throttle. it is designed not to pop a wheelie the back end raises in the air when you gas on it hard it will raise 2 feet. and it gets the looks i have had people stop in the middle of a intercection to look at this ride. this trike eats mustangs for a snack and gives vetts a run for their money. and on top of it all its fun to ride. it has a trunk for plenty of storage and diffinatly a cool ride. i don't think i will ever go back to a vw trike and i am planning on keeping this one for a long time. thanks doc. ------------------ |
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Gene Jones Member From: Oklahoma City, OK USA |
posted 24 November 2005 09:39 AM
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Ralph, the description of the trike sounds like the trike one of my friends put together...except he used the rear half of a Cadilac Seville. I don't remember the engine but it was a monster. It scared me to death, I wouldn't ride in it!   www.genejones.com [This message was edited by Gene Jones on 24 November 2005 at 09:42 AM.] |
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John Drury Member From: Gallatin, Tn USA |
posted 24 November 2005 11:56 AM
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Here is something that will take the fun out of a group ride! A group wreck!  ------------------ [This message was edited by John Drury on 24 November 2005 at 12:00 PM.] |
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Terry VunCannon Member From: Randleman, North Carolina, USA |
posted 24 November 2005 01:12 PM
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Just finished a nice Thanksgiving Day ride with my brother & a friend of ours...It is a beautiful day here in NC, a little windy, but a great day for a ride. HAPPY TURKEY DAY TO ALL!!!!!!!!! ...now it's off to do the family thing & then play music tonight...Life Is Good!!! ------------------ |
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Sidney Ralph Penton Member From: Moberly, Missouri, USA |
posted 25 November 2005 09:53 AM
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yes gene it is almost like that but the roof was from the car not a piece of tin put up like on his. i wished i could post a pic of it. its a cool ride and i love it. and with 450 ponnies rompin and stompin it scoots along pretty good too. doc ------------------ |
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BobbeSeymour Member From: Hendersonville TN USA |
posted 25 November 2005 06:07 PM
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I'm loving this thread! Bonanzas,Triumphs, BMWs,Steel guitars, all the little things that make my life so much funnnnnnn. How many other folks own a Beechcraft product?
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John Drury Member From: Gallatin, Tn USA |
posted 25 November 2005 08:16 PM
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Bobbe, I own a Beechcraft hat! The planes are a little out of my reach though! Maybe if I sell a bunch of motorcycles next year! LMAO! ------------------ |
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John Drury Member From: Gallatin, Tn USA |
posted 06 December 2005 07:02 PM
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Any of you forumites riding sidecar rigs? I am going to build up another rig over the winter. Possibly a Champion Legend hooked to my Ace 1100. If any of you are currently driving hacks post a photo please. ------------------ |
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Michael Breid Member From: Eureka Springs, Arkansas, USA |
posted 06 December 2005 07:22 PM
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1959 Cushman Huskey......yeeee haaaawwwwwww! |
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John Drury Member From: Gallatin, Tn USA |
posted 06 December 2005 07:42 PM
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Michael, I had a 53 Husky with the springer front end in 63. What a ride! ------------------ |
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BobbeSeymour Member From: Hendersonville TN USA |
posted 06 December 2005 08:59 PM
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Hey guys, I'm looking for a Honda CB 750-A. Automatic. Cash. Soon,how 'bout it? John is helping me find one, but we need some help.
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John Drury Member From: Gallatin, Tn USA |
posted 10 December 2005 01:37 PM
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What is wrong with this picture?  ------------------ |
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Gene Jones Member From: Oklahoma City, OK USA |
posted 10 December 2005 03:10 PM
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Front brake mounted on wrong side of bike as required in the US? |
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John Drury Member From: Gallatin, Tn USA |
posted 10 December 2005 04:59 PM
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That is a good guess Gene, but I should have mentioned that the bike is new, and all bikes built after mid to late seventies went to left hand shift if I am not mistaken. I guess it will take a real Triumph aficionado (and there are several on this forum), to crack the code. BTW I think this machine is one of the more retro looking 60's Brit style bikes out there, they do a great job on them! ------------------ |
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Steve Spitz Member From: New Orleans, LA, USA |
posted 10 December 2005 04:59 PM
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It`s a KAWASAKI !!!!! Do I win something ? |
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John Drury Member From: Gallatin, Tn USA |
posted 10 December 2005 05:06 PM
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Steve, Bingo! It is a Kawasaki W650 with 1969 Triumph tank badges. He has probably fooled a few people with that setup. Great looking bike though! ------------------ |
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Jim Phelps Member From: just out of Mexico City |
posted 12 December 2005 12:16 AM
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Well it should be obvious it's not a vintage Triumph because there's no oil puddle under it! I assume the engine has modern counterbalances etc. so it's a LOT smoother than the old Triumphs..I hope? Great-looking bike. I've always loved the old Triumphs.... but not the Lucas electrics or the vibration. [This message was edited by Jim Phelps on 12 December 2005 at 12:19 AM.] |
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