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Motorcycle & Scooter

lumberjack_jeff

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9. Yup, not a Norton

Reply to Fumesucker (Reply #8)

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 10:34 AM

Apr 2013

but I'm having a hard time figuring out which triumph engine that is.

The guy on the Vincent holds "real man" status to which few will never achieve.

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"15 Motorcycles That Will Make You a Man". [View all] JohnnyRingo Feb 2013 OP

found this one at the link for Deus Grievous Angel tk2kewl Feb 2013 #1

The Kawasaki W650 is the best of the retro motorcycles (IMHO) Doc_Technical Feb 2013 #2

been dreaming of a new bike since the hurricane tk2kewl Feb 2013 #3

I like thumpers. JohnnyRingo Feb 2013 #4

This one is nice too lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #5

I call them "bar dragsters" JohnnyRingo Mar 2013 #6

I have a soft spot for the SR500 ever since I saw one wheeling down main street in the early 80's lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #7

Nope, it's a Triumph Fumesucker Apr 2013 #8

Yup, not a Norton lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #9

I note that you liked the thumper Fumesucker Apr 2013 #10

All very nice. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #11

Depends a lot on how much money you have, how fast you want to go and your hacking skill level Fumesucker Apr 2013 #12

I've been watching the guys making friction drive outrunners lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #13

I really love the bikes from Zero Engineering and Falcon. Ganja Ninja Nov 2013 #14

That chrome one in particular... JohnnyRingo Nov 2013 #15

Moto Guzzi Daytona jambo101 Sep 2014 #16