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I should have added that I still want a Harley, I'd just like an older post AMF Evo model with a carb; style, power and wrenchability.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Fe Butt
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Fe Butt
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I would like an old flathead or a Knuckle but they are way out of my price range and even if I had one and I had the chance to trade it for a Speedtwin I would in a heartbeat.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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I have heard it said that if the choice to use the bomb during WW2 being what it was ...was easier in terms of using it on Japanese cities as opposed to European cities.
The deciding factor there was the battle for Okinawa. Truman felt (probably correctly) that if the Japanese would fight so hard against hopeless odds there, how much more so for their homeland? Bymost estimates, the only way to avoid having to kill off 1/3 to 1/2, maybe more of the population
was to apply force so overwhelming that the emperor would order the people to give up. Even then, there was a lot of opposition and even an assassination plot when the decision was made to give up.
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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Ooh, I have to disagree with you on that. The R90S was plenty powerful for its day and was at the time concidered quite a potent sport bike. I have always felt that the Boxer BMWs have bundles of character. I dont care to much for the K bikes, but the R's are fantastic. Ive had three Beemers, a R80RT, and R100RS and a K100. As I mentioned earlier,
The '75 R90/S I had only produced 55 HP. Not puny, but not outstanding either, even then. My 650 (far from stock) was good for over 50 HP and was a lot lighter. For that matter, my '76 Ironhead produced 61 HP stock (which it wasn't) from only 100CC more and was also lighter. It was way too tall, and it was the first bike I ever had with electric only starting. It was also the only one like that I had until the America unless you count the OL's '88 piglet. The handling wasn't bad, but not great either. In all, I would rate it as the 2 wheel equal to maybe a Dodge Dart with a 318 and Powerflyte.
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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