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And thank goodness it will never be a rigid, underpowered, oil leaking upright bike as above. They make pretty wall art.

I think that you have misunderstood the intent of mechanical enginneers who designed the old trumpets. What you see as "flaws" were actually "ahead of their time" intentional design features! The rigid frame, for instance, doubled as an exercise machine for fat guys. Just an hour or so riding this type frame, on roads of the 1940-50s, was the same as using the old "belt" excercise machines of the same day. As to underpowered, not so! These "overpowered" machines was sure to smoke most wheeled machines of the day, including Cushman Scooters and any Dodge flat head! And as any antique bike owner knows, the oil leaking was simply a "positive loss system", which encouraged the addition of "fresh" oil at regular intervals! I hope this clears up any misconceptions of antique motorcycle mechanical design.!

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