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You have to raise the seat and lessen the rake before you can call it a standard.



Well, I have done one out of two there, John. As I made note of above, I have raised the seat a bit. However, yeah, you MIGHT have a point about the rake (and don't forget the trail figure too here), but I do recall many of the older Standard motorcycles back in the day having less steep rake angles than do present day Standard bikes, and so maybe that argument is a wash...but I know what ya mean.

Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)