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Re: Got Myself a Daytona!
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Awesome! Congrats.
What are your plans? Keep stock or customise?
Anybody can jump a motorcycle. The trouble begins when you try to land it.
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Check Pants
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That was my first bike, wish I still had it. But congrats on a very worthy purchase.
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Oooh! What a little beauty there, Dave!  Is that a re-spray on the tins or original paint?
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)
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What no oil stains in the driveway yet? Hehehehehe. Great bike. Gizz a ride.
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look, it's got fins and a kick starter  Sweet looking lady right there!
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Re: Got Myself a Daytona!
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Awesome! Congrats.
What are your plans? Keep stock or customise?
this one is going to stay just like it is, I'm only going to clean it up
Always remember to be yourself. Unless you suck. Then pretend to be someone else.
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Oooh! What a little beauty there, Dave!
Is that a re-spray on the tins or original paint?
best I can tell it's original, the paint has some good crack lines on the tank and there are a few scratches here and there with no other color or evidence to say otherwise. I'll ask my friend I bought it from, maybe he'll know.
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Congratulations Dave. She's a beauty!
Live to love, love to live.
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Nice score! I'm really missing my little Trophy, they are just such fun to ride.
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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Recently started on getting mine back on the rd , I have a 72 and when our friend Pete sent me clutch springsit motivated me to get the tank off and seal the inside ( Rusty) when I get that done I will install sprgs, get a batt, change fluids and she will be back on the rd!! Congrats on your purchase those bikes are a lot of fun and I been missing it for some time!! She hasn't seen the rd in over 10 yrs but it won't be long now!! Mine has 110k miles and has never had any work done below the heads and has been a very loyal bike! I hope you get many trouble free miles as I have! 
ENJOY!!!!! NEWT!!!!!
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Fe Butt
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I also have a 72 and parts of a 71.
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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Congrats, Dave! Looks to be in nice shape.
2004 Triumph Speedmaster (J Lo) 2006 Yamaha Stratoliner (Adele)
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When I first saw the post, I thought you bought a 675 sport bike. Now that's what I call freaking retro. Good job Dave! Love it.
"Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at seventy miles per hour can double your vocabulary" Author unknown
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Oooh! What a little beauty there, Dave!
Is that a re-spray on the tins or original paint?
best I can tell it's original, the paint has some good crack lines on the tank and there are a few scratches here and there with no other color or evidence to say otherwise. I'll ask my friend I bought it from, maybe he'll know.
Yeah, looking at it a little more closely and seeing a few little chips here and there, I'd also say that that's probably the original paint. And so, I wouldn't do anything to it at all except perhaps clean the engine a little (though not TOO much, as in "over-polishing" it) and keep it in the "original/unrestored" condition it's presently in.
(...and yeah...I have NO idea what Jason from Down-Under is talkin' about here!..."customize" THIS BEAUTY?!!...NEVER!!!...and not when an old bike is in THIS kind of great shape...you only do THAT to an old bike when parts of it are missing and/or if it's in really sorry shape when ya get it!...no offense here however, Jason) 
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)
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That looks awesome Dave. Congratulations!
~Brent
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"Nothing you can be is more terrible than what I am." ~ 2007 Black Speedmaster!!
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Should be Riding
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rode it around the neighborhood this afternoon, right foot shifting is weird
Always remember to be yourself. Unless you suck. Then pretend to be someone else.
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You'll soon get used to that, Dave. It'll soon become second-nature to you that with your feet forward on your BA you'll automatically "know" to shift with your left foot and brake with your right, and whenever you're riding your older britbike and with its standard riding position, you'll just subconsciously "know" it's the opposite.
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)
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rode it around the neighborhood this afternoon, right foot shifting is weird
Are you going to trailer it to Hot Springs in Oct. and ride around the hills?
"Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at seventy miles per hour can double your vocabulary" Author unknown
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SWEET!. I've been thinking of a classic bike myself lately,I've been reading lots classic bike magazines. The only thing stopping me is MONEY![lack of]. 
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rode it around the neighborhood this afternoon, right foot shifting is weird
Are you going to trailer it to Hot Springs in Oct. and ride around the hills?
are you kidding? I need to show off my rebuilt BA! 
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Why trailer it if he was going to bring it? I rode my 66 from here in PA to Yellowstone Park among many other multi-state rides. If I showed up anywhere on any of my old bikes, I rode it there.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
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SWEEEEEETTT! Way to go, Dave. Now you'll know what a real handling Trumpet is like! Ya better plan on holding on to this one, buddy!
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(...and yeah...I have NO idea what Jason from Down-Under is talkin' about here!..."customize" THIS BEAUTY?!!...NEVER!!!...and not when an old bike is in THIS kind of great shape...you only do THAT to an old bike when parts of it are missing and/or if it's in really sorry shape when ya get it!...no offense here however, Jason)
Ha ha, no worries at all mate, none taken.
Anybody can jump a motorcycle. The trouble begins when you try to land it.
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rode it around the neighborhood this afternoon, right foot shifting is weird
I started out on a '59 Tiger so I know what you mean. Ha!, you think that is weird... I rode a 47 AJS 500 Trials a couple of years ago with right foot shift and get this... one up and three down! 
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got my video uploaded to the youtube, short and not high quality but you can hear the old girl run! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7dFLxuxuOA&list=UUcKkICt0FKQ8Xe-Nx9tz6Eg
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Well, I got it insured and titled the other day, so I went out for a ride Wednesday night. It's a good running little bike, although it feels a bit rich right now when I open the throttle a bit. After it got nice and hot, it seemed like it was struggling on acceleration, especially from a dead stop. Might have some carb work to do, but those Amals are super simple. I did end up getting 2 drops of oil on the concrete after I shut her down
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Live to love, love to live.
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as much as you'd probably enjoy owning my little cream puff, my friend that sold it to me texted me "U no sell. I buy back"
Always remember to be yourself. Unless you suck. Then pretend to be someone else.
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New Tires
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Cool can't even describe your new mount, congrats with much envy. 
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
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Let's see a vid of her idling on the kickstand and the front tire bouncing around.
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it's a 500 so it doesn't bounce very hard at all. if I rev it up though, it will vibrate across the garage floor on the centerstand
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Yeah that's right, a shortened stroke 650, a little quicker to 70 mph and then the 650 passes on by. Your a lucky man, Dave.
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Spent many miles riding and fooling around with my 69 Bonneville. Rode it to Myrtle Beach once, and thousands of miles otherwise. I had to do a loooooot more work than you did though, as it was basically an assembled wreck. After I restored it, I hardly ever had to wrench it. And I loved those old carbs. Sooooo simple and straitforward! I've found that after a short while, your brain learns which side is neccessary when you're riding the "newer" or "older" Trumpet. You're gonna have a lot of fun on this bike, buddy! (I still have VERY found memories of mine!)
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In Between the Dark and the Light..
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took it to a local Vintage Bike Night on Monday with Chris, he was surprised at how quick the old girl is 
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