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 17 yrs old in 1970 with my T110 18yrs old in 1971 with my Tiger a week before I got my leg smashed.  20 yrs old got my insurance for my accident and wasted some of it on a Sportster. 
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Love those old pictures.
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"Oh Man I only ride 'em.I don't know what makes 'em work". Donald "Oddball" Sutherland
"Don't let the bastards get you down". Kris Kristofferson
"I am only paranoid because everyone is against me". Larry [Frank Burns] Linville
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Love those old pictures.
+1 
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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!7 yrs old in 1970 with my T110
18yrs old in 1971 with my Tiger a week before I got my leg smashed.
20 yrs old got my insurance for my accident and wasted some of it on a Sportster.
I like the one with the puppy almost as much as I like the one with the good looking redhead. 
"Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at seventy miles per hour can double your vocabulary" Author unknown
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Yep Loved him .He was about 8 weeks old there.I had "Benny" for 13 yrs. Much longer than I had the Redhead.She was nice too though.  I wish I had that T110 today
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"Oh Man I only ride 'em.I don't know what makes 'em work". Donald "Oddball" Sutherland
"Don't let the bastards get you down". Kris Kristofferson
"I am only paranoid because everyone is against me". Larry [Frank Burns] Linville
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 Last pic. my 1976 Bonneville.I wish I still had that one too.
Dinosaur.
"Oh Man I only ride 'em.I don't know what makes 'em work". Donald "Oddball" Sutherland
"Don't let the bastards get you down". Kris Kristofferson
"I am only paranoid because everyone is against me". Larry [Frank Burns] Linville
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awesome T110, Benny is adorable ! I'm glad you got to enjoy 13 yrs. of fun with him !
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Thanks Jeff.
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"Oh Man I only ride 'em.I don't know what makes 'em work". Donald "Oddball" Sutherland
"Don't let the bastards get you down". Kris Kristofferson
"I am only paranoid because everyone is against me". Larry [Frank Burns] Linville
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Last pic. my 1976 Bonneville.I wish I still had that one too.
There's one currently on UK eBay for sale...at £8500!.....beautiful condition by the look of it and the same fantastic colour......so, so tempting.....followed my friend Clive last week as he rode his newly bought t140E.....with Commando peashooters...lovely sound...we both wallowed in nostalgia....
Now if only my prospective buyer for my Switchback completes the deal soon......
I took the Road Less Travelled.
Now where the ****** am I?
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There's a couple over here too some with the commando exhausts but I like the OEM ones.
There was a T110 1954 in immaculate condition but they wanted $17,500 Australian out of my reach.
Dinosaur.
"Oh Man I only ride 'em.I don't know what makes 'em work". Donald "Oddball" Sutherland
"Don't let the bastards get you down". Kris Kristofferson
"I am only paranoid because everyone is against me". Larry [Frank Burns] Linville
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They are bloody pricey when you consider what they were new.
I'd have trouble persuading HER that buying one is a sound idea......but I'll try all the same.
I took the Road Less Travelled.
Now where the ****** am I?
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Yep a brand new America LT can be had for about $15,000 Aussie but I suppose the new price of a T110 was high considering the wages back then. I keep looking, but all the decent ones are crazy prices.The's a 1962 Bonneville for $22,000 if your interested  A lot of money for a bike that wouldn't get used as much as a new one IMO The 140's seem more reasonable.
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"Oh Man I only ride 'em.I don't know what makes 'em work". Donald "Oddball" Sutherland
"Don't let the bastards get you down". Kris Kristofferson
"I am only paranoid because everyone is against me". Larry [Frank Burns] Linville
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I've had a Thunderbird LT.... probably the worst mechanical issues I've experienced these last two decades....badly machined pistons and liners...awful rattle on acceleration...sod off response from dealer...top end eventually rebuilt and sold quick.
Never again will I consider a Thunderbird for those reasons.
But others may have had different experiences.
Once bitten, etc...
Which is why I'm back on a TBA...I've got a 500 mile trip day after tomorrow...I know it'll do the job...and I'll enjoy the ride...
Trouble is, right now it's threatening to snow!
So what.
I took the Road Less Travelled.
Now where the ****** am I?
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I said the America LT Al.The T-bird is more expensive around 20K I think.
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"Oh Man I only ride 'em.I don't know what makes 'em work". Donald "Oddball" Sutherland
"Don't let the bastards get you down". Kris Kristofferson
"I am only paranoid because everyone is against me". Larry [Frank Burns] Linville
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I took the Road Less Travelled.
Now where the ****** am I?
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We all do it especially the older we get 
Dinosaur.
"Oh Man I only ride 'em.I don't know what makes 'em work". Donald "Oddball" Sutherland
"Don't let the bastards get you down". Kris Kristofferson
"I am only paranoid because everyone is against me". Larry [Frank Burns] Linville
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Hey Ho....that's ageing.....on the other hand I'm just about to pack the saddlebags for a 250 mile ride to Devon in a couple of hours....guess we can still stumble about a bit.
Now, what was my name again....and where's my meds?
I took the Road Less Travelled.
Now where the ****** am I?
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Who are you? Do I know you? What's the question? Devon? That's a sausage isn't it? 
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"Oh Man I only ride 'em.I don't know what makes 'em work". Donald "Oddball" Sutherland
"Don't let the bastards get you down". Kris Kristofferson
"I am only paranoid because everyone is against me". Larry [Frank Burns] Linville
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