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Not too shabby of a choice, us gotta love the old iron, they just don't make 'em like that any more, sculptured iron comes to mind an artwork in steel. :)

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It should have the fish tail pipe tips... :)
 
I love those Vincents... I've wanted one for a long, loooong time.

I think I'll have to continue to want one for a long time to come!
 
BlackHills said:
One was a Honda GB500, the other a Vincent Rapide. The couple who owned them were from Ohio and he told me that he belonged to a Vincent Club there but he was the only one who actually rode his bike..."They all just want to sit around and talk about them instead of riding." Sadly, I didn't have a camera with me that day. While I had previously seen a couple of Vincents at shows, I imagine that day was the only time I'll ever see one actually being used.

As far as 'grail bikes' go, a Brough Superior SS100 is high on my list.
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The first time I rode to Daytona (~1996), I parked next to a Laverda Jota and Egli Vincent that were both bug-crusted and road-grimed. It warmed my heart to see them.
 
rbmcmjr said:
The first time I rode to Daytona (~1996), I parked next to a Laverda Jota and Egli Vincent that were both bug-crusted and road-grimed. It warmed my heart to see them.
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That's two bikes you don't see every day.....very cool.
 
08 V Star I turned into a bobber, I gave it a snake skin rattle can paint job. I am gonna make a leather tool bag for the front and put an ammo can on the back side for additional storage.
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Got fresh meat put on the rear end today. Avon 160. It rides like buttah! Very grippy - you can really sling it around. I slammed it into a few really sharp curves and it handles great. I also noticed it warms up quick. My buddies didn't like riding behind me - it's so sticky it picks up lots of rocks and flings em.
 
AntDog said:
Got fresh meat put on the rear end today. Avon 160. It rides like buttah! Very grippy - you can really sling it around. I slammed it into a few really sharp curves and it handles great. I also noticed it warms up quick. My buddies didn't like riding behind me - it's so sticky it picks up lots of rocks and flings em.
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Should have bought two.
 
AntDog said:
Oh yeah! I need to get some heated gloves.

I've been riding here lately in light to medium rain and temps from 35 to 45 degrees lately. My leather coat, and long johns under my jeans, and my helmet of course have been knocking the cold down to where it's bearable. But my hands are freezing when I get to where I'm going. My gloves are gauntlet style heavy duty leather too. They just seem to do nothing against the cold.
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Hey Antdog -

Great thread.

I am an "old biker" but I guess I just don't have the burr on my ass that some people seem to have.... :rolleyes:

That aside, one of the things I really learned to like, that I resisted for whatever reason (maybe I did have a burr...), was heated handgrips.

They are really nice, and easy to install.

best

mqqn
 
mqqn said:
Hey Antdog -

Great thread.

I am an "old biker" but I guess I just don't have the burr on my ass that some people seem to have.... :rolleyes:

That aside, one of the things I really learned to like, that I resisted for whatever reason (maybe I did have a burr...), was heated handgrips.

They are really nice, and easy to install.

best

mqqn
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Thanks! I'll have to try those.

Can you feel the heat through gloves?
 
AntDog said:
Thanks! I'll have to try those.

Can you feel the heat through gloves?
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Oh yes - they can get warm! Mine have two settings, warm and too hot lol.

I agree about the Avons - they wear out more quickly than Dunlops or Michelins in my opinion.

best

mqqn
 
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2005 Springer Classic
I've been riding for more than 40 years.
Over 51 degrees outside and out she comes.
There's been times when a bike was all I had so I rode
every day unless it was icy (New Jersey).
So I rode in cold rain wrapped up like an Eskimo to and from work
but only when I had to.
Now I ride for fun and stress relief.

Mike
 
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mqqn said:
Oh yes - they can get warm! Mine have two settings, warm and too hot lol.

I agree about the Avons - they wear out more quickly than Dunlops or Michelins in my opinion.

best

mqqn
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Thank you for the heads up! I will be buying a set and putting em on before next winter. I think our little miniature winter is over for now here in south Texas.
 
Just put a new battery in last night. I got 3 years out of my last one. Hopefully this one will last even longer. I'm going to keep it on a tender and see if I can squeeze more life out of it.

Sunny weather, fresh meat on the rear end, new battery, fresh oil, new air filter - life is good when your scooter is running nice! :D
 
mcswood said:
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2005 Springer Classic
I've been riding for more than 40 years.
Over 51 degrees outside and out she comes.
There's been times when a bike was all I had so I rode
every day unless it was icy (New Jersey).
So I rode in cold rain wrapped up like an Eskimo to and from work
but only when I had to.
Now I ride for fun and stress relief.
Used to race old Harleys around the abandoned Garden State Race track on the
cinders with friends until the police would come and give chase.
I'd call myself an "experienced rider".


"Biker" = One who rides a bike. Any kind, any where, any way.
If they ride, they're real.

Mike
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Took my test in Jersey, if it wasn't for this dynamite looking blonde waiting to take her test I would've failed. I've been riding since I was 5, motorcycles at the age of 8 so I knew how to ride, I just messed up with following directions. The instructor/tester was so busy eating the blonde and chatting her up he completely missed my screw ups.

I expected to fail instead he told me to take my permit in and get my temporary, they'd mail me my permanent license. I thanked the blonde but she just looked at me with those blank blue doe like eyes and smiled. :)
 
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