Clatter is right
The pushrods make a racket - even with the valve clearances set correctly
I gotta gree though.... twist and go has a LOT of advantages....
I've been looking at a Kawa KLE 500 (you can't get them in the States - but it's the wee brother of the KLR650. Cheap, cheerful, and able for most of what you want to throw at it
Around $6,000 USD new...
pretty day, and enjoying my bike!
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Yeah, I know Harley's are the thing ...
but I need to come out of the closet ...
or garage I s'pose ...
I love rice burners.
There, I said it ...
I owned a Yamaha 750 Seca for years and enjoyed every minute of it.
Here's one just like it ...
'Saki's and Yamahas make me all wet.
I feel better now,
Falcon
but I need to come out of the closet ...
or garage I s'pose ...
I love rice burners.
There, I said it ...
I owned a Yamaha 750 Seca for years and enjoyed every minute of it.
Here's one just like it ...
'Saki's and Yamahas make me all wet.
I feel better now,
Falcon
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- The history of Paul Revere's midnight ride, by Sarah Palin.
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nothing wrong with the rice burners, Falc. they generally cost less, run just as good, and most often look as good or in some cases better....
okay, their names don't generally sound as cool... but hey, so what?
no disrespect to the big Harley riders... sure, super bikes... but, i've got a friend that spent some MAJOR bucks on a new Harley. i'm talking MAJOR bucks. i laugh all the way to the bank when i think about how much i spent on my lil' Honda Aero which is a super bike in its own right and rides like a dream. to each his own, and for me, the Aero is exactly what i wanted and at a price i NEEDED to spend. nope, nothing wrong with you likeing rice burners.
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okay, their names don't generally sound as cool... but hey, so what?
no disrespect to the big Harley riders... sure, super bikes... but, i've got a friend that spent some MAJOR bucks on a new Harley. i'm talking MAJOR bucks. i laugh all the way to the bank when i think about how much i spent on my lil' Honda Aero which is a super bike in its own right and rides like a dream. to each his own, and for me, the Aero is exactly what i wanted and at a price i NEEDED to spend. nope, nothing wrong with you likeing rice burners.
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finally got a pic to post of MY bike...complete with windshield and etc. you can even see my shop and friend dog's (Captain Jack) pen in the background. lol
he don't like pics so growled at me when i aimed the camera in his direction.
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Looks even nicer
in your pic than in the 'shop' pic Beo!
Happy fly-catchin'!
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... nice shop too!
Is that a lead drain pipe?
Coooool!
I hope you're missin' all that lousy weather up there. Man that looked fierce this week!
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Is that a lead drain pipe?
Coooool!
I hope you're missin' all that lousy weather up there. Man that looked fierce this week!
Falcon
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- The history of Paul Revere's midnight ride, by Sarah Palin.
Nothing wrong with 'rice burners'. ,,,but there're not Harleys...LOL...Got my weekend planed out...Wife and i goin ride out to Sonny's Barbegue, pig out seriously...Sunday..goin to make chili and make sure our tequilla hasn't gone bad...oh...and fly with my Mates....
Igor da 'already testing the quality of tequilla....hey i got a minor in mathematics, not english''
Igor da 'already testing the quality of tequilla....hey i got a minor in mathematics, not english''
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right... not Harleys...
and i think about that everytime i remember how much i paid for mine!
salute!
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and i think about that everytime i remember how much i paid for mine!
salute!
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