First came BRITISH bikes like the BROUGH SUPERIOR!! First ever to do a "ton" reliably off the showroom floor!! BSA, Matchless, HRD and a herd of other magnificently complex and utterly beautiful machines.
Here's a Hardly-Ableson for ya Vin..
A 1947 "FL" (74ci) that I used to clatter around on (when I could keep it running
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LIGHT 'ER UP!! It was easy to kick with 6.5 to 1 compression.
Had an SU carb on it for a bit, but EVERY time it backfired, the damn carb would come loose from the intake and hang off the side of the bike by the cable and the fuel line like a dead chicken because it was attached with a piece of hose. It was embarassing. "Hang on, I have to put the *@#$#&%!! Carb back on!!"
An S&S Super B solved that problem. and created a new one as you had to wrap your leg out and around that long SOB.
Looked cool. Image is everythying.
, first came the British bikes (Triumph, Norton and Vincent, to name but a few) then it was the early Italian stuff (a mistake in my view, they should stick to cars), and lets not forget the Japanese,fast, affordable, but had two strokes missing. The Harley is and always will be the dogs bollocks as far as I'm concerned, keep the pics coming Willie.
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