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David Nebenzahl wrote: On 2/19/2009 6:36 AM John J spake thus: The clincher was when a male student came into my office with a look of comic horror saying, "Was that you on that ancient motorcycle outside?" I said, "Yeah. Who else?" He asked, "What year is it?" I said, "56", and he almost doubled up laughing and said, "Can't you afford something better than that?" Does '56 seem "old" to you? Doesn't to me. It's old for a motorcycle. It means a _very_ old-school riding experience: a heavy bike with drum brakes front and rear, dual shock suspension in the back instead of a modern swingarm, and in some brands, even a leading-link front suspension. Probably a blast to ride if you're used to it but in terms of motorcycle engineering 1956 is practically a geologic time scale. -- Thor Lancelot Simon "Even experienced UNIX users occasionally enter rm *.* at the UNIX prompt only to realize too late that they have removed the wrong segment of the directory structure." - Microsoft WSS whitepaper |
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Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:
In article , David Nebenzahl wrote: On 2/19/2009 6:36 AM John J spake thus: The clincher was when a male student came into my office with a look of comic horror saying, "Was that you on that ancient motorcycle outside?" I said, "Yeah. Who else?" He asked, "What year is it?" I said, "56", and he almost doubled up laughing and said, "Can't you afford something better than that?" Does '56 seem "old" to you? Doesn't to me. It's old for a motorcycle. It means a _very_ old-school riding experience: a heavy bike I should have posted a picture of it. The whole bike was 435 pounds, complete. That's not heavy for a 1200cc motorcycle. with drum brakes front and rear, dual shock suspension in the back instead of a modern swingarm, American motorcycles did not use plunger rear-ends. BMW did into the sixties, as did some other European and Brit bikes. Instead, early American bikes had either a swing-arm or NOTHING but a sprung seat. and in some brands, even a leading-link front suspension. Also called Springers. Harley in the forties. That's the front end I used. Probably a blast to ride if you're used to it And what's more important? but in terms of motorcycle engineering 1956 is practically a geologic time scale. Rather like view cameras compared to cell-phone cameras, right? I mean, like ancient technology! -- J. Joseph - I have an 8x10 camera and I am not afraid to use it. |
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John J wrote:
Thor Lancelot Simon wrote: In article , David Nebenzahl wrote: On 2/19/2009 6:36 AM John J spake thus: The clincher was when a male student came into my office with a look of comic horror saying, "Was that you on that ancient motorcycle outside?" I said, "Yeah. Who else?" He asked, "What year is it?" I said, "56", and he almost doubled up laughing and said, "Can't you afford something better than that?" Does '56 seem "old" to you? Doesn't to me. It's old for a motorcycle. It means a _very_ old-school riding experience: a heavy bike I should have posted a picture of it. The whole bike was 435 pounds, complete. That's not heavy for a 1200cc motorcycle. OKay - http://www.digoliardi.net/butcher.jpg There ya go |
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John J wrote:
John J wrote: Thor Lancelot Simon wrote: In article , David Nebenzahl wrote: On 2/19/2009 6:36 AM John J spake thus: The clincher was when a male student came into my office with a look of comic horror saying, "Was that you on that ancient motorcycle outside?" I said, "Yeah. Who else?" He asked, "What year is it?" I said, "56", and he almost doubled up laughing and said, "Can't you afford something better than that?" Does '56 seem "old" to you? Doesn't to me. It's old for a motorcycle. It means a _very_ old-school riding experience: a heavy bike I should have posted a picture of it. The whole bike was 435 pounds, complete. That's not heavy for a 1200cc motorcycle. OKay - http://www.digoliardi.net/butcher.jpg There ya go That, sir, is simply spectacular. -Raf -- Misifus- Rafael Seibert Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rafiii home: http://www.rafandsioux.com |
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