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Saw this and though of ya'll.

http://www.answers.com/article/1285102/ ... 2=48660441

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Lisa

"I tried to restrain myself, but I escaped."

Definitely cool bikes, but I have to wonder about a writer who thinks "breaks" stop a motorcycle.

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.

Give the guy a brake, Jim

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1973 RD350, 1979 RD400F, 1984 RZ350, 2014 Suzuki Vstrom 1000
CHRIS AND JEFF ARE THE MEN

You know you guys tend not to be the best spellers.

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Lisa

"I tried to restrain myself, but I escaped."

All good choices but for me, I'd have left out the Royal Enfield, HD, and Indian. And maybe the VFR.

And not to sure about the authors actual knowledge of bikes. The CB750 had electric start but that was no innovation; my 1965 CB450 Black Bomber had electric start.

And who gives a crap about the sociopath commie moron Hunter S. Thompson...?

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Busy doing more riding than wrenching.......

HST HST HST !!!!

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This is true. Where I grew up the hills were so steep and long, when your ball rolled down the hill you just said "screw it"...

Ahhh not just electric start...electronic start!!

Barry, check this out, especially the comparison photos:

http://www.whale.to/b/thompson_h.html

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.

Most of those are great bikes, can't say the same for the ugly tail section/seat on the Evel K oil leak'r Sporty, though. Where is the Scott Flying Squirrel, Brough Superior, Panther 700cc single cylinder side car bike, Curtiss, and more?

Not many know that just after 1900, there were at 99 or so American motorcycle manufacturers.

Ah, Johnny Depp as Hunter S. Thompson, great performance, but, the question is, was Depp actually acting, or, only acting his normal self? My favorite Depp, Tonto, with the bird on his head, kimosabe, in 'The Lone Ranger'.

Lots of companies have gone belly-up over the years, in the US but also in the UK, Germany and Japan. Who have even heard of Horex, Rixe, Cabton, Hosk, New Imperial, Norman, to name just a few of them? The more famous that have disappeared include Zündapp, Kreidler, NSU, MZ, DKW, Tohatsu, Bridgestone, Velocette and BSA. it's hard to believe now that DKW and BSA were once the world's largest motorcycle manufacturers- DKW pre-war, BSA post-war. Sic transit gloria mundi.........