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Re: Retro bikes making there way back

Larry Botheras
 

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The bikes that my “tame” man in the know tells me are in demand are the big naked bikes, like the Yam XJR1300, Suzuki GSX1400, Honda CB1300…

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Larry Botheras

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Essex UK

W650 Wrench

2007 Moto Guzzi Norge

1977 KH400

1978 CD175

1994 Ural Solo

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From: W650riders@... [mailto:W650riders@...] On Behalf Of musicmatty@...
Sent: 15 July 2007 13:42
To: W650riders@...; James Franklin
Subject: [W650riders] Retro bikes making there way back

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From: James Franklin <jimw650@...>
Date: 2007/07/15 Sun AM 07:23:06 CDT
To: W650riders@...
Subject: RE: [W650riders] Need Help w/ Petition

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I read an article in Motorcyclist Mag recently that said retro bikes in Japan and I think Europe are the latest and greatest things to ride. Each Bike maker has something to offer in this category but not for sale here in the good O'l USA of Mexico and FrArica...the melting pot the call it...ahh humm...but just maybe things would soon be comming but they werent sure?
Music Matty

The W isn't here anymore because we didn't buy enough of them to make it
profitable for Kawasaki to send them to us.

If you want to get them here, gather people who want one, get some kind of
proof that they will buy one..deposit or something and contact Kawasaki's
management here in the US. I know where Honda and Yamaha are..not sure
where the Kawasaki one is, but it shouldn't be hard to find..

Many motorcycles, that were great motorcycles, didn't sell well in the USA
and weren't brought back.

James Franklin
2411 Pine Summit DR. E
Jacksonville, Florida 32211

808-225-0994 (cell)

From: "John " <schnozejt@...>
Reply-To: W650riders@...
To: W650riders@...
Subject: [W650riders] Need Help w/ Petition
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 02:52:36 -0000

Hello,

I need help with getting more people sign my petition to bring back
the W650 to the US. Any suggestions?

www.petitionspot.com/petitions/bringw6502usa

Thanks
-John

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Re: NWC: Another Starfire Hybrid!

 

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Like it...An SR500 lump.......:-)

Spotted in Belgium - it might upset the British Bike purists but I think it works very well.
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Re: The new Buell - NWC

 

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They featured a 'half valve lift' system which reduced compression to allow the starting kick, but would still run at idle...
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I always fancied a solo model with high roadster gearing..blam...............chuff..............blam..............chuff....etc etc

----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 6:37 PM
Subject: Re: [W650riders] Re: The new Buell - NWC

Panthers are GORGEOUS!!!
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Re: The new Buell - NWC

Keith Williams
 

As I remember they were ideally suited for sidehack service and didn't feel right geometry -wise solo.? Seems like I remember the cylinder head had the stering head mounted on it.? It WAS the front downtube.? 85 mph uphill,downhill, and off a cliff.? Pretty tho.???? Cheers? ?Keith Williams

Hazel Clarke wrote:

Panthers are GORGEOUS!!!
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: [W650riders] Re: The new Buell - NWC

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If anyone is wondering, the bike is a late '50's or early '60's Panther 500cc or 600cc single known by many as 'Slopers'. They were built in Cleckeaton in Yorkshire and basically stayed the same from about 1920 until the mid '60's. Not the fastest motorcycle ever made but?epitomised the 'one beat per lamp-post' slow revving Brit single...
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I nearly bought a combo like this aged 16 ( there were no engine capacity restrictions if a chair was attached) but got a Puch ( Sears Allstate) moped instead...which was possibly faster and definitely more reliable in the hands of a gormless lad....
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Re: NWC: Another Starfire Hybrid!

Pete Cordell
 

That motor looks right at home there. Very neat (finished) job.

Pete C

--- In W650riders@..., "Hazel Clarke" <hazel@...> wrote:

Spotted in Belgium - it might upset the British Bike purists but I
think it works very well.

Haze
NWC: Another Starfire Hybrid!

 

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Spotted in Belgium - it might upset the British Bike purists but I think it works very well.
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Haze
Re: The new Buell - NWC

Pete Cordell
 

...probably trying to figure out how to get your grubby little hands
on that carburetor!! <G>

Pete C


--- In W650riders@..., "Jonhaddock@..." <jonhaddock@...>
wrote:
I can remember looking out through the rain streaked side window at
the blurred figure of my dad with the pre-unit Triumph lump hammering
away jusrt in front of his leg!
Re: The new Buell - NWC

 

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Panthers are GORGEOUS!!!
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: [W650riders] Re: The new Buell - NWC

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If anyone is wondering, the bike is a late '50's or early '60's Panther 500cc or 600cc single known by many as 'Slopers'. They were built in Cleckeaton in Yorkshire and basically stayed the same from about 1920 until the mid '60's. Not the fastest motorcycle ever made but?epitomised the 'one beat per lamp-post' slow revving Brit single...
?
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I nearly bought a combo like this aged 16 ( there were no engine capacity restrictions if a chair was attached) but got a Puch ( Sears Allstate) moped instead...which was possibly faster and definitely more reliable in the hands of a gormless lad....
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Re: Need Help w/ Petition

 

I just chose that site since its a free place to create petitions. I
haven't had any problems with it.

--- In W650riders@..., Ruari McLennan <r.mclennan@...> wrote:

John, my MacAfee Site Advisor program has a big red flag against
your site,
indicating it is "very spammy," and advising against going there.
That's
why I haven't signed, I don't want spam and pop-ups afterwards.

Ruari McLennan
Victoria BC

----- Original Message -----
From: "John" <schnozejt@...>
To: <W650riders@...>
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 7:52 PM
Subject: [W650riders] Need Help w/ Petition


Hello,

I need help with getting more people sign my petition to bring back
the W650 to the US. Any suggestions?

www.petitionspot.com/petitions/bringw6502usa

Thanks
-John



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Re: The new Buell - NWC

 

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If anyone is wondering, the bike is a late '50's or early '60's Panther 500cc or 600cc single known by many as 'Slopers'. They were built in Cleckeaton in Yorkshire and basically stayed the same from about 1920 until the mid '60's. Not the fastest motorcycle ever made but?epitomised the 'one beat per lamp-post' slow revving Brit single...
?
?

I nearly bought a combo like this aged 16 ( there were no engine capacity restrictions if a chair was attached) but got a Puch ( Sears Allstate) moped instead...which was possibly faster and definitely more reliable in the hands of a gormless lad....
?
Re: Need Help w/ Petition

Ruari McLennan
 

John, my MacAfee Site Advisor program has a big red flag against your site, indicating it is "very spammy," and advising against going there. That's why I haven't signed, I don't want spam and pop-ups afterwards.

Ruari McLennan
Victoria BC

----- Original Message -----
From: "John" <schnozejt@...>
To: <W650riders@...>
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 7:52 PM
Subject: [W650riders] Need Help w/ Petition


Hello,

I need help with getting more people sign my petition to bring back
the W650 to the US. Any suggestions?

www.petitionspot.com/petitions/bringw6502usa

Thanks
-John



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NWC: Brits in hacks

 

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Back in the 50s, during summer vacation, us kids were allowed to stay up till all hours watching TV.
Back then, for some reason, most of the late night movies were British imports. At least that was true in the San Francisco area.
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One movie that I'll never forget was about a man, driving a motorcycle with a sidecar, who kidnaps a young girl so he can get money to help his wife who had some medical problem.
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Anyone ever see this movie?
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gene in OR
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My first motorcycling memory was being in one of these sidecars...along with mum, Aunty Dorothy, her son Andy, her baby daughter and my little sister Mary....So just the 6 of us in the chair./..Uncle Bob rode the Triumph T110, and dad rode pillion.. I can remember looking out through the rain streaked side window at the blurred figure of my dad with the?pre-unit Triumph lump hammering away jusrt in front of his leg!
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There's a faded photo of us kids and the mums all sitting in front of the sidecar...The sidecar was so big it looks like there's a block of flats behind us!?
Re: The new Buell - NWC

 

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My first motorcycling memory was being in one of these sidecars...along with mum, Aunty Dorothy, her son Andy, her baby daughter and my little sister Mary....So just the 6 of us in the chair./..Uncle Bob rode the Triumph T110, and dad rode pillion.. I can remember looking out through the rain streaked side window at the blurred figure of my dad with the?pre-unit Triumph lump hammering away jusrt in front of his leg!
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There's a faded photo of us kids and the mums all sitting in front of the sidecar...The sidecar was so big it looks like there's a block of flats behind us!?
Re: 07/07/07

Pete Cordell
 

Wow...3 million vistors a year! That would be a nice hike or
bicycle ride though...from one end to the other.

Pete C


--- In W650riders@..., Tachokay@... wrote:

C&O Canal, or Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.


rical_Par
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In a message dated 7/15/2007 9:05:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
plkkc@... writes:

Looked like a very peaceful day, Rose. What's the name of that
old
canal?

Pete C


Rrrose.
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Re: The new Buell - NWC

Pete Cordell
 

Matty,
I'm smiling as I type this...I was going to warn you against opening
up that Buell link <G>

Here then, just as a special balm for your retro soul, is a link to
some quality pics of old and classic wheels - two, four, and more -
by a very good photographer/lister from RealClassic.com that he took
at a rally this weekend. Credit to Kevin Dean for his most eclectic
slide show.



Enjoy,
Pete C


--- In W650riders@..., <musicmatty@...> wrote:

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From: Pete Cordell <plkkc@...>
Date: 2007/07/15 Sun AM 07:35:06 CDT
To: W650riders@...
Subject: [W650riders] The new Buell - NWC


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Can't deny all the Tech advances that are being claimed ...but it
still looks like a Cock Roach from outer space to me. I'll still
settle for the prehistoric W.
Matty









Starting to really like this...



Didn't know that Buell was developing another motor source besides
HD....good for him!

Pete C
ps - Kevin Cameron's book is now out also; I definitely will be
buying
it!
Re: Retro bikes making there way back

Dick Tym
 

The bikes that that the Brit & European press tend to refer to as retro bikes are such as my CB 1300 Kawasaki ZRX 1200 R Suzuki GS 1400 and the Yamaha XJR 1300
Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: <musicmatty@...>
To: <W650riders@...>; "James Franklin" <jimw650@...>
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 1:41 PM
Subject: [W650riders] Retro bikes making there way back


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From: James Franklin <jimw650@...>
Date: 2007/07/15 Sun AM 07:23:06 CDT
To: W650riders@...
Subject: RE: [W650riders] Need Help w/ Petition




**
I read an article in Motorcyclist Mag recently that said retro bikes in Japan and I think Europe are the latest and greatest things to ride. Each Bike maker has something to offer in this category but not for sale here in the good O'l USA of Mexico and FrArica...the melting pot the call it...ahh humm...but just maybe things would soon be comming but they werent sure?
Music Matty









The W isn't here anymore because we didn't buy enough of them to make it
profitable for Kawasaki to send them to us.

If you want to get them here, gather people who want one, get some kind of
proof that they will buy one..deposit or something and contact Kawasaki's
management here in the US. I know where Honda and Yamaha are..not sure
where the Kawasaki one is, but it shouldn't be hard to find..

Many motorcycles, that were great motorcycles, didn't sell well in the USA
and weren't brought back.

James Franklin
2411 Pine Summit DR. E
Jacksonville, Florida 32211

808-225-0994 (cell)

From: "John " <schnozejt@...>
Reply-To: W650riders@...
To: W650riders@...
Subject: [W650riders] Need Help w/ Petition
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 02:52:36 -0000

Hello,

I need help with getting more people sign my petition to bring back
the W650 to the US. Any suggestions?

www.petitionspot.com/petitions/bringw6502usa

Thanks
-John

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Re: The new Buell - NWC

[email protected]
 

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From: Pete Cordell <plkkc@...>
Date: 2007/07/15 Sun AM 07:35:06 CDT
To: W650riders@...
Subject: [W650riders] The new Buell - NWC


***
Can't deny all the Tech advances that are being claimed ...but it still looks like a Cock Roach from outer space to me. I'll still settle for the prehistoric W.
Matty









Starting to really like this...



Didn't know that Buell was developing another motor source besides
HD....good for him!

Pete C
ps - Kevin Cameron's book is now out also; I definitely will be buying
it!
Re: 07/07/07

Pete Cordell
 

Looked like a very peaceful day, Rose. What's the name of that old
canal?

Pete C

--- In W650riders@..., Tachokay@... wrote:

Here's a link to my flickr show of 070707...




Rrrose.
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Re: Emailing: dcp_2181

Pete Cordell
 

Nice one, Dick.

Wouldn't mind having a go on that red and white appliance, either!

Pete C


--- In W650riders@..., "Dick Tym" <rocker66@...> wrote:

You can see by the shadows in this shot that at times it was a
pleasure to use our appliances
Dick

Nice day at Padstow then.
Re: Emailing: dcp_2181

Pete Cordell
 

That IS nice...haven't seen one of those in years and years.

Pete C


--- In W650riders@..., "Dick Tym" <rocker66@...> wrote:

There are some cars that even I can appreciate :) I saw this whilst
on holiday
Dick
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