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Motorcycle Forum / General / Motorcycles / August 2007A "big" Brit twin
Have you ever gone back to places that you knew as a toddler, how much smaller they seem than you remember? My 2nd bike (after a Honda S-90) was a '69 BSA Thunderbolt. I was just out of school and at the time I thought of it as a "big" bike, but this picture makes it seem almost tiny. Strange how memory plays tricks. http://bmccny.homestead.com/files/member_ron_lail.jpg Sean_Q_ They were a thing of beauty. > Have you ever gone back to places that you knew as a toddler, > how much smaller they seem than you remember? > > My 2nd bike (after a Honda S-90) was a '69 BSA Thunderbolt. > I was just out of school and at the time I thought of it > as a "big" bike, but this picture makes it seem almost tiny. Well, yeah, of COURSE it's gonna look tiny when ya pose a freaking GIANT on the dang thing! > Have you ever gone back to places that you knew as a toddler, > how much smaller they seem than you remember? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Sean_Q_ Ahhh, the days when you could see daylight in front and behind the engine. Does look tiny. Here's the Yamaha English twin. Less daylight. It's the sound!! http://picasaweb.google.com/julianstan/Xs650/photo?authkey=ySadVdMEDJA#509539094 0231592562 Carbs fill up the back space Yeah, but they still sound right. > Yeah, but they still sound right. Amen, brother.  SignatureBMW K1100LT 750SS CB400F CD250 CB125 SL125 GAGARPHOF#30 GHPOTHUF#1 BOTAFOT#60 ANORAK#06 YTC#3 BOF#30 WUSS#5 The bells, the bells..... >> Have you ever gone back to places that you knew as a toddler, >> how much smaller they seem than you remember? [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Ahhh, the days when you could see daylight in front and behind the > engine. ..... I was thinking the same thing. Bare cylinders with pipes sweeping down and back. The simplicity is quite appealing. Robert >Have you ever gone back to places that you knew as a toddler, >how much smaller they seem than you remember? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Sean_Q_ Well they were big by comparison. Do you recall how big the first Gold Wings looked? I remember taking one for a test ride and couldn't believe the size of the thing. Of course compared to my 500 - 4 Honda it was. -- Remember It is the VETERAN , not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion. It is the VETERAN , not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the VETERAN , not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the VETERAN , Not the Campus Organizer who has given us freedom to assemble. It is the VETERAN, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial. It is the VETERAN , not the politician, Who has given us the right to vote. > Do you recall how big the first Gold > Wings looked? > > I remember taking one for a test ride and couldn't believe the size of > the thing. 1975 GL1000 - 584 lb dry 2007 GL1800 - 820 lb And you really wouldn't have believed the size it has now. Sean_Q_ >> Do you recall how big the first Gold >> Wings looked? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Sean_Q_ Yeah I know exactly how big the new tourers are. Yamaha Venture 366.0 kg (807.0 pounds) dry http://www.actualriders.ca/venture.htm -- Remember It is the VETERAN , not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion. It is the VETERAN , not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the VETERAN , not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the VETERAN , Not the Campus Organizer who has given us freedom to assemble. It is the VETERAN, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial. It is the VETERAN , not the politician, Who has given us the right to vote. > http://www.actualriders.ca/venture.htm Nice picture; where is that, a pass in the Rockies? Looks like snow all the way down the valley to the (frozen) river. Sean_Q_ > Have you ever gone back to places that you knew as a toddler, > how much smaller they seem than you remember? Indeed. When I was a kid, I lusted after both the BSA Spitfire and the Triumph Bonnie, both of whch were on my street (but owned by older kids). They were regarded as "the" bikes to have (the Gixxer 1000's of their day) and were absolutely the sportsbike of choice. Looking at those bikes today however, makes me wonder what I saw in them, apart from the fact that they're beautiful, sound superb and bring a smile to my face:-) Not enough performance though and a small tyre choice means they wouldn't be considered as a daily ride, but I could be tempted for nostalgia's sake. > My 2nd bike (after a Honda S-90) was a '69 BSA Thunderbolt. > I was just out of school and at the time I thought of it > as a "big" bike, but this picture makes it seem almost tiny. They WERE "big" bikes though. Everyone I knew craved a SIX-FIFTY when we were running around on 150cc, 200cc and 250cc machines yet these days, a 650 is regarded as a "starter" bike or worse "chick wheels". A pal of mine bought an SV 650 as his first post test bike and it's a great machine. 70+ bhp which is a LOT better than the standard 650 of the BSA era and yet they're still considered "baby" bikes. Plainly things have gone out of kilter. > Strange how memory plays tricks. I don't think it's been tricked, it was just housed in a smaller brain back then, making everything look bigger :-) SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 > Have you ever gone back to places that you knew as a toddler, > how much smaller they seem than you remember? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Sean_Q_ Very nice bike. I remember taking a ride on a new Honda 450 Four, and it seemed like a big fast motorcycle. I was in awe of that bike. I wonder if a ZX-14 will ever seem slow? <g> Signaturehttp://911research.wtc7.net http://stj911.org http://stopthelie.com/1-hour_guide_to_911.html http://www.911truth.org Here's what happens to steel framed buildings exposed to raging infernos for hours on end. http://davesweb.cnchost.com/nwsltr69c.html On 9-11-01, WTC7, a 47 story steel framed building, which had only small, random fires, dropped in perfect symmetry at near free fall speed as in a perfectly executed controlled demolition. http://911research.wtc7.net/talks/wtc/videos.html http://wtc7.net/articles/FEMA/WTC_ch5.htm Ever wonder who benefits from the 300 MILLION U.S. taxpayer dollars spent each DAY in Iraq? http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0223-08.htm http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?list=type&type=21 "They are waging a campaign of murder and destruction. And there is no limit to the innocent lives they are willing to take... men with blind hatred and armed with lethal weapons who are capable of any atrocity... they respect no laws of warfare or morality." -bu$h describing his own illegal invasion of Iraq. http://www.robert-fisk.com/iraqwarvictims_mar2003.htm http://www.commondreams.org/ http://www.truthout.org/ http://www.prohibitioncosts.org/ http://thirdworldtraveler.com/ http://counterpunch.org/ http://responsiblewealth.org/ "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." -- Martin Luther King Jr. "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." -- Theodore Roosevelt (1918) Don't let bu$h do to the United States what his very close friend and top campaign contributor, Ken Lay, did to Enron... 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