>>>>Reference spotted on uk.re.engines.stationary:
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>have been interested. But they're still just singles and twins,
>aren't they.
This is a troll, right?
What do we have these days? Bikes of avoirdupois having cylinders,
fairings, exhausts, luggage, mirrors, all sticking out out all over
the shop, trying to take up as much road as possible. Those 'singles
and twins' are slim, light, beautifully designed. The Honda twin pays
tribute to this.

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Champ - 11 May 2007 23:37 GMT
>>>>>Reference spotted on uk.re.engines.stationary:
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>
>This is a troll, right?
No really, it isn't
>What do we have these days? Bikes of avoirdupois having cylinders,
>fairings, exhausts, luggage, mirrors, all sticking out out all over
>the shop, trying to take up as much road as possible.
Apart from BMW G/S and Goldwings, I can't think of any bikes that fit
that description.
>Those 'singles
>and twins' are slim, light, beautifully designed. The Honda twin pays
>tribute to this.
<shrug>
Generally, people feel affection for the machines of their youth. So,
for me, that's the bikes of the 70s and 80s. The multi-cylinder race
bikes of the 60s were amazing things, but most of the stuff in those
photos just looks like ancient slow vintage stuff to me.

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