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    Norton Manx Style Buell X1 Lightning Cafe Racer



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    still got that fugly car muffler though
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    I'd rather have a Manx Norton styled Manx Norton

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul in NZ View Post
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    I'd rather have a Manx Norton styled Manx Norton
    Yeah yeah yeah!
    Now that I'm older, I thought it was great that I seemed to have more patience. Turns out I just don't give a shit...

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    Tasty!

    I'd always be a little apprehensive of any "strange" handling quirks that might raise their ugly heads on a special like that... especially with a Buell because they've got a few as standard

    The exhaust does need a rethink too.
    Grazie mille Marco.


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    The story makes me wonder about the mechanical talents of some people "The Buell rolled into TJ’s Cycle as an unfinished project, ... Curious about why the Buell wasn’t running, Whitby and Blundell took the bike into the shop. They pulled the spark plugs to find no gap in either one. A new set were correctly gapped and threaded home, and with a battery and fuel the Buell fired"

    With skills like that (the original "builder") you'd have to wonder how they were going to handle stuff like suspension and brakes.
    it's not a bad thing till you throw a KLR into the mix.
    those cheap ass bitches can do anything with ductape.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Smifffy View Post
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    Noice!!

    Just blacken-out the muffler or build one with some style..
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    Now that I like.
    I mentioned vegetables once, but I think I got away with it...........

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    I'm not brand loyal or anything. But I find that gross.

    Manx are race bikes. Light, minimalist, functional.

    Looks like a reject from a mad max movie.
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    Fkn crack up. Most awkward interviewee ever i reckon haha.

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    Quote Originally Posted by scumdog View Post
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    Noice!!

    Just blacken-out the muffler or build one with some style..
    But its already carbon fibre, how do you blacken it more?
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    Quote Originally Posted by skippa1 View Post
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    But its already carbon fibre, how do you blacken it more?
    Oops, my bad - caught a quick glimpse of something shiney and thought 'muffler' when it was actually the suspension ('shockie')
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    Im a big cafe racer fan, and this just doesn't do it for me, looks horrible imo.

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    money shot smilie?

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