Optimistic sellers

[Voltaire]

J.A.P. used to dyno all the speedway engines they built. Higher than the standard figure went under the bench for sale at a premium to "selected" riders.

Wonder if you approached BMW or Agusta, you could get a good one....

I visited the BMW factory at Spandau in Berlin in 1990 and they were assembling R80's and K1's. I'm not sure if they did all of

them but we saw them running a K1 on the dyno.

[aprilia_RS250]

I love that anyone thinks for a moment that factories dyno the motors at all.

They calculate that shit, and that's the figure they tell us.

I was once told Ducati dyno every bike and that's why the power figures are so much lower than Japanese bikes of the same displacement. Laughing in your then missus face equates to no sex that night it turns out.

can you show some evidence of this or are you talking shit again?

[Grumph]

can you show some evidence of this or are you talking shit again?

Do you want the contact details for his ex missus ?

[Drew]

Do you want the contact details for his ex missus ?

Motorad wellington. Ask for Vicki

[5150]

Motorad wellington. Ask for Vicki

She got big tits?

[Drew]

She got big tits?

Seems wrong to answer. Don't know why.

[Grumph]

Seems wrong to answer. Don't know why.

I think he's an optimistic prospective buyer....

[jellywrestler]

That's not patina, just a rusty old iron disc rotor under the dodgy chrome
This could be (patina by the pound) and the optimistic seller wanted $4800 for the privilege of having it drip on the garage floor.

where is that for sale?

[husaberg]

J.A.P. used to dyno all the speedway engines they built. Higher than the standard figure went under the bench for sale at a premium to "selected" riders.

Wonder if you approached BMW or Agusta, you could get a good one....

As far as i know all the gold star BSA were given a individual dyno print out.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSA_Gold_Star

http://www.britbike.com/forums/ubbth...&Number=485126

Current values would tend to suggest your in the minority. The Fastback imo is my second least favourite after the Hi Rider..

Price doesn't equal beauty, Nortons were always more expensive than BSA's or Triumphs

At $35K + you would expect the new Commandos to be great. Has Holeshot sold their 2015 models yet
I'd buy a new Thruxton but really can bring myself to spend 25K on a depreciating weekend toy.

thats because they cafe racer styled the new Commando

Seems wrong to answer. Don't know why.

I remember you getting into trouble saying something like that before.

[Banditbandit]

Seems wrong to answer. Don't know why.

I think he's an optimistic prospective buyer....

I'm more inclined to think he is not a 'kiss and tell' type ..

[jasonu]

What. Planet. Are. You. On?


http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...1272977231.htm


[Edit]. Oh. Same planet this guy is orbiting around. . .

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...1278924653.htm

https://bend.craigslist.org/mcy/6047304179.html

People like them.

[Grumph]

https://bend.craigslist.org/mcy/6047304179.html

People like them.

No - they like the IDEA of them. Reality soon sucks.

[HenryDorsetCase]

No - they like the IDEA of them. Reality soon sucks.

Yup. cost me two thousand dollars to make that discovery

[jasonu]

No - they like the IDEA of them. Reality soon sucks.

True enough. I found that out a couple of years ago when I bought an old GSXR. Lucky there are plenty of others to pass on the nostalgia to...

[Grumph]

True enough. I found that out a couple of years ago when I bought an old GSXR. Lucky there are plenty of others to pass on the nostalgia to...

I had to ride Marty Dock's 1100J to his house from Ruapuna after he'd damaged himself on something else. My back couldn't have taken another 5 minutes of it.
I love the bikes and have built a metric shitload of them with great success - but I know I could never own one....