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    Quote Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase View Post
    Incorrect.

    That year Bonneville should have at least 4 imperial tablespoons of oil underneath it.

    I reckon its been photoshopped
    Naaaa.... The bike was pushed forward 30 seconds before the photo
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    Quote Originally Posted by Voltaire View Post
    In the same way the 'new' Beetle and Mini are I suppose....a sad but reliable reflection of what once was cool.
    At least they can hide behind a bunch of modern performance, function and safety features. Modern takes on classic motorcycles fall short on that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tazz View Post
    At least they can hide behind a bunch of modern performance, function and safety features. Modern takes on classic motorcycles fall short on that.
    Triumph Street Twin and Thruxton R call bullshit on that. Also Ducati Scrambler
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    I'm all for the history and a modest Sunday jaunt on a old classic. But in the daylight they are lacking compared to modern bikes - cool for sure, but lacking in brakes, frames, reliability, oil tightness, vibrations etc .......

    They are what they are - once road rulers, now collectibles and nostalgic machines.

    Enjoy.

    I read recently the 1989 Mazda Mx5 is the car to buy for future investment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AllanB View Post

    I read recently the 1989 Mazda Mx5 is the car to buy for future investment.
    An article in "Hairdresser Weekly" maybe?

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    Quote Originally Posted by tri boy View Post
    An article in "Hairdresser Weekly" maybe?
    Ha - pretty sure the MX5 is one soft top that has avoided that reputation. Hairdressers prefer the hardtops so they don't mess up their hair - Audi TT is a favorite apparently.


    I noticed a anniversary model Hinckley for sale recently at a silly price just because of the anniversary badge. Nothing special otherwise. Harley run a anniversary model every friggen five years!

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    Quote Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase View Post
    Incorrect.

    That year Bonneville should have at least 4 imperial tablespoons of oil underneath it.

    I reckon its been photoshopped
    Yet no one wants the muted sound of the new one. personally give me the smell of oil on hot metal any day over sanitised retro bikes pretending to be of another age.
    oils cheap, overpriced Arrows are not.
    DeMyer's Laws - an argument that consists primarily of rambling quotes isn't worth bothering with.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Voltaire View Post
    Yet no one wants the muted sound of the new one. personally give me the smell of oil on hot metal any day over sanitised retro bikes pretending to be of another age.
    oils cheap, overpriced Arrows are not.
    Hmmmmmmmm fair point there! I remember hearing my first Hinckley bonnie - sparrows fart ....

    Fixed with a set of pipes of course.

    In remember seeing a article in a magazine when the new one came out and it ran a old advert for one of the 60's Bonnies - TT headers only - no stenkin mufflers - they were a optional extra! Oh how times have changed. Now we spend a fortune making them louder than factory.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AllanB View Post
    I'm all for the history and a modest Sunday jaunt on a old classic. But in the daylight they are lacking compared to modern bikes - cool for sure, but lacking in brakes, frames, reliability, oil tightness, vibrations etc .......

    They are what they are - once road rulers, now collectibles and nostalgic machines.

    Enjoy.

    I read recently the 1989 Mazda Mx5 is the car to buy for future investment.
    I'm going to take my 42 year old BMW on a Sunday jaunt in a few weeks, down to the Burt and back. Probably fall to bits at some point..... any beds going in Dunedin...I can bring a bottle of Otago Pinot Noir and some Thai takeaways for a bed :-)
    DeMyer's Laws - an argument that consists primarily of rambling quotes isn't worth bothering with.

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    I bought my T100 Black last year and I really enjoy it for what it is. That is a simple, straight forward machine that looks the part and makes you feel as though it is you the rider who is in charge and not simply along for the ride.

    The Bobber looks interesting though one of the latest Street Twins or a 1200 Thruxton does more for me. Still, if it sells and repays their investment then it's got to be good for Triumph and their customers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mossy1200 View Post
    Just launched, the Bonneville Bobber, a genuine factory custom
    WTF is a "factory custom"? Isn't that a contradiction in terms?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike.Gayner View Post
    WTF is a "factory custom"? Isn't that a contradiction in terms?
    a genuine one, no less.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike.Gayner View Post
    WTF is a "factory custom"? Isn't that a contradiction in terms?
    Pasted from their advert.
    You would think that implies they are only making one perhaps. Or each one will be made different.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase View Post
    Incorrect.

    That year Bonneville should have at least 4 imperial tablespoons of oil underneath it.

    I reckon its been photoshopped
    It wouldn't have those awful indicators either...

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    Quote Originally Posted by mossy1200 View Post
    Pasted from their advert.
    You would think that implies they are only making one perhaps. Or each one will be made different.
    Custom...another word hijacked by the Marketing Department.
    Probably started when they put " The Fastest Motorcycle in the World " on the tank of a late 50's Thunderbird

    Imagine the outcry when they called this POS a Spitfire...only thing it spat was oil.



    saying that, it was probably better than what bore the Messerschmitt badge.
    DeMyer's Laws - an argument that consists primarily of rambling quotes isn't worth bothering with.

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