RE: OT: Bikes

From: knox.james@sympatico.ca
Date: Mon Mar 10 2008 - 16:54:25 EDT


So The Snorton Notons qualify as real mens bikes too.

Jim :-) 91 Dak

>
>I love those "Snortons"...they had a great sound and had so much torque.
>
>Rascal
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>Hey Rascal. What about a Norton.
>
>Jim :-)
>
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> >That's okay Dustin, that is just some ignorant myths about the Harley as
> >well. Victory uses many of the same suppliers as Harley, (I have been to
> >their plant). I dunno what you mean about "maintenance costs", but you
>do
> >have take care of something if it gets driven or ridden a lot. And as
>far
> >as "heavy"..oh well, if you are not enough of a man to ride a real
> >motorcycle, we understand Tom Byrne. Go ride that cute little Triumph.
> >
> >Rascal -----Original Message----- From:
> >owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> >[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Dustin
> >Williams Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 12:08 AM To:
> >dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net Subject: Re: DML: OT: Bikes
> >
> >
> > > Well, I worked for several dealers, even had my own shop, but never
> >used > yamabond on any harley, didn't have to, the cases matched, but
>what
>
> > > difference does that make? I will take a Hog over a Brit pig
>anytime.
> > > Yawn, this is so easy...Triumphs...what a yuck. >
> >
> >I guess perhaps just be difficult I'll throw a little gas on the fire. My
> >brother had a Kawasaki, I think it was a 750 Custom, for quite a few
>years
> >until he and his buddy (on a Suzuki) totaled their bikes (one hit gravel
> >then they both lost it, bad enough they had to go to the ER and I think
>his
>
> >friend was hospitalized over night). He then replaced the Kawasaki with a
> >Harley. After a few years with the Hog he got tired of the maintance
>costs
> >and being a veteran (82nd Airborne Intel in Panama) and the founder of a
> >veterans motorcycle club in Oregon, he wanted to stay with an American
> >bike. He did some research and discovered that his Harley, while
>assembled
> >in the US had a majority of it's components from such places as Germany,
> >Japan, and Mexico so he bought a Victory, also assembled in the US but of
> >closer to 90% American components. I've seen his and his girlfriends
> >Victories....very nice.
> >
> >
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