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Dimitri

"notbob" > wrote in message
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> On 2009-05-01, > wrote:
>
>> Most fun I ever had was a Sunbeam Tiger with the 289ci.
>> Now I'm older ( and wiser) I now realize that it as a death trap on
>> wheels... way to fast for my own good, but could it ever corner and
>> accelerate
>
> Yep, they were smokers. A Ford V8 in a roller skate.
>
> Before I changed to motorcycles, I

On the motorcycle side there was the Kawasaki 500cc 2 stroke triple.

Good lord - I made the mistake of test riding one once.

Idle to 4K Very fast
4K to 6K Good Lord is this real
6k to 8K Hold on for dear life.

Whew!

Dimitri