On Fri, 1 May 2009 10:38:48 -0700, "Dimitri" >
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>"notbob" > wrote in message
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>> On 2009-05-01, > wrote:
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>>> 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
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>> Yep, they were smokers. A Ford V8 in a roller skate.
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>> Before I changed to motorcycles, I
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>On the motorcycle side there was the Kawasaki 500cc 2 stroke triple.
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>Good lord - I made the mistake of test riding one once.
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>Idle to 4K Very fast
>4K to 6K Good Lord is this real
>6k to 8K Hold on for dear life.
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>Whew!
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>Dimitri

Had a few, 350 yammy, 750 Kaw triple, 650 BSA, and then I was insane
and bought a Ducati 900 ( 0 to 160Km. 5 sec), got rid of it in 1999
No more bikes, perfer four wheels...