"l, not -l" > wrote in message
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>
> On 1-May-2009, "Dimitri" > wrote:
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>> > Before I changed to motorcycles, I
>>
>> On the motorcycle side there was the Kawasaki 500cc 2 stroke triple.
>
> My lapse of judgement was twofold, a well-worn (on second thought, make
> that
> worn-out) 1957 Zundapp cycle that had been retired after several years of
> racing and a 1947 Indian Chief. Well, actually the Chief was mostly '47;
> I
> bought two basket cases, a '47 and a '48, and made one complete Chief.
>
> I have a huge burn scar on the inside of my left leg to remind of how I
> learned to be cautious.
> --
> Change Cujo to Juno in email address.

If you ever get a chance try an old Sachs with the floating front end (I
don't know what else to call it) but when you climb on the front binders the
front end lifts. Weird but GREAT in the dirt (which is what the bike was
designed for.)

Over the years there have been some great and then weird bike.

Don't worry about your reminder. Anyone who rode for any length of time has
one of those. At the time they hurt like hell now they're just war stories.

Dimitri