"notbob" > wrote in message
...
> On 2009-05-02, Dimitri > wrote:
>
>> aside from the Manx Norton's etc one day a guy brought in his Ariel Sq 4
>> in
>> for some work - It freaked me out when we pulled the head all 4 pistons
>> were
>> TDC ????
>
> That's two I never rode, but my first "real" motorcycle was a Matchless GS
> 500 single. Man, could those Brits make great handling bikes, unlike the
> early Japanese stuff that had monster fast engines but handled like a
> cinder
> block.

I rode an early 305 Honda Dream in school on LA Freeways - after a few years
of not dumping the bike I figured my street odds were about up and a few
years later I decided Dirt was a lot safer and more fun.

Dimitri