On Fri Nov-04-2011 10:38, Roy Witt (1:387/22) wrote to Roger Nelson:   
      
    RW> 04 Nov 11 09:54, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
    TW>>> I kinda like the Shrill Scream of the Crotch Rockets though. ---   
      
    RN>> I like the sound of a '56 Triumph.   
      
    RW>> LOL! When was the last time you heard one?   
      
    RN> 1956.  (-:   
      
    RW> When I was in high school, I had a 1952 Triumph T-bird. It was a   
    RW> lot of fun, but not practical during northern winters. In 1969, I   
    RW> bought another 52 in a basket. I put it together and married some   
    RW> 63 Bonneville parts to the engine to modernize it a bit. I also put   
    RW> 12" longer forks on it, to keep up with the times. That bike was   
    RW> also a lot of fun, but I blew up the engine one day and it sat   
    RW> around gathering dust in my garage. This wasn't the last time I   
    RW> heard one run as 10 years went by and I found a guy in San Diego   
    RW> who collected them. This was about the time I had a Honda 400cc,   
    RW> 4cyl, c1982...   
      
   My SIL is a Harley rider and belongs to B.A.C.A. (Bikers Against Child Abuse,   
   for those who don't know).  I've been tempted to get on his Harley Classic and   
   ride it, but my balance isn't what it used to be so it stays where it is. It's   
   a much heavier bike than the Triumph.  I used to wonder why guys rode around   
   on the BMW bikes with that humongous engine, but I suppose what's one man's   
   chicken is another man's egg.  (-:   
      
   How did you blow up the engine (if you remember)?   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
   Roger    
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
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