05 Nov 11 06:37, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
    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...   
      
    RN> My SIL is a Harley rider and belongs to B.A.C.A. (Bikers Against   
    RN> Child Abuse, for those who don't know).  I've been tempted to get on   
    RN> his Harley Classic and ride it, but my balance isn't what it used to   
    RN> be so it stays where it is. It's a much heavier bike than the   
    RN> Triumph.   
      
   With that extra weight, you might have a problem balancing that HD, but   
   you've also got those long legs, which should help you a little bit.   
      
    RN> I used to wonder why guys rode around on the BMW bikes with that   
    RN> humongous engine, but I suppose what's one man's chicken is another   
    RN> man's egg.  (-:   
      
   They use that engine to keep their feet warm...   
      
    RN> How did you blow up the engine (if you remember)?   
      
   It was the Bonneville crank that I had to have machined to get it to fit   
   in the 52 engine cases. My guess is that the guy tossed it out of the   
   lathe and that began a crack where the crankshaft broke into two pieces   
   under the stress of racing a HD. Luckily the HD owner was also my room   
   mate and he had a 59 El Camino and ramps for such an occasion. All I had   
   at the time was a 57 Chevy convertible and no way to tow anything.   
      
      
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