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Shouldn't all Britbike rallies be held in the geographical center of the country? I mean, how many people can spare the 3 months it would take to ride a BSA from Seattle to Maryland and back? How many people can afford to have someone follow them in a pickup filled with tools and spares?



Maybe it would help if the promoters placed caches of zener diodes around the country.



If you liked the idea that Sturgis is trailercity you'll looove this rally.

 

[seruzawa]

For me it's the pre-unit Triumph twins with the accessory rack on the tank.



Why not indulge yourself? You can get parts for many of these 40 year old bikes more easily than you can for 14 year old Suzukis.

 

[seruzawa]

It's hard to think of a more beautiful bike to grace my garage than a 60's Gold Star like this.

Got a couple more thousand miles to burn off the ol' D205 before I try the Avon. Probably be next month. I can't think of the last time I had to adjust, clean or lube the chain on my Suzuki.

 

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I actually have an old double box end whitworth wrench in a dark dank musty recess of my rollaway. It's a handmedown from some relative who worked in a coal mine in the 1800s. It's a simply amazing tool. Neither end will fit any nut be it SAE or metric. Simply fantastic. I should have it bronzed. I keep it next to my old ducati 250 piston with the head of the exhaust valve buried in the crown.

 

[seruzawa]

I think there's some sort of joke in here about how many mototcycle geeks it takes to make up a full set of whitworth tools.

 

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Oh yeah. My IT175 is quite competitive powerwise against the latest "hot" 4-stroke 250s. There's a lot of self-deception going on because people don't want to admit what a huge step backwards competiton 4strokes are on both track and dirt.