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I wouldn't mind picking up an Ironhead and chopping it. That'd make a nice low buck project.

+1 on the Caddy, I'd love to have an Escalade

 

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"I wouldn't mind picking up an Ironhead and chopping it. That'd make a nice low buck project. "

Would be cool, but how would you retro fit ABS on that thing??

No problem, '78 and earlier had drum brakes on the rear, no way in west hell you're going to lock them up...

 

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'course not, you can get those spool hubs with little tiny Schwinn brakes in them.

 

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Maybe you could rig a hand shift with suicide clutch too, dog!

Silly rabbit, a right hand shift model is the way to go. I can just weld an extension on the shifter so it sticks up by the tank then spray it with rattle can Mexi-chrome and Viola,` instant po-boy custom hand clutch/hand shift...

 

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Which bucket of parts in your garage are you planning on riding today? ;-)

the snowmobile.......

 

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Heh heh. "Bucket of parts" comment from a boat owner. Heh heh.

That's a "hole in the water you throw money in" owner..

 

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Guess I'am just not a cruiser guy, but Iam totally not feeling the sporster. From the first time I laid eyes on it, I havent gotten it? From looks, to design to handeling. Sorry no disrespect if this is your thing!

It's cool, you either like it or you don't. Comparing a Sporty to a GSXR is like the difference between a built '69 Charger and a new 911 Porsche. The Charger is basically a POS dinosaur that makes noise and goes fast in a straight line, the 911 is fast, lightweight, handles like a dream and will leave the Charger on the horizon. Everybody likes performance, I think modern litre bikes are fantastic machines but it's way more than I can ever use or even fit on just like the 911. The Sporty, like the Charger is a tinker toy, you can just drive them around and enjoy the scenery or you can get an old skool mechanical rush un-corking one and see what it'll do.

It's often more fun to go fast on a slow bike than on a fast one. With a fast bike it's all about precision and lines, you know the bike will do what you ask, there's no drama. With a slow bike you're just WFO and hanging on for dear life, skinny tires and crappy suspension add to the fun. You get off the bike with the shakes and a poop-eating grin because you survived..

Hard to explain I guess but I had more fun on my '78 Sporty than any of my sportbikes though the sportbikes were clearly "better"

 

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What happened to the Minnow 1?

it left on a 3 hour trip...