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Post by Darin on Aug 7, 2023 12:40:01 GMT -5
Nice ... congrats! 😎
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Post by toshtego on Aug 7, 2023 17:03:37 GMT -5
Kevin, that looks nice and rideable. Enjoy the ride!
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Post by urbino on Aug 7, 2023 21:13:28 GMT -5
I know nothing about motorcycles, but that one sure looks nice.
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Post by Darin on Aug 15, 2023 7:39:27 GMT -5
It was a very nice ride into work today with minimal cager obstruction. Perfect temperatures and road conditions and those six cylinders just purring away. 👍😎
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Post by don on Aug 17, 2023 19:38:34 GMT -5
This has my attention.  |
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Post by urbino on Aug 18, 2023 0:13:00 GMT -5
Another nice looking machine, especially with the leather seat and panniers. Are those made by Brooks?
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Post by Rattlesnake Daddy on Aug 18, 2023 7:39:59 GMT -5
I'm a sucker for older British bikes, and recently picked up this project. It is a 1975 Norton Commando MkIII, last on the road in 1983. My first bike was my 1969 Commando. I still own and enjoy riding it, but it is kick start only, and knee and ankle issues mean that I do not ride it as much as I used to. The MkIII has an electric starter, and should allow for more riding once rebuilt. RSD  |
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Post by toshtego on Aug 19, 2023 11:26:12 GMT -5
I'm a sucker for older British bikes, and recently picked up this project. It is a 1975 Norton Commando MkIII, last on the road in 1983. My first bike was my 1969 Commando. I still own and enjoy riding it, but it is kick start only, and knee and ankle issues mean that I do not ride it as much as I used to. The MkIII has an electric starter, and should allow for more riding once rebuilt. RSD In 1971 I bought a Commando new from the dealer in San Francisco. I sure loved it and am often sorry it was sold off years ago. Good luck with yours. The ride is worth the trouble. |
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Post by toshtego on Aug 19, 2023 11:26:47 GMT -5
Another nice looking machine, especially with the leather seat and panniers. Are those made by Brooks? "Janus" is the marque. There could be a Brooks in there. |
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Post by don on Aug 19, 2023 11:51:45 GMT -5
The bike I posted is a Janus Halcyon 450. They are built in Goshen, Indiana. Pretty much all I would ever want in a bike. Wife would be so against it though, at my age , that I would not even try to fight that battle. If I lived in a rural area, I could see riding that to and from town, or tooling around small country roads. Oh well…..
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Post by toshtego on Aug 19, 2023 13:27:44 GMT -5
The bike I posted is a Janus Halcyon 450. They are built in Goshen, Indiana. Pretty much all I would ever want in a bike. Wife would be so against it though, at my age , that I would not even try to fight that battle. If I lived in a rural area, I could see riding that to and from town, or tooling around small country roads. Oh well….. I have followed them for a while and would love to own one. Just to ride around the rural northern part of New Mexico and southern CO on our two lane blacktop. 650 to 750 cc would be more of my preference but a 450 is fine. Not in a hurry and not the speeder I once was. The lines are so classically inspired. I have to admire them. |
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Post by trailboss on Aug 19, 2023 15:30:28 GMT -5
The bike I posted is a Janus Halcyon 450. They are built in Goshen, Indiana. Pretty much all I would ever want in a bike. Wife would be so against it though, at my age , that I would not even try to fight that battle. If I lived in a rural area, I could see riding that to and from town, or tooling around small country roads. Oh well….. Don a beanie aka “Then came Bronson” and tell the gal to get into your Flying Dutchman sidecar, it is either her or the family pooch! pipeburn.com/flying-dutchman-janus-motorcycles/ |
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Post by username on Aug 19, 2023 15:44:16 GMT -5
All I know about motorcycles is my dad had a Norton before I was born. If I remember I'll try to see if I can dig up a picture of it.
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Post by urbino on Aug 19, 2023 19:25:12 GMT -5
Another nice looking machine, especially with the leather seat and panniers. Are those made by Brooks? "Janus" is the marque. There could be a Brooks in there. Sorry, I didn't put that very clearly. Are the leather saddle and panniers from Brooks? I ask because they are the classic makers of the same for bicycles. |
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Post by toshtego on Aug 20, 2023 10:46:24 GMT -5
All I know about motorcycles is my dad had a Norton before I was born. If I remember I'll try to see if I can dig up a picture of it. I would enjoy seeing that photo. I love Nortons. Bought mine in 1971 because Ralph Richardson. the great English actor, rode one. He said if one cannot find a Brough Superior, this is the one. Good advice. |
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Post by toshtego on Aug 20, 2023 10:48:44 GMT -5
The bike I posted is a Janus Halcyon 450. They are built in Goshen, Indiana. Pretty much all I would ever want in a bike. Wife would be so against it though, at my age , that I would not even try to fight that battle. If I lived in a rural area, I could see riding that to and from town, or tooling around small country roads. Oh well….. Don a beanie aka “Then came Bronson” and tell the gal to get into your Flying Dutchman sidecar, it is either her or the family pooch! pipeburn.com/flying-dutchman-janus-motorcycles/When I bought my HD WL in 1970, I wore a beanie like Bronson and a leather Motorcycle Cop jacket which I found used in a thrift shop. |
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Post by Plainsman on Aug 20, 2023 10:58:19 GMT -5
Eli likes the idea of a sidecar.  |
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Post by toshtego on Aug 20, 2023 16:39:36 GMT -5
Eli likes the idea of a sidecar. I like the sidecar idea. For a time I considered a Ural. They have two wheel drive models with power delivered to the sidecar wheel. Seems handy enough. Then I read the build quality is abysmal. |
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Post by Plainsman on Aug 20, 2023 18:08:31 GMT -5
I’ve heard the same thing. Poor Russians they can’t build spacecraft, rubles, armies, or motorcycles. I hear their samovars are not too bad.
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Post by username on Aug 20, 2023 18:16:10 GMT -5
All I know about motorcycles is my dad had a Norton before I was born. If I remember I'll try to see if I can dig up a picture of it. I would enjoy seeing that photo. I love Nortons. Bought mine in 1971 because Ralph Richardson. the great English actor, rode one. He said if one cannot find a Brough Superior, this is the one. Good advice. I asked my Dad he said he would look into finding one. |
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Post by don on Aug 20, 2023 20:24:06 GMT -5
I’ve heard the same thing. Poor Russians they can’t build spacecraft, rubles, armies, or motorcycles. I hear their samovars are not too bad. Their armor, just plain sucks. |
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Post by toshtego on Aug 20, 2023 22:52:27 GMT -5
I’ve heard the same thing. Poor Russians they can’t build spacecraft, rubles, armies, or motorcycles. I hear their samovars are not too bad. Their armor, just plain sucks. T-34 with the 85mm was a good one I have heard and read. In 1981 I had occasion to observe a night maneuver of tanks and infantry while in East Germany traveling from Hamburg to West Berlin. They had us detoured to the roadside so they could pass. They seemed capable enough flooding across some poor bugger's pasture under star shell light. Of course, no one was shooting at them.... yet. |
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Post by don on Aug 20, 2023 23:34:30 GMT -5
Their armor, just plain sucks. T-34 with the 85mm was a good one I have heard and read. In 1981 I had occasion to observe a night maneuver of tanks and infantry while in East Germany traveling from Hamburg to West Berlin. They had us detoured to the roadside so they could pass. They seemed capable enough flooding across some poor bugger's pasture under star shell light. Of course, no one was shooting at them.... yet. T34 and T34-85 were good because of their armor profile and speed. Decent gun on the T34-85. Steel quality mediocre and construction was shoddy. A major work-out to drive one. As we did with the M4, the Soviets just overwhelmed the Nazis with numbers. A good enough machine produced in the tens of thousands was something Germany had no answer for. And they had that problem in the East and the West. We produced almost 50,000 Shermans and the Soviets built about 85,000 T34 variants. Yikes! Germany managed about 25,000 tanks from the Panzer 1 through the Tiger II. |
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Post by don on Sept 3, 2023 0:23:13 GMT -5
Saw this for on FB Marketplace.  |
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Post by urbino on Sept 3, 2023 3:51:16 GMT -5
Saw this for on FB Marketplace. I wouldn't wanna climb on it after it's sat out in the sun for a while. |
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Post by don on Sept 3, 2023 9:02:58 GMT -5
Saw this for on FB Marketplace. I wouldn't wanna climb on it after it's sat out in the sun for a while. You might fry your huevos. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 3, 2023 14:10:21 GMT -5
Saw this for on FB Marketplace. You should get it. |
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Post by toshtego on Sept 4, 2023 10:49:54 GMT -5
If I were younger that one would be a top choice.
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Post by Darin on Sept 5, 2023 7:46:24 GMT -5
It's funny how a small temperature change is so noticeable on the bike. Most mornings have been around 63F this last couple of weeks. This morning, it was only 55F and I almost stopped to throw in my coat liner. I guess the summer jacket is almost done for the year!
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Post by Darin on Nov 1, 2023 7:53:38 GMT -5
Wow ... I guess this thread will likely go the route of the Dodo like the Snuff thread. 🤔
It was 43F this morning and I bundled up like a kid going sledding. Then, like that same kid, decided I had to pee. 😅
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