This a spin off of the thread What Bike Do you Own.....
But what bike do you wish you could own?
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This a spin off of the thread What Bike Do you Own.....
But what bike do you wish you could own?
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Honda CB600FA EvilBlack, looks like a wonderful machine.
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!938 Brough Superor please!
BSA Goldstar.
Had to Googleise coz I've never heard about it. Very nice piece of mechanic. :)
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More detailed pics here: Howstuffworks "1938 Brough Superior SS 100 Pictures"
Raced them,350 and 500cc in Norton featherbed frames- much to the disgust of my employers at the time!
BSA Motorcycles, Armoury Road , Birmingham - who employed me as test bed engineer for - you have guessed it - Gold Star engines !!!
About the best UK production bike engine made - broke my heart when they stopped production and I had to dismantle the test beds.
Left UK shortly after probably due to the decline in UK engineering development !
vincent black lightning, preferably in an egli frame.
of the more "modern" bikes, i would have to say the britten would be first choice.
could settle for an old ducati 750ss, and i still have a very soft spot for knucklehead harleys. other rigid-framed harleys give me a tingle, too.
How about one of these beauties
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Imagine dodging traffic in Thailand on that thing, it’s car sized!
A friend of mine in the UK owns one of these
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It has never seen rain and is in mint condition. For an old bike the handling is amazing. Pure engineering genius, a shame they don't have electricians in Italy though.
Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300R would be just about right.
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This one is the dream machine.
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I had an AJS and was in Indian/AJS in sacto in 1953 to get a part, and they had a Bonnieville Chief 80 on the floor, was the most beautiful machine I had ever saw, I told them that I didn't think they could ever build a more beautiful motorcycle, no matter how hard they tried.
I would have bought that sucker, but who ever had or ever would have $1.800 US dollars to spend on a motorcycle..... haha
Notice anything wrong with the one in the pic???
Coulda bought a brand new Caddie for that in '53.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackgang
Not really, Ford was about that in 1951.. I think my dad paid damn near that for a 2 door, flathead 6.
I just wish I had my Hondamatic 400/4 again. It was ideal for Thailand.
Failing that, another cry from the past, my Norton Commando.
For Thailand ? a BSA 440 Enduro - totally unsophisicated - built like a brick shithouse - and would climb up a brick wall if asked .
Didnt have company cars at BSA just choose a bike !
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My BSA Golden Flash that I drove 50 years ago.