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[ale] [OT] Looking for an old beater motorcycle.
If you like really old vintage antique motorcycles, to look at, not buy,
check out some of the shows on velocity tv network. It's channel 205 on
comcast. I don't know about other providers. I think one of the shows
is called barn finds. The other day, they auctioned off a really old,
really ratty, really rusty, un-rideable motorcycle for more than the
cost of my house. It's an inexpensive house, but, REALLY? That much
for an un-rideable bike? I guess some people got the bucks.
Regarding tires, car tire stores now want you to replace tires after 5
years due to the possibility of cracks developing in the rubber. I
don't know how much of that is legit and how much is scam, but that's
what they say. I guess it wouldn't pay to buy 60K mile tires if you're
one of the few who only puts 8K miles per year on them. Car tires have
a date code on them that you can read. I assume motorcycle tires do too.
Sincerely,
Ron
On 8/9/2013 2:05 PM, Neal Rhodes wrote:
> Um, aren't chinese scooters UNDER 50cc DESIGNED to get no respect?
> Isn't it by DEFINITION not a licensed vehicle when under 50cc?
>
> Regarding the vintage bikes, Ian over at Georgia Cycle Depot will
> tell you about taking a restored Norton to Daytona bike week and
> getting treated like royalty. However, he will also tell you how
> unreliable many of those bikes were even when brand new. I'm
> thinking the vintage Hondas (boy is there an oxymoron) were more
> reliable.
>
> Best wishes, good hunting, and safe riding to Richard. Please pay
> attention to age of tires, no matter how little the wear. I dunno
> regarding bikes, but with motorhomes the rule is you replace around 7
> years no matter how much tread is left.
>
> Neal Rhodes
> MNOP Ltd
>
> On Fri, 2013-08-09 at 10:11 -0400, Jim Kinney wrote:
>> cool!
>>
>>
>> They're a good bunch and mostly really laid back. I have seen real
>> scooters (<100cc) show up and they don't hassle (much :-). The old
>> Vespas get some respect. The newer Chinese 49cc scooters get none.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 9:45 AM, Richard Bronosky
>> <richard at bronosky.com <mailto:richard at bronosky.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Jim,
>> I went to Twain's last night. Pretty cool joint. Thanks for the lead.
>> I met a lot of guys. I learned a little bit about bikes and how to
>> choose the one I want. Most importantly I saw a few guys riding
>> vintange beaters and treating it just the way I intended to do. They
>> all had the, "It's not pretty, it's not big, and that's the way I
>> like
>> it" attitude. Even better was that everyone else there would show
>> them
>> a lot of respect and compare them to bikes they used to have and wish
>> they never got rid of. So that's great. I was a little worried about
>> getting, "don't bring your moped around here" attitude if I got the
>> kind of bike I've been looking for. Now I'm confident that won't
>> happen.
>>
>> Now I'm off to find the perfect Honda CB500 or similar.
>>
>> Thanks again, Jim.
>>
>> .!# RichardBronosky #!.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 10:45 AM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com
>> <mailto:jim.kinney at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> > Once you find something, there's a bunch of two-wheel guys
>> (mostly) that
>> > meet up at Twains in Decatur for beers and motorcycle
>> camaraderie most
>> > Thursdays after 7, I think. I've been a few times and no longer
>> have a
>> > two-wheel conveyance (bummer).
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Richard Bronosky
>> <richard at bronosky.com <mailto:richard at bronosky.com>>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I am newly divorced and am faced with challenge of finding a
>> social
>> >> life outside of my wife and children. This was going pretty
>> well when
>> >> I was sleeping on a coworker's couch downtown. Now that I'm in
>> a home
>> >> far west of Atlanta I face a $10 fuel investment anytime I
>> drive into
>> >> town. (I usually take the bus to work.) That will result in me
>> sitting
>> >> on the computer every night and being a recluse.
>> >>
>> >> I sold a TV for $500 and would like to spend that on
>> motorcycle. I'm
>> >> looking at 30+ year old Hondas on Craig's List. If you know of
>> >> anything or anyone, please put me in touch.
>> >>
>> >> .!# RichardBronosky #!.
>> >>
>> > --
>> > James P. Kinney III
>> >
>> > Every time you stop a school, you will have to build a jail.
>> What you gain
>> > at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on
>> his own tail.
>> > It won't fatten the dog.
>> > - Speech 11/23/1900 Mark Twain
>> >
>> > http://electjimkinney.org
>> > http://heretothereideas.blogspot.com/
>> >
>>
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