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Offline John Warner

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Anyone Else As Crazy As I Am - Bikes
« Reply #60 on: July 06, 2020, 07:28:19 AM »
. . . I don't think I would want to take it for an all day ride, the Eldorado wins in that department . . .
And also when it's time for Valve Clearance adjustments . . .  :thumb:
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Offline s1120

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Re: Anyone Else As Crazy As I Am - Bikes
« Reply #61 on: July 06, 2020, 07:51:27 AM »
Since I have both old (60 year old) and new (5 year old) bikes to ride, it's not "chronological culture shock" or "rose colored glass" syndrome for me when I get on an R5 or T500 or CT-3 like I used to own and ride.   

My RD400, for example, was a great bike by even today's standards, power, handling, brakes, vibration, etc.   And even the less-refined '72 R5 ... I used to ride it a LONG way and still would if I had one ....

Lannis

I agree and heck... at least the RD had self canceling turn singles!!  Only thing I really had to mess with, and a lot of that is my 6'3", 250lbs size.. I had two different countershaft sprockets with one tooth diference.. Depending on if  was doing mostly back roads, or highways I would swap back and forth..  I went everywhere.
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Re: Anyone Else As Crazy As I Am - Bikes
« Reply #62 on: July 06, 2020, 10:27:30 AM »
And also when it's time for Valve Clearance adjustments . . .  :thumb:

My old RD400 would have you beat on that particular job ... !

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Re: Anyone Else As Crazy As I Am - Bikes
« Reply #63 on: July 06, 2020, 01:03:51 PM »
 :thumb:  So would my first bike, '68 T500 Titan Suzuki.  Great first bike.
« Last Edit: July 06, 2020, 01:04:32 PM by Tom »
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