TFM® wrote:

>
> Now maybe if you had a good wench on the back of the bike packing a
> pound of butter, and she was willing to lube the chain while in motion,
> you could probably go about a hunnert miles without drying out your chain.
>
ROTFLMAO at the mental images that brings to mind!

I was weened on a 750 Trident, chainer. Wish I still had the SOB!

>
> I had a shaft drive bike once. Nighthawk 550. I loved it. It didn't
> have the problems of the ass climbing up on acceleration and dropping on
> deceleration like the first shaft drive I ever rode. (Yamaha XS 1100
> Special)
>
> The 1100 would do 60 easily in first gear though. I can't remember the
> vintage, but 1980 something comes to mind. I was 16 and a half years
> old when I rode that beast.
>
>
> TFM®
>
>
Then I moved on to a 750 Yamaha XV750 Special. Similar to this but
different.... < Shrug>
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-173271964.htm

Then later, I got a '97 1100 XV Special, put a BAK and exhaust on it.
Man would that sucker run .... (Have me tell ya about hitting the flying
turkey on the SOB sometime!)

Light bar, chrome side covers, bags, cobra seat/sissy bar, yada yada
yaha.... ;-) Man I miss that bike.

Actual pic of my old bike:
http://pic50.picturetrail.com/VOL413.../108104296.jpg

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Steve