"Steve Calvin" > wrote in message
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> 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
>
> --
> Steve

That's cute.

TFM®