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Hmmm. So you don't like my bagger?
Please dont take offence, but I would sooner drive around in a Reliant Robin
Leslie
racerdave
^ Gone not forgotten ^
Please dont take offence, but I would sooner drive around in a Reliant Robin
Leslie
No offense taken. Just messing with ya. To each his own, but what is a Reliant Robin?
A couple more Summer Shandies and you'll start to like it Racerdave.
racerdave
^ Gone not forgotten ^
Kewll!! Now I know what Bombardier modeled the BRP Spyder after.
Dave these things were FU****G Dangerous
850cc engine and yopu could drive it on a bike licence
Leslie
pregrid
XS650 Guru
You're not alone. I may also stir up the shit but I'm not a fan of chopper/bobber/brat but this site is a boon to anyone doing ANYTHING to a 650. And the Harley thing........there was a time when I wanted one. Not so much anymore. Y'all know why. If we can have one thread for trackers.............well I don't see anything wrong with that. Cafe is cool, too.
7m-gtte
XS650 Member
Sorry for the side track but if your talking about reliant robins then you must watch this video.
pregrid
XS650 Guru
At this point I don't think it's possible to side track, hijack, or otherwise go off the track with this thread. Kinda like it, actually. By the way, that vid is fuckin' hilarious!
Dave
uebe
XS Goober
Pregrid....Enjoying this thread where ever it goes..........
What led you to be a fan of the tracker style?
By the way, isn't that the car that Mr. Bean drove?
pregrid
XS650 Guru
I live less than 20 miles from where the San Jose Mile used to be. The old Baylands Raceway/Fremont Dragstrip is less than 3 miles from my house. Drag racing, Speedway, Motocross, Sprint Cars, you name it and I was there, starting in the early '60's.
At my first San Jose Mile I was standing at the fence between turns 1 and 2, it was first practice. Bubba Shobert came flying down the front straight (top speed then was about 125 mph in the straights, 90 or so in the turns). He came into 1 a little hot, pushed to the outside and clipped most of the hay bales on the outside of the turn next to the fence. Never missed a beat. Never lifted. Left turn 2 on the back wheel and shot down the back shute. I'll never forget it. Wanted a flat tracker ever since.
this pretty much explains it..................And the fact that the XS650 was and STILL is being raced was not a small part of it.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...2ejsCQ&usg=AFQjCNFzYnfo33Wx_3_YupuOWwM4HF8ZIg
Dave it is a exert from a British BBC programme called Top Gear, I dont know if you get it over the pond but they completley take the Piss out of the Motor Industry and themselves, The Ozzies do the same show if you dont like Limey humour.
You may get some of their programmes on youtube.
Leslie
pregrid
XS650 Guru
Yup, we get it over here in the colonies
Sorry Dave,
I didn't mean to be patronising.
They did a special programme where they drove across the States,,upsetting the locals.
I was surprised they didn't get lynched.
Have you yourself watched it?
Leslie
pregrid
XS650 Guru
You weren't, just fuckin' witcha.......and yes I've seen several episodes, good stuff that.
racerdave
^ Gone not forgotten ^
Leslie, don't take Pre and myself so seriously. We are just, I think in your words, being "cheeky"?
Dave/Dave
Point Taken you will have to bear with me as I have been married 30+ years and my sense of humour has been stretched somewhat
Sometimes its like being Captain Blackadder in my house, in the Trenches with a bunch of Muppet's...!!!!!!
Do you lads have bike and car programmes on your TV?
Leslie
turn left
Go Fast & Turn Left
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Phyberoptic
XS650 Addict
I live less than 20 miles from where the San Jose Mile used to be. The old Baylands Raceway/Fremont Dragstrip is less than 3 miles from my house. Drag racing, Speedway, Motocross, Sprint Cars, you name it and I was there, starting in the early '60's.
At my first San Jose Mile I was standing at the fence between turns 1 and 2, it was first practice. Bubba Shobert came flying down the front straight (top speed then was about 125 mph in the straights, 90 or so in the turns). He came into 1 a little hot, pushed to the outside and clipped most of the hay bales on the outside of the turn next to the fence. Never missed a beat. Never lifted. Left turn 2 on the back wheel and shot down the back shute. I'll never forget it. Wanted a flat tracker ever since.
this pretty much explains it..................And the fact that the XS650 was and STILL is being raced was not a small part of it.
1978 San Jose Mile.... 90MPH
-=PO
turn left
Go Fast & Turn Left
Leslie, where did you buy the brass head bolt washers and also those allen bolts that replace the phillips screws near the advance/points cover?
