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Back in the 90's I was going to our local 1/8 mile drag strip on a regular basis. Almost every Thursday night a guy would show up on a mostly stock CBX. Equipped with a 6-1 exhaust, there was nothing that sounded quite like that bike. Hovering the front wheel off the line and through the first 3 gears, howling like a miniature Ferrari the whole way. Glorious! |
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Sat Jan 28, 2023 11:51 pm (Last edited: Sun Jan 29, 2023 3:47 pm)
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Here is the latest interesting vehicle that was parked across from Alice's Restaurant today. It would appear to be a new Arel Atom 3 vehicle (is it a car or a roller skate?). It must be new because it has a paper license plate which the dealer gives you when you buy the vehicle so that you can be billed for crossing Bay Area bridges and freeway toll lanes. Eventually a real metal license plate will arrive - hopefully in your mail box and not delivered to someone else's home. Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2020 KTM 390 Duke; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh |
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Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #227 With the large easy to read 2018, the cops are more likely to stop him for a little visit.
Lee
2022 R1250RS White Sport Iowa, USA |
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Here are some photos of a classic Lotus Turbo Esprit wedge that I saw parked across from Alice's Restaurant today. Ah the good old days when Italians giving us wedgies.
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2020 KTM 390 Duke; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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Here are some photos of the neat Morgan-clone Aero Moto Guzzi-powered kit cycle car that I saw at Alice's Restaurant last Sunday morning. The owner said that he built it in 2017 from a kit. Looks really nice, but it was very cold that morning and the owner said that he was just about frozen by the time he reached the Restaurant. Definitely no heater in that car.
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2020 KTM 390 Duke; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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Here is a really mint-condition 1956 Austin-Healey 100M 4-cylinder, 2.7 liter high performance engine. The owner said that it was a special model that was only sold for three years. After that the typical A-H straight 6 was introduced, which had less horsepower than this 4-cylinder version.
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2020 KTM 390 Duke; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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he's clutching at straws with his claim about the power compared to the 3 litre cars. Only the very earliest ones in 1959 had 103bhp as they had an engine from an Austin Westminster. Very soon in the same year they had a revised engine making 130bhp and up to 150bhp with the 4 bearing crankshaft.
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Today at Alice's Restaurant was a mint condition Sunbeam Tiger in the parking lot. I'll let you figure out what year it is.
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2020 KTM 390 Duke; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #233 A Sunbeam Tiger signed by Shelby. Probably has a 289 under the hood. The first year for the Mustang Shelby was 1965 so the Sunbeam is before that.
Lee
2022 R1250RS White Sport Iowa, USA |
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Checking out Wikipedia, it looks like that car is a Mark 1 Sunbeam Tiger. The Mark 1 was built between 1964 and 1967 and was powered by the 260ci Ford engine. The Mark 2 Tiger had slightly different bodywork and was powered by the Ford 289.
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2020 KTM 390 Duke; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #236 Wow, that is a homely car. Reminds me of the Chevy Citation (here in the US)
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According to a post in another forum: Maxwell Smart in the 1960's (?) TV show drove several Sunbeam Tigers during the series but for the majority of the series it was either:
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2020 KTM 390 Duke; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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It has been a while since I have seen one of these odd Yamaha Niken GTs. I wonder if Yamaha still makes them an if they are still sold in North America?
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2020 KTM 390 Duke; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #239 yes, still made, with a refresh for 2023 with TFT & suspension upgrades from the Tracer https://www.yamaha-motor.eu/gb/en/produc.../niken-gt-2023/ recent review in a UK magazine was favourable but they are pricey at over £16k whether you have them in the US is another matter
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