Rob notes:"who once was removed from under his hat by firing a 'light'
load
from a 460 WeatherbyMk5, another one of those devices that just felt
and
looked right.
I'm sure many of you here have similar things that would fit that
elusive category."

Oh, yeah. How about a Norton Manx 500cc thumper in a featherbed frame,
with reverse cone muffler. A friend had one and it was my first trip to
100 on a bike.