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Monty P. would be proud of this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKEuzxC4eGc

Yes, it is on topic. Note the trees in the background.
Art

Triumph Rocket III - manufacture & testing
 

On Apr 12, 2:10*pm, "Artemus" wrote:
Monty P. would be proud of this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKEuzxC4eGc

Yes, it is on topic. *Note the trees in the background.
Art

Thanks. I love Triumph. You know that God rode a Triumph with open
pipes "His Triumph could be heard throughout the land."

Proud (past) owner of a 1973 Bonneville 750 and a 1958 chopped pre-
unit 500.

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On 2010-04-12, Artemus wrote:
Monty P. would be proud of this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKEuzxC4eGc

Hilarious! ...but that bike will never live up to its late 60s
forebears. The legendary BSA/Triumph X75 Hurricane, a Rocket III
variant, may be the coolest looking British motorcycle ever built.
In comparison, the new Triumphs look more like rocks than rockets.

http://www.ultimatemotorcycling.com/...rrican%204.jpg

.....and yes, with motorcycles, looks count! ;)

nb

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"notbob" wrote in message
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On 2010-04-12, Artemus wrote:
Monty P. would be proud of this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKEuzxC4eGc

Hilarious! ...but that bike will never live up to its late 60s
forebears. The legendary BSA/Triumph X75 Hurricane, a Rocket III
variant, may be the coolest looking British motorcycle ever built.
In comparison, the new Triumphs look more like rocks than rockets.

http://www.ultimatemotorcycling.com/...rrican%204.jpg

....and yes, with motorcycles, looks count! ;)

nb

The new one's will probably rust out a lot faster too as they're
probably not leaking oil all over everything like the old one's did.
Art

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On 2010-04-12, Artemus wrote:

The new one's will probably rust out a lot faster too as they're
probably not leaking oil all over everything like the old one's did.

heh heh....

They weren't leaking oil ...they were marking their spot. ;)

nb

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On 4/12/10 5:10 PM, "Artemus" wrote:

Monty P. would be proud of this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKEuzxC4eGc

Thanks. That is a hoot. The "argument Juice" segment is great all by itself.

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On Apr 12, 6:47*pm, notbob wrote:
On 2010-04-12, Artemus wrote:

The new one's will probably rust out a lot faster too as they're
probably not leaking oil all over everything like the old one's did.

heh heh....

They weren't leaking oil ...they were marking their spot. *;)

nb

That reminds me of a saying I read in a biker rag many years ago (I
may not be quoting it 100%);
"Hondas use oil in their engines. Harleys use oil on your left leg.
Triumphs use oil in a puddle underneath where you park it. BSA's use
oil in a widening stripe that follows the bike where ever it goes.

Marc

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On Apr 12, 10:16*pm, marc rosen wrote:
On Apr 12, 6:47*pm, notbob wrote:

On 2010-04-12, Artemus wrote:

The new one's will probably rust out a lot faster too as they're
probably not leaking oil all over everything like the old one's did.

heh heh....

They weren't leaking oil ...they were marking their spot. *;)

nb

That reminds me of a saying I read in a biker rag many years ago (I
may not be quoting it 100%);
"Hondas use oil in their engines. *Harleys use oil on your left leg.
Triumphs use oil in a puddle underneath where you park it. *BSA's use
oil in a widening stripe that follows the bike where ever it goes.

Marc

One of the heartiest laughs of my life came when a friend of mine, was
trying to convince a friend of ours (after a few pints), that the
reason BSA was called BSA was because where and how they were made. He
claimed they were made in a small area of the UK, by people of short
enough stature so that they could work on the bikes while standing up
beside them. The workforce took advantage of the area's preponderance
of people with short limbs, making them very good at wiring and
fitting the bikes during assembly. That was the reason the factory was
called the Birmingham Small Arms Company.... you had to be there...

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On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:42:32 -0700 (PDT), the infamous Robatoy
scrawled the following:

On Apr 12, 10:16*pm, marc rosen wrote:
On Apr 12, 6:47*pm, notbob wrote:

On 2010-04-12, Artemus wrote:

The new one's will probably rust out a lot faster too as they're
probably not leaking oil all over everything like the old one's did.

heh heh....

They weren't leaking oil ...they were marking their spot. *;)

nb

That reminds me of a saying I read in a biker rag many years ago (I
may not be quoting it 100%);
"Hondas use oil in their engines. *Harleys use oil on your left leg.
Triumphs use oil in a puddle underneath where you park it. *BSA's use
oil in a widening stripe that follows the bike where ever it goes.

Marc

One of the heartiest laughs of my life came when a friend of mine, was
trying to convince a friend of ours (after a few pints), that the
reason BSA was called BSA was because where and how they were made. He
claimed they were made in a small area of the UK, by people of short
enough stature so that they could work on the bikes while standing up
beside them. The workforce took advantage of the area's preponderance
of people with short limbs, making them very good at wiring and
fitting the bikes during assembly. That was the reason the factory was
called the Birmingham Small Arms Company.... you had to be there...

Har! I got a good laugh out of that just hearing about it. I can
imagine how much better it was on-scene.

--
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace
will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will
blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy,
while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn.
-- John Muir

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On Apr 12, 11:47*pm, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:42:32 -0700 (PDT), the infamous Robatoy
scrawled the following:





On Apr 12, 10:16*pm, marc rosen wrote:
On Apr 12, 6:47*pm, notbob wrote:

On 2010-04-12, Artemus wrote:

The new one's will probably rust out a lot faster too as they're
probably not leaking oil all over everything like the old one's did.

heh heh....

They weren't leaking oil ...they were marking their spot. *;)

nb

That reminds me of a saying I read in a biker rag many years ago (I
may not be quoting it 100%);
"Hondas use oil in their engines. *Harleys use oil on your left leg.
Triumphs use oil in a puddle underneath where you park it. *BSA's use
oil in a widening stripe that follows the bike where ever it goes.

Marc

One of the heartiest laughs of my life came when a friend of mine, was
trying to convince a friend of ours (after a few pints), that the
reason BSA was called BSA was because where and how they were made. He
claimed they were made in a small area of the UK, by people of short
enough stature so that they could work on the bikes while standing up
beside them. The workforce took advantage of the area's preponderance
of people with short limbs, making them very good at wiring and
fitting the bikes during assembly. That was the reason the factory was
called the Birmingham Small Arms Company.... you had to be there...

Har! *I got a good laugh out of that just hearing about it. I can
imagine how much better it was on-scene.

Especially the thoroughly dead-pan/serious delivery... till the punch-
line.

I like to tell a story about The William & Bradley Tates Brass Casting
Company. Makers of marine hardware. They even ventured into the
manufacturing of ships' compasses. They didn't work very well, hence
the phrase: "He who has a Tates, is lost."
(You can flesh that story out to a long spun-out tale with mixed
results, mostly groans. The ultimate compliment is if you can make
somebody clutch their stomach in agony, or clear an entire room.)

Then there is the story about Justice Samuel Schwartz who lifted his
robe to show his willy to a passing schoollbus. They couldn't arrest
him because you just can't book a judge by his cover.

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...oy/RIMSHOT.jpg

I'll be here all week.

Try the veal.

Don't forget to tip your waitress.

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"Steve Turner" wrote in message
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In Cleveland

Claude Cooper used to work there... until the incident.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVkZZsS-66c

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On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 10:40:35 -0700, the infamous "CW"
scrawled the following:


"Steve Turner" wrote in message
...

In Cleveland

Claude Cooper used to work there... until the incident.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVkZZsS-66c

See you and raise you one?

http://www.wimp.com/budgetcuts/

--
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace
will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will
blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy,
while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn.
-- John Muir

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"SonomaProducts.com" wrote in message
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Thanks. I love Triumph. You know that God rode a Triumph with open
pipes "His Triumph could be heard throughout the land."

Aha, so that's where the world's oil deposits came from.