a couple of question on bikes

[ATAG_Dutch]

Now that is a cracking trio.

When do you get the Jota to go with them?

[Sternjaeger II]

Jolly good B_Bogus! Now you need a BSA and a vintage Honda to complete yr masterpiece collection! What years are they?

[B_Bogus]

Originally Posted by Dutch_851

Now that is a cracking trio.

When do you get the Jota to go with them?

Thanks!
It's right at the top of the list
Followed by an X-75 Hurricane, of course!

Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

Jolly good B_Bogus! Now you need a BSA and a vintage Honda to complete yr masterpiece collection! What years are they?

A Rocket 3 would be good, wouldn't it? I got offered an A65 last year, but the memory of the last one locking the crank at 85mph on the M61 has kept such notions at bay!
I did have a Kawasaki Z1-B, but it had to go

Perhaps an H2...?

[brando]

Here's a piccie for you Bogus, of my earliest outfit - now in new hands and still looking good



I envy you your collection. I must be a little older than you perhaps; I had a Norton Dommie for a couple of years, but the Commie was beyond my wage packet at the time. I also had a brace of BSA M21's, the side-valve 600 single, but nothing ever quite came up to the big Panther for sloggability.

@Katana. I remember your namesake as a wicked piece of kit I nearly bought a Kettle once, but otherwise it was all Yam's for me after the British industry crashed. I never met the Yam R1
rider, but while I was a NABD rep we must have done 3 or 4 conversions for one-armed riders. Unfortunately the damage to my shoulder and spine wouldn't allow me to check out a solo, as I couldn't risk any further impact damage in the event of a spill. My first converted outfit was a Yam XS650, quite a classic in its own right. It had the lightweight sidecar from one of those Harley Davidson 350 2-strokes (re-badged Aermacchis?), but even that was too much for the Yammy gearbox. Eventually I restored it as a solo and got a great price from a collector.

As you said, I recommend a well-fitting lid and good leathers at the very least.