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Old Sep 9, 2013 | 11:24 AM
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I went to Rice-O-Rama in Oxford, Ma yesterday. Vintage japanese motorcycle show / swap meet. Great day, great ride.

I took a **** pile of pics!!! Trying to uplaod them to photobucket so I can post them. The bulk uploader is kinda hard to use. I will post a few pics for now and add more as I can.

Ctluba arrives!!


My buddies triumph / bobber / chopper

Cool triumph with yammy motor



Gotta love an air cooled CR!!



yz 490!!!




 

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Old Sep 9, 2013 | 11:31 AM
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Ctluba posing with the crazy monster. 8)

True classic

A freak named Bill who built a crazy bobber chopper out of a Honda XR!!!! Wish I got a better pic of the bike. True art, cut a seat out of a quad tire!!!




Holy ****, an 86 limited edition!!!!



Hey, a CBF!!!!!


 
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Old Sep 9, 2013 | 12:22 PM
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Some pretty cool bikes!
 
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Old Sep 9, 2013 | 11:05 PM
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Ctluba on Wild Bill's chopper!!






 

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Old Sep 9, 2013 | 11:25 PM
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Been following this thread for a while. While it's not what I would build, I give you one "hell yeah" for daring to be different, and BUILDING what you wanted. Don't pay attention to people like evolution. If it didn't come out of a box with instructions, he doesn't know what to do with it.


 
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Thanx gamble

a few more scoots




 
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Man this thing sounds bad *** with the baffles out!!!!

Several guys have advised there will be a big power loss if I run her like this though, so back in with the baffles. Just wanted to hear it!!!


 

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I also need new tires, so you know what that means.........burn out / donut video!!!!!

I just dont know if I can pull it off with the forward controls and the open primary without killin myself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Originally Posted by ctluba
Man this thing sounds bad *** with the baffles out!!!!

Several guys have advised there will be a big power loss if I run her like this though, so back in with the baffles. Just wanted to hear it!!!
Power is a combination of intake (air cleaner, usually), fuel (carb/FI), and exhaust. Lot of loud, poor running Harleys out there because so many folks just throw on a set of loud pipes, don't do any thing about fuel. I bought an 883 sporty a few years back with the baffles cut out, still had the factory plug over the mix screw on the carb. Popped and farted pretty bad; put a size up jet in it and adjusted the mix screw, ran smooth enough, but they really bark with no baffles, finally got a pair of stock takeoffs - was surprised at how much more mid range it had. Didn't need to go back to the stock jet either, factory jetting is pretty lean, mix adjust was enough.

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I also need new tires, so you know what that means.........burn out / donut video!!!!!

I just dont know if I can pull it off with the forward controls and the open primary without killin myself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Put some new Avons on one last year, thought who cares about the old ones; darn rock hard Dunlop just hummed, not much smoke, but it sure did want to drift sideways - think, back tire on ice...
 
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A little off topic guys, but I figure anybody who is into bikes has to appreciate THEE MOST BAD *** BIKES OF ALL TIME!!!!! 500cc two stroke GP bikes

These were before all these four stroke, traction control pussies!!!

 

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