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Old 04-14-2007, 11:39 PM
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What did bikers do when all their big bikes had 1274cc's for the bikes? A 1200cc Sportie was not heard of back in the day.
 
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Old 04-14-2007, 11:55 PM
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Well, they were happier than when the largest engine was 100 cc's......duh

Just depends on how far "back in the day" you want to talk about.
 
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What bike had 1274? Right now we think are bikes are the biggest and the most modern, back in the day they thought the same thing.Fifty years from now bikers will be saying how did we ride those antiques.
 
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What bike had 1274? Right now we think are bikes are the biggest and the most modern, back in the day they thought the same thing.Fifty years from now bikers will be saying how did we ride those antiques.
yeah, but theyll be saying it in spanish.
 
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Back in the 70's Harley's biggest bike was a 1274 or 1200.
 
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I never heard of a 1274.1200cc is 74 c.i. are you just combining those numbers or do people really call the old bikes 1274's
 
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Maybe I'm just dating myself. in 1970. the 900 was really a 882cc and the the 1200 was a 1274cc. Do the research. That's the way it was back then.
 
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What did bikers do? They rode what was available.
 
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Me... I had the 900 Sportster.... then a '71 ElectraGlide.... Sooooo I guess like today... you can have it all????

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I think they will be saying , those thing ran on Gasoline , "wow" ...

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What bike had 1274? Right now we think are bikes are the biggest and the most modern, back in the day they thought the same thing.Fifty years from now bikers will be saying how did we ride those antiques.
 
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