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Message started by klx650sm2002 on 08/01/10 at 10:20:52

Title: When I was 17
Post by klx650sm2002 on 08/01/10 at 10:20:52
I saw a Leverda Jota, the 180 degree crank three cyl 1000cc one not the later girlie 120 degree crank. I was so impressed, from that moment on I wanted to be a biker.
http://motors-bay.com/img/Laverda/laverda001.jpg
And the iconic engine.
http://jtccc.co.uk/jota.jpg
Clive W :)

Title: Re: When I was 17
Post by thumperclone on 08/01/10 at 12:17:53
theres one in london on ebay
1978 w/ the 180 crank

Title: Re: When I was 17
Post by JohnBoy on 08/01/10 at 12:17:55
It looks a lot like the old parallel twin Hondas of the late 1960's
Just a whole lot Bigger!!
I bet it was a monster in it's day!

Title: Re: When I was 17
Post by Phelonius on 08/01/10 at 13:16:18
When I was 17, I was learning bayonet drill and to shoot an M1 rifle.
You obviously had a lot more fun than me.

Phelonius

Title: Re: When I was 17
Post by mick on 08/01/10 at 19:00:21
When I was 17 and a half,it was a very bad year, the Army said they needed me,isn't that nice,some one actually needed me,they asked me very nicely to drive a 60 ton tank for them ,just for three years, I'm such a softy I couldn.'t refuse.

Title: Re: When I was 17
Post by LANCER on 08/01/10 at 19:40:41

6C68626A7569646D686C6478010 wrote:
When I was 17 and a half,it was a very bad year, the Army said they needed me,isn't that nice,some one actually needed me,they asked me very nicely to drive a 60 ton tank for them ,just for three years, I'm such a softy I couldn.'t refuse.



you brought a tear to my eye Mick
I had to wait until I was 19, and they gave me an aluminum helicopter instead of a steel tank, guess they did not trust me with the heavy metal.

Title: Re: When I was 17
Post by LANCER on 08/01/10 at 19:46:01

785D5A5C705D4B320 wrote:
It looks a lot like the old parallel twin Hondas of the late 1960's
Just a whole lot Bigger!!
I bet it was a monster in it's day!



Yes it was.  I remember reading about it and thinking that very thing.
most kids road 50's, 90's or 160's, and if you wanted a big bike you got a 250 or omg a 350.
the 650's did rule the road, then Norton started making the really big 750, then the 850!
Of course Harley  had the hulking 883 sportster and the monsterous 1200,  but they were always overkill anyway.

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