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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2825	Re: Things about Kate Reply #15 - 12/13/20 at 17:52:55 The Triumph was one down and I think it was 3 up. Pretty sure the same as old BSAs. I think they even shared a lot of parts???? My problem was I was still racing motocross so everytime I jumped on the Triumph I would tap the rear brake to put it in gear! Thankfully, I had no problems once I got moving.
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Online Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10803 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Things about Kate Reply #16 - 12/14/20 at 01:51:45 I love your choices. I wanted a ‘67 Lightning or Firebird until running into a ‘56 Goldstar 500 DBD in ‘69. Had it for a long time but no more. 😒 Got it from a pro flat-track racer who was retiring. He rebuilt it to sell. $900 It was fun . 😎
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Reply #17 - 12/14/20 at 03:33:33

ohiomoto wrote on 12/13/20 at 17:52:55:

The Triumph was one down and I think it was 3 up. Pretty sure the same as old BSAs. I think they even shared a lot of parts????

My problem was I was still racing motocross so everytime I jumped on the Triumph I would tap the rear brake to put it in gear! Thankfully, I had no problems once I got moving.

My 72 Guzzi Eldorado had a 1 up rest down left side shift, till I put a shift offset bracket on it. Maybe I should have left it then it would have been like my younger days with four bikes each shifting differently!

But on a serious note I asked a old Vincent guy years ago about "What do you do in a panic situation when each bike has a different shift pattern and brake placement ?"

He responded "Pull everything! (handlebar levers) Push everything! (foot controls) You will stop!"

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Reply #18 - 12/14/20 at 03:34:29

LANCER wrote on 12/14/20 at 01:51:45:

I love your choices.
I wanted a ‘67 Lightning or Firebird until running into a ‘56 Goldstar 500 DBD in ‘69. Had it for a long time but no more. 😒
Got it from a pro flat-track racer who was retiring. He rebuilt it to sell. $900
It was fun . 😎

Lancer I was thinking a Goldie bsa would be on your list!

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Reply #19 - 12/14/20 at 06:52:08

Matchless G11 wrote on 12/14/20 at 03:33:33:

But on a serious note I asked a old Vincent guy years ago about "What do you do in a panic situation when each bike has a different shift pattern and brake placement ?"

He responded "Pull everything! (handlebar levers) Push everything! (foot controls) You will stop!"

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LOL That's awesome!

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Reply #20 - 12/14/20 at 07:37:59

Thinking about the OLDER BIKES :

So , the new W800 is rated for less HP than the Older W650 . The 2000 W650 is rated at 50HP . Kawasaki has 4 valves/cylinder and shims for valve clearance , from my point of view - both are GOOD things.
That's not to say I don't like the pushrod simplicity , that's one of the nice parts of the Guzzi , the "V7-design" is 53 year old now and going strong ! Here is my 49th year model .

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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2825	Re: Things about Kate Reply #21 - 12/14/20 at 14:31:42 There is Something For Kate, I mean about Kate and California. See what I did there? haha
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Matchless G11 Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 451 Newfoundland NJ	Re: Things about Kate Reply #22 - 12/16/20 at 12:07:09 One thing I love about the w650 is the bevel driven cam. I kind of wish there was a window on it like the "gear gazer" put on some bevel Ducatis.
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Reply #23 - 12/16/20 at 15:25:35

MMRanch wrote on 12/14/20 at 07:37:59:

Thinking about the OLDER BIKES :

So , the new W800 is rated for less HP than the Older W650 . The 2000 W650 is rated at 50HP . Kawasaki has 4 valves/cylinder and shims for valve clearance , from my point of view - are both GOOD things.
That's not to say I don't like the pushrod simplicity , that's one of the nice parts of the Guzzi , the "V7-design" is 53 year old now and going strong ! Here is my 49th year model .

Mike, are you turning into a COLLECTOR ?

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Reply #24 - 12/16/20 at 17:03:08

LANCER wrote on 12/16/20 at 15:25:35:

MMRanch wrote on 12/14/20 at 07:37:59:

Thinking about the OLDER BIKES :

So , the new W800 is rated for less HP than the Older W650 . The 2000 W650 is rated at 50HP . Kawasaki has 4 valves/cylinder and shims for valve clearance , from my point of view - are both GOOD things.
That's not to say I don't like the pushrod simplicity , that's one of the nice parts of the Guzzi , the "V7-design" is 53 year old now and going strong ! Here is my 49th year model .

Mike, are you turning into a COLLECTOR ?

Many years ago there was a comic with two guys looking at a Vincent black shadow ,

The guy labeled as the Collector says "It's too valuable to ride!"
The guy labeled as the Enthusiast says "That's what makes it worthless!"

Mike sounds more like an enthusiast. Roll Eyes

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Reply #25 - 12/16/20 at 20:56:18

Ya'll are right , "If I can't ride it --- then it's worthless" .

A part of me wants one of the RE Twins , the Interceptor . Its got the 270 deg. crank and should be nice and smooth .

Kate has the 360 deg. crank and both pistons stopping at the same time - twice every round makes for a vibration. It's not really bad , but it's an undesirable part of the package , "Old-School" ya might say. Grin

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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 6023 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Things about Kate Reply #26 - 12/16/20 at 21:33:06 Sometimes , I sort of miss having my old CD175 Honda . If I run the bikes I have now like I ran the CD , then I'd be inviting jail time !
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Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12686 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: Things about Kate Reply #27 - 12/17/20 at 15:04:41 I owned it's sand cast predecessor, the CB 160. Nice little bike, could run 60-65 with no issues.
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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2825	Re: Things about Kate Reply #28 - 12/17/20 at 17:52:59 This thread got hijacked in a good way all because of Kate.
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Reply #29 - 12/17/20 at 18:14:03

Yea , The extra 15cc didn't make much difference. 65mph was really fast on the CD too ! Roll Eyes

But it was fun to run it like there's no tomorrow !

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My old ridding buddy from the bicycles days bought a Honda 150 Dream - the 160's Dad ,at the time when I was ridding a 65cc sport.
Then when he got drafted into the Army , Dad bought the 150cc from him . So I got to drive it anytime. Dad had been ridding my 65 also so we needed a second bike. Later Dad got a CB450 , then a CB750K. So ya might say I got him ridding again , he had a 26" bicycle with a washing machine (B&S) on it in his late teens.

So a year later when I saw the CD175 I had to buy it.

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Sometimes the hijacked threads are the best ones !

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