Re: [ST] Old bikes

[Todd J <me_shucker@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have imagined (lately) a 675 S3 would be a replacement for my Hawk. I can see the "big boy" being a grown-up Hawk. 

Jeremy Witt <jeremyw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:  Yeah, but the previous generation S3 feels so much like a grown-up Hawk. 

And I still have my Hawk, at least until we can afford a Ninja 650R, at which point, the wife will trade it in...

JDW

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From: st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Todd J
Sent: Fri 3/10/2006 11:46 AM
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Subject: Re: [ST] Old bikes



Ah the Hawk GT. I miss mine.

Jeremy Witt wrote: Neither do I. The 82 Suzuki GS550 I started on (waaaaaaay back in
2000!) had a really bad habit of shaking off nuts and bolts, epecially
the shifter. But the worst was the coils that, randomly made it an
in-line 2....4.......2..4.....2.......4.2.4.....2...4 cylinder.
Research on the Internet showed "they all did that".

So happy when the 2804 mile Hawk GT came along! That's the soft-spot
bike I'll be remembering when I'm 90!

Jeremy Witt
Field Engineer
Corrugated Networking Services Inc.
Office: 603-703-0365


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[mailto:st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Harwood
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 5:21 AM
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Subject: Re: [ST] Old bikes

I don't relish my first bike. It was a used BSA Barracuda (Starfire for
the British market I believe) and it had a VERY nasty habit of dropping
me on the road with my knee locked-out when kick-starting! It didn't
matter if you jiggled it at the top to make sure it was engaged, it
would give no warning whatsoever.

Small wonder I never passed my test on it. I arrived 5 minutes late
(not smart in the UK) and completely knackered from half an hour of
trying to start it. I'm sure it was only my exhaustion that persuaded
the examiner to let me try. Anyway, I locked the rear on the emergency
stop (mostly because the front brake did nothing on that model).

Fortunately in those days you didn't need to pass your test as you could
ride a 250 indefinately on 'L' plates.

Chris Harwood
00 RS

>>> eoinkirwan@xxxxxxxxxx 10/03/2006 00:26:33 >>>

I think most of us retain a soft spot for our first bike, no matter what
it
was. Mine was fun to ride if you weren't in a hurry, it was daylight,
the
wind was behind you and there wasn't any traffic on your tail...
Struggling
at 40mph flat-out into a strong headwind with a trail of impatient
cagers
behind you and that crappy headlamp to see by, was less than fun!

I did see 70mph on the clock once - just before burning a hole in the
piston...


Eoin.


'04 ST955i
'90 GPz900R
ex... a few
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