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From: an@hou2h.UUCP (A.NGUYEN)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: Good Handling Bike Recommendations Wanted
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Date: Fri, 18-May-84 14:17:58 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 18 14:17:58 1984
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> Surely you don't consider those mega-monstrosities with radiators,
> fuel pumps, and no kick-starters motorcycles.

You know what General Custer thought of the Winchester repeating
rifle?  Didn't like 'em at all!  The Indians?  Oh, they like 'em
just fine!  The rest is ...

> .. When I consider "high performance" I think of a *TOTAL* time:
> quarter mile *PLUS* tuning it up.  By the time you've fiddled with
> 24 valves, I've made it clean out of state.

Maintenance?!  What's maintenance?  Is that what you pay your condo
management?  (-:  Seriously now, my '81 KZ550 (8 valves, no kickstarter)
needed only two valve adjustments during the 21000 miles that I've
had it.  My old '74 Honda 360 (4 valves, kickstarter, points, manual
cam chain tensioner, not to mention an oil filtering screen cleverly
hidden behind the clutch cover and the right exhaust pipe!  AAAAAAARGH!)
needed a valve adjustment every 1500 miles, just like the book sez!

	Au