Comments on: The Kneeslider’s mailbag http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2005/11/12/the-kneesliders-mailbag/ Motorcycle News for Positive People Wed, 23 May 2012 23:28:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: mel mackinnon http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2005/11/12/the-kneesliders-mailbag/#comment-52202 mel mackinnon Sat, 02 Dec 2006 04:36:23 +0000 /?p=686#comment-52202 Its sure good to see some new builders creating ridable bikes and a visit to a dealership turns up some of the most practical rides in years, BUT!!! If a builder wants to buy a new engine in this world of about 6,000,000,000 people he will be limited to 1) some kind of a harleyish lump, 2) a repro antique or 3) a tiddler from China. Why can I buy a complete 502 ci v8 crate motor with all kinds of high quality hardware for 50% of the cost of a 50 year old , air cooled V-twin. $1500 buys me a set of Edelbrock aluminum heads finished off with a full complement of first class valve train, but it wont buy a great head for a vertical twin. Maybe there is somebody out there that has what it takes to produce a modern vertical twin engine that doesn't cost as much as a new Triumph. How about a square four. What happened to the tooling that was used to produce the recently failed Norton, or is there someone that can duplicate Yamaha's wonderful old 650? Any ideas? Its sure good to see some new builders creating ridable bikes and a visit to a dealership turns up some of the most practical rides in years, BUT!!! If a builder wants to buy a new engine in this world of about 6,000,000,000 people he will be limited to 1) some kind of a harleyish lump, 2) a repro antique or 3) a tiddler from China. Why can I buy a complete 502 ci v8 crate motor with all kinds of high quality hardware for 50% of the cost of a 50 year old , air cooled V-twin. $1500 buys me a set of Edelbrock aluminum heads finished off with a full complement of first class valve train, but it wont buy a great head for a vertical twin. Maybe there is somebody out there that has what it takes to produce a modern vertical twin engine that doesn’t cost as much as a new Triumph. How about a square four. What happened to the tooling that was used to produce the recently failed Norton, or is there someone that can duplicate Yamaha’s wonderful old 650? Any ideas?

]]> By: Oli http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2005/11/12/the-kneesliders-mailbag/#comment-4788 Oli Fri, 02 Dec 2005 15:37:21 +0000 /?p=686#comment-4788 I realise that this might be an unusual request, but, could you have a look at this site and prehaps publish it on your site? http://daftpolitics.blogspot.com/2005/12/bikers-need-to-look-after-their-own.html I'm not looking for traffic to my site, although a link and an email address for further contact might be nice. I'm trying to find a way of getting the message out to bikers that it really is time we did something rather than just take it on the chin everytime! thanks Oli I realise that this might be an unusual request, but, could you have a look at this site and prehaps publish it on your site?

http://daftpolitics.blogspot.com/2005/12/bikers-need-to-look-after-their-own.html

I’m not looking for traffic to my site, although a link and an email address for further contact might be nice. I’m trying to find a way of getting the message out to bikers that it really is time we did something rather than just take it on the chin everytime!

thanks

Oli

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