How Harley-Davidson Killed Itself by FortNine

[Shawn K]

Lucas are a much loved (by those who don't know them) English company

Best line in this entire discussion.

 

[BakerBoy]

... English company that can be trusted. Says so on this chart .
Upt'North.

Dunno. Seems more of a plea to me.

 

[caldercay]

Similar opinion from Different Spokes

 

[beemerphile]

I'll have you know young man, Lucas are a much loved (by those who don't know them) English company that can be trusted. Says so on this chart .
Upt'North.

Is it really true that Brits drink warm beer because Lucas made refrigerators?

 

[larryg]

LOL, great discussion!
Does Lucas still exist ?

 

[Upt' North]

Dunno. Seems more of a plea to me.

Is it really true that Brits drink warm beer because Lucas made refrigerators?

, I'll have you know we like our warm beer, it's just a coincidence that Lucas make the fridges.
Do Lucas still exist, DO THEY STILL EXIST .
I'll blummin "plea" ya .
Where would we be without flickering bulbs and dodgy relays. Hey!
Upt'North.

 

[Mophead]

Ryan does a pretty good job of calling like it is. His video on chain lubes is a prime example.

Back to the muscle car theme a bit......back in the day I had a chance to do a few laps in a 69 Z28. Solid lifter, dual quad 302 with the 4 wheel disc brake option. What a hoot!!! Back to back with a Boss 302. The Z28, out of the box, was the hands down winner. Interesting that a well tune Honda Civic could probably turn faster lap times today but it would not put as big a smile on your face!!!
Closest thing today to the old Z28/Boss 302 is the GT350 with the flat plane crankshaft. Worth it for the exhaust note alone.

Thank you for that!! To all the quiet pipe folks, just give this a listen and hear what its like to rip it open in the great wide open. I can only hope some tree huggers were around to be offended.

 

[Mophead]

Ah, Lucas the Prince of Darkness -

Now that is funny, don't care who you are.

 

[Uncle Phil]

Now that is funny, don't care who you are.

Well, I 'lived' it with a 1968 BSA Starfire and 1973 Triumph Trident ...
You ain't had a time until you've had to fuss with a Zener Diode and Amal carburetors ...

 

[Shawn K]

Well, I 'lived' it with a 1968 BSA Starfire and 1973 Triumph Trident ...
You ain't had a time until you've had to fuss with a Zener Diode and Amal carburetors ...

And as Dad told me once about his '67 BSA Firebird (which he still has), "You don't know what constipated is until you ride that sucker to Mackinaw Bridge and back".

 

[ReSTored]

And as Dad told me once about his '67 BSA Firebird (which he still has), "You don't know what constipated is until you ride that sucker to Mackinaw Bridge and back".

In '75 was looking for a different ride and test rode a BSA 441 Victor, similar to below pic. I liked the style, price was about $400 if I recall correctly, but a 10 minute test ride turned me off completely. Incredible vibration, terrible brakes, bought a new Yamaha 500 instead, night and day in terms of refinement, engineering and build quality.

 

[Uncle Phil]

In '75 was looking for a different ride and test rode a BSA 441 Victor, similar to below pic. I liked the style, price was about $400 if I recall correctly, but a 10 minute test ride turned me off completely. Incredible vibration, terrible brakes, bought a new Yamaha 500 instead, night and day in terms of refinement, engineering and build quality.

The Victor and the Starfire were basically the same machine except the Starfire was a 250 cc one lunger and the Victor was a 441 cc one lunger.
Either one could toss you over the handle bars if it kicked back on the kick start. You learned to appreciate the compression release!

 

[Shawn K]

The Victor and the Starfire were basically the same machine except the Starfire was a 250 cc one lunger and the Victor was a 441 cc one lunger.
Either one could toss you over the handle bars if it kicked back on the kick start. You learned to appreciate the compression release!

As he was telling me stories about riding the Firebird back in the day, Dad once told me, "You quickly learn the meaning of the phrase 'Top Dead Center'".

A few months back, I got to see Dad light up the Beezer for the first time. Only took him two kicks on a cold engine. He was quite proud of himself.

 

[the Ferret]

Well, I 'lived' it with a 1968 BSA Starfire and 1973 Triumph Trident ...
You ain't had a time until you've had to fuss with a Zener Diode and Amal carburetors ...

I had a 1969 BSA Rocket 3 750 Triple for a time (BSA version of the Trident). The only problem I had with it was oil running up the clutch cable and blowing back onto my pants. I had several pair of jeans stained black on the bottom of the left leg. Lights worked though.

 

[fnmag]

Well, I 'lived' it with a 1968 BSA Starfire and 1973 Triumph Trident ...
You ain't had a time until you've had to fuss with a Zener Diode and Amal carburetors ...

And what a time it was.

 

[Uncle Phil]

I had a 1969 BSA Rocket 3 750 Triple for a time (BSA version of the Trident). The only problem I had with it was oil running up the clutch cable and blowing back onto my pants. I had several pair of jeans stained black on the bottom of the left leg. Lights worked though.

The 'mistake' I made is I could have got the X75 Hurricane (Vetter version) for the same price as the Trident. I saw a fully restored 73 Trident (the year I bought mine new) for around $8,000 which surprised me - I thought one would be about twice that.

 

[the Ferret]

The 'mistake' I made is I could have got the X75 Hurricane (Vetter version) for the same price as the Trident. I saw a fully restored 73 Trident (the year I bought mine new) for around $8,000 which surprised me - I thought one would be about twice that.

That sounds cheap. I remember seeing a Rocket 3 in California that sold a few years ago for $16,000. I sold mine for $675 lol.

There's one on this page 1/3 of the way down for $22,500

Rocket Iii For Sale - Bsa Motorcycles - Cycle Trader

Bsa Rocket Iii Motorcycles For Sale: 1 Motorcycles - Find Bsa Rocket Iii Motorcycles on Cycle Trader.

www.cycletrader.com

 

[Uncle Phil]

On that page was a restored BSA 250 Starfire - just like the one I had!!

 

[MaxPete]

...aaaand here another video from a Canadian YouTuber - and more insights.

 

[Coop]

The Asian manufacturers are selling a butt load of four wheelers and side x sides. If I was younger I would have one or teo.