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John Deere 4240 Ford F350 2000 Model, Mammoths, Giant Buffalo, Dire Wolf

Winchester Model 97

You can still get Merc and Yamaha big HP 2 strokes. Same with Evinrude, but who the hell wants an E-tec.

Bring back . . .

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. . . Way ahead of it's time.

2 stroke yamaha 15, Circa 83 IIRC, still running, never had anything but a carb kit. Probably beat up 10 props already. Still runs just fine. We used to put hours on that thing, they we slowed up and a buddy needed one so its on loan to him. He fishes the river at his house sometimes at least 1-2 times a week...

Brand new yamaha 4 stroke 25.. dunno, maybe 2002 ish... ran fine at first, and then had to have carb cleaned between EVERY run.. morning/evening etc... found out though not the motor, the ethanol was eating up the fuel tank plastic.. so I put on about 200 bucks of new everything that would touch the damn ethanol.....

but I'm a bit OT... LOL

All that said, most everything today is, in one form or fashion, better than it was yesterday.....

Yep.

Most things.

I sure like pinned barrel, no safety BS, and recessed cylinder S&W's though.

And firearms without a legal page of warnings stamped on them.

I’d take a beetle. Simple mechanics/electrical, will almost go anywhere a 4 wheel drive can, with a few mods, and an engine I can remove and reinstall in less than 30 minutes.

Sounds great! Hope she comes with a burial policy for you. GW

I've got the most boring vehicles in the world. A 2011 Toyota Camry with 47,000 miles that I've owned for 4 years and done nothing to except change the oil,...a 2011 Acura RDX bought new,...oil changes, one set of tires, one set of brakes. I'd get in either of them and drive across country without giving it a second thought. I've also got a 2005 F-150, long bed, V6, stick shift,..72,000 miles. I'd probably even drive it across country if the situation demanded it. Hell,..I've got a 650cc scooter 15 years old that runs and rides like new. I've owned it 10 of those years,..oil changes, tires, a couple of batteries, and one little electrical glitch that I fixed,...22,000 miles.

I remember how those old cars and motorcycles used to be. I'll take these boring vehicles they're making today.

When I was a young man I was totally smitten by British motorcycles. My first was a 71 BSA 650. Fortunately, I wasn't mechanically adept enough to keep it running long enough to kill myself on it. The next was a Norton N-15. I worked hard to learn enough about it to keep it running,....after a fashion. But it was a constant struggle.

The most cantankerous mechanical devices ever made, in my opinion, were those British motorcycles of the 60's and early 70's. It took real dedication to keep those things on the road. My introduction to Japanese motorcycles was a KZ 650 Kawasaki,....totally bullet proof.

To All,

Things from my misspent youth that I would buy again in a heartbeat:

1. My 1957 RAMBLER REBEL V8 in PINK/BLACK/WHITE, w/Continental Kit,
2. The ORIGINAL Ithaca Model 37 Super Featherweight in 20 gauge,
3. The Indian Super Chief of 1953,
4. The 1st Issue Colt's COBRA in 2/3/4 inch barrel,
5. The International Harvester SCOUT of the 1960s (but with a Cummins 4BT engine),
6. The OMC 40HP Big Twin OB,'
(Fwiw, at last count, I have 8 OMC Big Twins in storage awaiting restoration & a classic "tin" runabout)
7. The Ithaca Auto-Burglar Gun in 20 gauge magnum, with shoulder harness
(Just a glance at the yawning muzzle of those two 10" barrels caused any number of thugs to decide "to go peacefully" to the county jail & W/O gunfire/bloodshed.)
and
8. My 1961 MORGAN PLUS 4, with wires.

yours, tex

Sounds about like what I still have. But maybe a couple pounds over 105, I think she said 108 the other day.....

#6 by a million

Definitely 2-cycle outboards. Lighter and easier to work on. If it smokes use synthetic oil in your premix.

Drag Strips, running out of them here. Used to be some great ones here in Northern Ca. Fremont, Vaca Valley,Sacramento about to shutdown. Built years ago, now too many new homes, and the people complain about the noise.!

Already been brought back to life . . . http://www.nortonmotorcycles.com/

This was me in Torremolinos Spain in 1973




Here is my 1973 Triumph 750 Bonneville sitting outside my home in Oklahoma

That's worth keeping!

It wasn't until the Brits introduced their Hinckley "New Bonnevilles" in 2001 that I was able to properly satisfy my British motorcycle "Jones".

Mine was a 2002 model. It utilized a 360 degree parallel twin,...but it had double overhead cams, 4 valves per cylinder,... and counter balancers on the crank to keep it from rattlin' itself to pieces.

They were fairly neutered as they came from the factory in order to placate the EPA Nazis,...but relief was only a rejetting of the carbs,...a pair of K&N slip on air filters,..and some free flowing mufflers away. It you took the time and expense to make those modifications, they were the most badass Bonnevilles ever produced. I fitted mine with some Bitubo shocks and a 140 profile rear tire to take advantage of the increased horsepower,.....then just rode the chit out of it for many miles. You could just flip these things around like nothing.

Me and some buds used to make occasional trips down to the Gatlinburg. They could run away from me on the straightaways,....but up on the Cherohala Scenic Skyway, I'd roll up and push my front wheel inside of their rear in the curves just to mess with them.

Good times on this bullet proof Brit bike,....very good times.

148 main jets,..2 shims on the needles,...3.5 turns out on the air, K&N filters,...Bitubo shocks,...D&D reverse cone mufflers, a 140 profile rear tire,...ride the piss out of it as hard as you dare. It ain't gonna break.