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[Ironhippie]

 

[Ironhippie]

 

[Ironhippie]

 

[Ironhippie]

 

[churchmouse]

In '69 the code for the 350/350 was RPO L-46. If I remember correctly, a cam change and an aluminum high rise intake turned the L-46 into an LT-1 and bumped the horsepower from 350 to 370.

You are correct. The 325 HP 327 was an L-79 I believe. Getting old suck.
I had an original LTI out of a totaled 70 Z-28 that ended up in my SeaRay. I sold the 67 Vette it was intended for.
If memory serves.() the L-46 had a solid cam over the Hydro unit in the 325.

 

[churchmouse]

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OK this is a winner...

 

[thunderchicken]

OK this is a winner...

The bike or the lady?

 

[churchmouse]

The bike or the lady?

Both of course. She reminds me of a lady we met in Daytona eating lunch. She was from New Smyrna about 20 miles south of where we were on A1A. She had a Triumph Bonneville and it had fouled the plugs. CKA and I helped her get it up and running. She rode with us for a few days until she had to go to work. Showed us some cool roads and out of the way pubs.
Chic was a serious hard ass. I liked her.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

She had a Triumph Bonneville

 

[churchmouse]

Hey my brother I rode British for a while in the late 60’s. Kind of wish I still had all of them.

And I loves me some Tull oh yeah.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Hey my brother I rode British for a while in the late 60’s. Kind of wish I still had all of them.

I never rode, but I always like the style of the Triumphs! But your mention of "Triumph Bonneville" brought that song right into my head.

Also liked the line, "Counted his friends in burned out spark plugs... prays that he always will."

 

[churchmouse]

I never rode, but I always like the style of the Triumphs! But your mention of "Triumph Bonneville" brought that song right into my head.

Also liked the line, "Counted his friends in burned out spark plugs... prays that he always will."

I rode Triumphs because they weee around in abundance in the late 60’s. Had a Trophy and a Bonny.
Then I got a BSA lightning in a trade for the trophy. I fixed the lightning and MOG it was fast. Sold the Bonny and went for another BSA. You needed 2 to keep 1 running.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I rode Triumphs because they weee around in abundance in the late 60’s. Had a Trophy and a Bonny.
Then I got a BSA lightning in a trade for the trophy. I fixed the lightning and MOG it was fast. Sold the Bonny and went for another BSA. You needed 2 to keep 1 running.

Two is one, and one is none!

 

[churchmouse]

You are correct. The 325 HP 327 was an L-79 I believe. Getting old suck.
I had an original LTI out of a totaled 70 Z-28 that ended up in my SeaRay. I sold the 67 Vette it was intended for.
If memory serves.() the L-46 had a solid cam over the Hydro unit in the 325.

My references were to the 327.

 

[Leo]

I rode Triumphs because they weee around in abundance in the late 60’s. Had a Trophy and a Bonny.
Then I got a BSA lightning in a trade for the trophy. I fixed the lightning and MOG it was fast. Sold the Bonny and went for another BSA. You needed 2 to keep 1 running.

Fell in Love with a Norton. Quickly learned how to work on Nortons. Spent a lot of time waiting for parts so I started just buying two of whatever was needed. They were really expensive parts.

I bought a 650 Yamaha twin to ride whenever the Norton was down for repairs. That bike never broke. Then the Norton was ridden less, enjoying more time in the wind on the Yamaha. A couple of years later, the Norton was fully polished and running great. We found a guy that always wanted one, and sold it to him before he changed his mind.

The day I sold it I took it for a last ride, I still loved the ride, the handling, the sound, but i had to sell it before I changed my mind.

They are kind of like your flaky High school girlfriend, no logical reason to keep her around, but you did anyway.

 

[churchmouse]

Fell in Love with a Norton. Quickly learned how to work on Nortons. Spent a lot of time waiting for parts so I started just buying two of whatever was needed. They were really expensive parts.

I bought a 650 Yamaha twin to ride whenever the Norton was down for repairs. That bike never broke. Then the Norton was ridden less, enjoying more time in the wind on the Yamaha. A couple of years later, the Norton was fully polished and running great. We found a guy that always wanted one, and sold it to him before he changed his mind.

The day I sold it I took it for a last ride, I still loved the ride, the handling, the sound, but i had to sell it before I changed my mind.

They are kind of like your flaky High school girlfriend, no logical reason to keep her around, but you did anyway.

Exactly.

2 words.
Lucas/Amal

 

[Emerson Dambiggins]

 

[Ironhippie]

 

[Ironhippie]

 

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