Off-Topic Topics

[HiDesertHal]

Hello, everyone.....

I belong to several Forums, each with an active, generously-posted Off-Topic Section.

Topics of interest include Movies, TV, Books, Music, History, Celebrities, Arts & Sciences, Comedians, Sports, Games, Food & Drink, Travel, Family, Pets, Cars, and other topics.

I happen to like Classic Movies, such as Gone With The Wind, The Grapes Of Wrath, Mutiny On The Bounty, Lawrence of Arabia, Dr. Zhivago, Tora Tora Tora, Pattton, Titanic, and other Really Great films.

What are yours?

HiDesertHal

 

[roger jones]

Balancing rocks is one of my other hobbies.

Others

• Food
• Travel
• Motorbikes
• Photography

 

[HiDesertHal]

Good for you, Rog! I used to have a darkroom I built, back in the film days. I also had a mint Whizzer Motorbike.

HDH

 

[roger jones]

She looked fun as well as mint @HiDesertHal I did a quick YouTube. Sounded nice but not much in the way of brakes to stop from 40mph

This is what I currently ride.

 

[Jackson]

She looked fun as well as mint @HiDesertHal I did a quick YouTube. Sounded nice but not much in the way of brakes to stop from 40mph

This is what I currently ride.

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This for me. Built for comfort.

The air horns rock!​

 

[HiDesertHal]

I never rode my Whizzer at over 30MPH, and I never took it on the highway...just cruising around residential areas and on Desert trails.

Hal

 

[roger jones]

I never rode my Whizzer at over 30MPH, and I never took it on the highway...just cruising around residential areas and on Desert trails.

Hal

I suspect that was much more fun. 30mph on a desert tail would be quite fast enough as well.

 

[roger jones]

This for me. Built for comfort.

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The air horns rock!​

Never ridden a cruiser @Jackson, sat on a mates recently. Comfort works. Sunshine and chrome go well together.
Do you go on trips or weekend rides?

 

[HiDesertHal]

I suspect that was much more fun. 30mph on a desert tail would be quite fast enough as well.

I kept it under 15 MPH on desert trails because of the dust and sand.

Hal

 

[roger jones]

That loos like the Honda


I would keep it under 15 MPH on desert trails because of the dust and sand.

Hal

the other advantage with that would have been that it was light to pick up, unlike mine or @Jackson 's

I read a book last year about ab English chap in Australia who bought an ex postman's motorbike and rode it back to the UK. Goes to prove you don't need an adventure bike to have an adventure.

 

[HiDesertHal]

This was a bit more gutsy...a Suzuki Savage Big Single 650 c.c. 34 HP and 350 pounds.

I love the Big Thumpers! Low RPM with gobs of Torque are what grabs me!

I used to go thumpin' around in 3rd gear just above idle speed, then crank it on and feel those piston strokes kickin' me foward! I could easily count the strokes while the revs were low.

Hal

 

[Jackson]

This was one of my favs from back in the day. 1972 Norton Combat Commando. Was quite fast in it's day.

 

[Rick M]

I've been riding since I was 8. Before that, I was a 'tank rider' on my dad's Brit bikes. God, how I always wanted to own a Norton Commando and a Bonney. Also a BSA Lightning.

My current ride:

 

[dragger201]

This for me. Built for comfort.

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The air horns rock!​

Ah yes the hotrod version of the Goldwing. Handling wasn't anything to brag about, but DAMN would it lay some rubber down.

 

[dragger201]

Ah yes.............just an ol' hotrodder myself. This was my last serious race build..................circa 1990...........


My last wheeled rod was an 87 Honda Super Magna, V4, 700cc, 82hp motor. It had a dry weight of a little over 400lbs. Swapped out an earlier model 1100cc, 120hp motor, rode it one time, scared the hell out of me. Took it apart, sold everything except the motor. That went to the junk pile.

 

[roger jones]

@HiDesertHal, re "That looks like the Honda" Correct 1997 VFR 750 FV

 

[mozquito1]

Balancing rocks is one of my other hobbies.QUOTE]

Do you ever cheat & use superglue

 

[Gyro Doctor]

... Here's mine !

 

[roger jones]

The cruisers seem to be winning so far.

 

[Gyro Doctor]

The cruisers seem to be winning so far.

Yep, I had thought about trading that Wide Glide in for "a bagger" like a Road King or something, but it's not
like I'm using it to get groceries or anything ... lol ... plus when the mood strikes me I can pop off the windshield
and sissy bar for that more lean appearance and "bugs in your teeth" experience