tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post7224691488731764295..comments2023-12-07T03:49:56.360-05:00Comments on On Two Wheels ... and more: I thought I was over it.Canajunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17529505799866207528noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-66547869430484973322009-01-14T16:03:00.000-05:002009-01-14T16:03:00.000-05:00There always was something about the Sportster and...There always was something about the Sportster and that amazing sound. HD's first challenger to the Brit vertical twins. I think it's the only bike that's been in continuous production for 50-years.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-69950199988983937202008-11-28T21:02:00.000-05:002008-11-28T21:02:00.000-05:00Mr. M./Earl:I guess when I think of crotch rocket ...Mr. M./Earl:<BR/><BR/>I guess when I think of crotch rocket I tend to think of the over-faired, clip-on bars, kind of thing, with a big whiny 4-cyclinder engine. But hey, that's what makes it all interesting, right? <BR/><BR/>I still see enough of the XR 750 in this model (let's see, remove the front fender, put spoke wheels on it, perhaps a larger front tire....) that keeps it interesting.<BR/><BR/>Earl - too bad you never owned a Commando. It really was a classic.Canajunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529505799866207528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-78801442927492936902008-11-26T12:42:00.000-05:002008-11-26T12:42:00.000-05:00Ironically, much like the XR750 that you longed fo...Ironically, much like the XR750 that you longed for, the Commando was the machine that I lusted after in my college years though always lacking the funds to own and maintain one.<BR/><BR/>I agree with Mr. Motorcycle in the looks department, but that's one of the things sells the bike for me.<BR/><BR/>E.T.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07081927514870722367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259433565415179843.post-75156620869097365812008-11-26T10:29:00.000-05:002008-11-26T10:29:00.000-05:00The new one looks too much like a rotch crocket to...The new one looks too much like a rotch crocket to me.Mr. Motorcyclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317142329450322815noreply@blogger.com