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1300ccsoffury
11/04/08

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Since the BMW boxer engine layout puts the engine at the farthest points side-to-side, that means serious engine damage if you drop the bike, right??
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Rust-MyEnemy
11/04/08

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Surely, with a wheelbase like that it's gonna be a pig to ride fast..... Does it have to be that long?
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Dr. H. F. Danger
11/04/08

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The design is balanced well, like how they offset the swingarm and the pipes. This also opens up some quality custom work.
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Tanshanomi
11/04/08

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Tasty!
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BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ
11/04/08

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This needs a K-series version with 4 exhaust pipes like a MV-Agusta
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smalleyxb122
11/04/08

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It's pretty sweet. I just can't buy a BMW motorcycle, because I am unwilling to cover it with bumper stickers and attend random protests.

It doesn't matter anyway. I won't buy a new bike until (if) Kenny Dreer gets the Commando into production. I'm saving my nickles for that one.
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EvilTriumph57
11/04/08

@smalleyxb122:

I thought Dreer finally gave up the ghost on Norton. I rememeber reading something about he just couldn't raise the money to get it off the ground and gave customers their deposits back and decided to concentrate on other things. No?
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smalleyxb122
11/04/08

@EvilTriumph57: He did give back deposits, but as far as I know, the assets remain in the posession of Norton America. That is, I don't think that the company has been liquidated. So the possibility of starting production in the off chance that an investor comes along still exists.

For all intents and purposes, you are correct. The Commando 951/962 will never see production. I am just hoping against hope that at some time, Kenny will look at the parts and the tooling, and think "maybe I'll give it another go"

And I, for the most part, accept that I won't ever have one. A guy can dream though, can't he?
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MarywithanM™
11/04/08

@smalleyxb122: +1 for dreams.

I will go ahead and show (some of)my ignorance. Is Norton America same as the 1939 Norton 500 in The Motorcycle Diaries(watched this weekend)?
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smalleyxb122
11/04/08

@MarywithanM: @EvilTriumph57: Thanks EvilTriumph57 for typing that out. Now I don't have to.

I hope that even if Dreer liquidates everything, someone will acquire enough parts to throw a few together. There have to be parts lying around at what was the factory, right?

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layabout
11/04/08

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I'd take a Triumph every time,& plan to get one early next year if all goes to plan...

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c0de
11/04/08

@layabout: ohhh.. missed that, that triumph looks nice, i've never been a huge bike fan but i'd like to buy an early 70's triumph daytona one day. nice bikes for cruising.
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layabout
11/04/08

@c0de: Well when i said "goes to plan" by that i mean have to convince my girlfriend, secondhand ones are at good prices right now. She'd rather i get an S1 Elise because it's "safer".
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c0de
11/04/08

@layabout: your girlfriend seems like a wise girl !
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layabout
11/04/08

@c0de: If i tell her that i'd never hear the end of it. She usually gets her way,knowing my luck i wont get either & will have to spend the money on a new kitchen or something equally dull. She doesn't understand that guys need toys & that we just don't ever really grow up.
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smalleyxb122
11/04/08

@layabout: I'm a big fan of the Hinkley Triumphs. I've owned 2 t595 Daytonas (first one was stolen from me). Damn fine bikes.

While neither of my current rides are Triumphs, I'll probably get another sometime. I'm liking the Thruxton as a backup plan for when I finally give up on Norton actually starting production.
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BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ
11/04/08

@layabout: Go for it. In an Elise you are driver passenger, on a bike you are driver pilot. That makes a big difference. Before four wheels there is more fun on two wheels.
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Turkina
11/04/08

@layabout: I reeeeealy would like a Speed Triple, but I've heard Triumphs are not built for tall people like me (6'3"). I do miss my GS500E, that was a great bike for tinkering!
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layabout
11/04/08

@Turkina: Then i'm screwed,i'm the same height as you.
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layabout
11/04/08

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So when do they finish building it? Looks crap at the moment.
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c0de
11/04/08

@layabout: think of this as the arial atom equivalent.. only this time it's just for looks.. uhmm.. well it doesn't make sense, but it looks "badass"
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layabout
11/04/08

@c0de: Look about two posts down.
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Number_Six
11/04/08

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I hope this flat-tracker thing catches on; I miss that old race they had in the '80s where it was mixed dirt/pavement but not supermotard.
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Wes Siler
11/04/08

@Number_Six: Superbikers.
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Ben Wojdyla
11/04/08

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considering how often flat trackers get dropped, they might want to throw on some jug guards. also, that looks like you're going to have a warm leg.

But still, cool looking.
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Wes Siler
11/04/08

@Ben Wojdyla: Non-burned legs are for pussies.
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Picarso
11/04/08

@Ben Wojdyla:

BMWs never really get dropped they just kind of tip over and sit on their head covers. Maybe they should make those out of knee puck material and throw in a few sets. :D
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BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ
11/04/08

@Picarso: The K-serie you can tip over quit a bit.

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c0de
11/04/08

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damn, looks like tha buell xb12ss, only more badass ! i wish i wasn't too much of a pussy to actually drive one of these..

but again, with the quality of drivers in ohio and the bad shape of the road, it'd be insane to ride a bike !
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junkman
11/04/08

@c0de: The Star Boys do some pretty insane stuff on Ohio roads around us. It would be nice to see them on something that wasn't made in Japan.
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acarr260
11/04/08

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Tha is not what I think of when I think of BMW motorcycles. I applaude thee, BMW. Nicely done.
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acarr260
11/04/08

@acarr260: proofread, you lazy bastard...
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