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Originally posted by }{arlequin
I second the Vincent choice too, and I'd add an 850 Norton Commando as well. Confederates do look the biz, though. Saw one in person and it's beautifully put together. Very high level of finish.
Just over the weekend I saw a MHR Ducati. It was in a tunnel and it sounded great. It's quite a small bike in person (I was in a Miata so the bikes's lack of size was quickly apparent), fairly narrow rear tire, but it put out a wonderful rumble.
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lol, showing my age - but I had one of those Commandos (new) (see what you can do when you save your paper route money) and sentiment would be about the only reason I would renew that investment today.
As to Ducatis - I would dearly love to have back a certain 70's 450 desmo that I used to tool around with (single cylinder with a compression release so you could kick it over), I know it's a different topic than the MHR, but it doesn't do it for me either.
But on the other hand - I can remember a 60's BSA Royal Star that a friend of mine trashed that I would love to behold again. Something about those BSAs...
There's just no accounting for taste, I guess.