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Mid-life crisis?  Not really. At 53 I think I'm slightly past the midlife stage.  Already had eight bikes, the only one of which had a suitable rear seat for the Misses was the very cantankerous Ural. So she said get one with a rear seat.


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I put the "G" in Jihad.
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I guess, you still need a rear seat.
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1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
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No, it's there, right under my hand!
I put the "G" in Jihad.
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So a CB500T seat won't fit on there, then?

Maz
'76 CB500T
'75 GL1000 'Wing
'79 CB750L
'90 FJ1200
'93 GS500E

In a little place called Bexley, Kent, UK (Just south of London!)
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Congrats,Bravo. Those Triumph's have the coolest looking frames. I'd love to pick up a set of those rims someday. They look feather light! Really nice bike,man.
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Thanks. Speaking of the frames, my friend and I had ridden Ducatis two days prior -  Monsters and Panigales, but when I sent photos to my wife she wasn't sure she liked them. She'd better like this one, because I'm not taking it back!
I put the "G" in Jihad.
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It turns out my wife hated the seat on the Daytona.  Since I vowed to keep it, we compromised. I got her this:

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I put the "G" in Jihad.
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NICE!!!
It's only illegal if you get caught.

If at first you don't succeed, use more lighter fluid

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New Baltimore, Va '82 CB900c, 1980 CB985F/K 'Mutt"
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Thanks!
I met the president of Royal Enfield in Dallas last weekend at the Progressive show, the day after I bought the bike. I didn't know who he was until later. I wish I had known - I would have asked him to offer a drum brake up front. For the stopping power the disc offers, might as well.
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Not sure if they have it for your model but I have seen disk brake kits that look like drums to keep the vintage look.
It's only illegal if you get caught.

If at first you don't succeed, use more lighter fluid

95% of Harley Davidsons ever made are still on the road... The other 5% made it home.

New Baltimore, Va '82 CB900c, 1980 CB985F/K 'Mutt"
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I have not seen such a kit, however I've seen one that is a full on drum conversion, requiring new lower stanchions in addition to everything else. At today's conversion rate, the cheapest I've found is still nearly $1000. I guess I'll stick to the disk. However, when the engine eventually need servicing, I'm going with the head/valve/piston upgrade for sure.
At any rate, if a drum were offered from the factory, I think it would sell well.
I put the "G" in Jihad.
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I would try upgrading the brake line with a braided stainless line, and DOT 5 fluid. It makes a big difference.
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Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."

1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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