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johnr

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thmpers, brit jap or euro?
« on: January 03, 2013, 10:07:14 PM »
just out of interest, whilst we are probably predominently jap bike folk, who here has a brit thumper? a european one, even an indian or yank one? ive two brit thumpers in the shed as well as my suzuki project. what have you guys got?

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Re: thmpers, brit jap or euro?
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2013, 10:35:15 PM »
Jap - XBR500, XL600R; going smaller I've got a Chinese XL200 clone as well as as an old XL185

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« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2013, 11:40:59 PM »
Jap - 2 SRX-400s.....but does a (Hinkley) Bonneville count as 2 brit thumpers?

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Re: thmpers, brit jap or euro?
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2013, 02:35:09 AM »
Jap. Xbr. Also run a Bonnie. I would prefer a single with a bit more pedigree but beggars can't be choosers.

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Re: thmpers, brit jap or euro?
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2013, 05:59:04 AM »
MuZ 660 Skorpion Traveller. and  TS185 Suzuki thumper.
If a Bonnie can be counted as 2x thumpers, than a 2 banger single should be able to be counted as a 1/2 thumper!

Mark

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Re: thmpers, brit jap or euro?
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2013, 07:59:02 AM »
Multinational:- American, british, indian, japanese, east german, italian.

Armstrong, Harley, BSA M21, Enfields british and indian, SRX600, MZ, Aprilia and an ss50.

Oh and a Welsh one I haven't named yet.
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Re: thmpers, brit jap or euro?
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2013, 11:52:36 AM »
German (with an engine built in China).

gordy2169

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Re: thmpers, brit jap or euro?
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2013, 12:04:15 PM »
MuZ 660 Skorpion Traveller.

so thats a german with a jap engine and itye trim then !  ;)

mine is a "brit" oilfield 350 clipper model G deluxe series  (1956)

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Re: thmpers, brit jap or euro?
« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2013, 06:52:16 PM »
Hi,
My mixture:

Thumpers Proper,
One 1967 Velocette Thruxton, One 1957 Velocette MAC (Mols), One Evans/Norton Manx, One Suzuki DR 650 SES, One Honda GB 400 TT (Mols).

Others with a Thumperish ride,
One 1976 BMW R75/6, One 1975/76 Ducati 900ss, One 1955 Triumph Tiger 110,

Furry
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Here I go again!!

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Re: thmpers, brit jap or euro?
« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2013, 06:55:20 PM »
3 SRXs but if you can send me a Velocette Thruxton, a Norton Manx, a Matchless G50 and others brit thumpers, I can manage to host them  ;)

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Re: thmpers, brit jap or euro?
« Reply #10 on: January 04, 2013, 07:01:34 PM »
3 SRXs but if you can send me a Velocette Thruxton, a Norton Manx, a Matchless G50 and others brit thumpers, I can manage to host them  ;)

I'm sure I remember John saying I could have the T110.
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Re: thmpers, brit jap or euro?
« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2013, 08:07:16 PM »
1 srx 600 (twin shock) road bike. 1 srx 600 (monshock) track bike. 1 srx 600 / tigcraft track bike. 1 srx 600 / tzr track bike.             bsa bantam a whopping 175cc.

beamer

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« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2013, 08:24:39 PM »
euro   f650st with a rotax engine,the others have 2 pots but nothing more than 2

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Re: thmpers, brit jap or euro?
« Reply #13 on: January 04, 2013, 11:15:02 PM »
1 srx 600 (twin shock) road bike. 1 srx 600 (monshock) track bike. 1 srx 600 / tigcraft track bike. 1 srx 600 / tzr track bike.             bsa bantam a whopping 175cc.


Hmmmm now a stinkwheel bsa.....thats definately stretching it...  ::)
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Re: thmpers, brit jap or euro?
« Reply #14 on: January 05, 2013, 12:13:26 AM »
im wondering as i see them occasionaly, has anyone here got  diesel engined thumper? a dorset diesel or robin engined enfield?
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