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[Horton Oliphant]

So, do you still have the Gold Star? That would be a cool bike to see. Alan Henderson A13 Hacked Iowa

On 5/1/2012 9:48 PM, Jud wrote: > > Looks pretty good to me. I was a canyon runner and a road racer way > before I ever started riding off-road, and way, way before I started > riding dual sports. I have always been a fan of big single cafe > racers, ever since I put clip-ons on my second motorcycle, a DBD 500 > Gold Star ( a very cool bike for which I will never be cool enough). > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jud]

Nope. Just the worst imaginable case of seller's remorse.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Horton Oliphant wrote: > > So, do you still have the Gold Star? That would be a cool bike to see. > Alan Henderson A13 Hacked Iowa > > On 5/1/2012 9:48 PM, Jud wrote: > > > > Looks pretty good to me. I was a canyon runner and a road racer way > > before I ever started riding off-road, and way, way before I started > > riding dual sports. I have always been a fan of big single cafe > > racers, ever since I put clip-ons on my second motorcycle, a DBD 500 > > Gold Star ( a very cool bike for which I will never be cool enough). > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Jud" wrote: SNIP I no longer like the cafe-racer riding position, or, to be more precise, it no longer likes me. So while this bike looks pretty good to me, it is not something I would ride. What ever your likes or dislikes, it looks nicely done; ie it is not a rat bike when they got done. What is troubling to me is the seating position. The footpegs need to me moved back and the shift/brake location to give anyone over 5'5" a chance to actually be comfortable riding it; if as Jud suggestedd, if it were even possible to [ever]ride at this age and condition. revmaaatin.

[ron criswell]

I always wanted a Gold Star. I never could figure out why BSA replaced it with the Victor? I guess that is another reason they are no longer in business. I used to go every Saturday night to a local TT / scramble track. A guy named Top Cat Carter always won the Open Class on a Gold Star...back when men wiz men and motorsickles were motorsickles. That was one single that sounded good. Criswell Sent from my iPad

On May 2, 2012, at 12:04 PM, "Jud" wrote: > Nope. Just the worst imaginable case of seller's remorse. > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Horton Oliphant wrote: > > > > So, do you still have the Gold Star? That would be a cool bike to see. > > Alan Henderson A13 Hacked Iowa > > > > On 5/1/2012 9:48 PM, Jud wrote: > > > > > > Looks pretty good to me. I was a canyon runner and a road racer way > > > before I ever started riding off-road, and way, way before I started > > > riding dual sports. I have always been a fan of big single cafe > > > racers, ever since I put clip-ons on my second motorcycle, a DBD 500 > > > Gold Star ( a very cool bike for which I will never be cool enough). > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[achesley43@ymail.com]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Ron Criswell wrote:

> > I always wanted a Gold Star. I never could figure out why BSA replaced it with the Victor? I guess that is another reason they are no longer in business. I used to go every Saturday night to a local TT / scramble track. A guy named Top Cat Carter always won the Open Class on a Gold Star...back when men wiz men and motorsickles were motorsickles. That was one single that sounded good. > > Criswell

I'm of the same opinion on the Victor replacing the gold star. I had a '49 and a '58 Gold Star. Very fun bikes. My first sighting of these bike were at Scramble Tracks in '59 - '61. Their sound was incredible and hooked me. And the men sliding these bikes around the track was amazing. Andy Chesley > heading for Arkansas this morning on da '00 KLR ;--)

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Ron Criswell wrote: ...back when men wiz men and motorsickles were motorsickles. That was one single that sounded good. > > Criswell > I seem to recall, those men sometimes had to kick, kick, kick, push the beast to make it a motorsickle, and not a curb toy. revmaaatin. who loves the right thumb manly start button.

[Brent Tegler]

From a friend of mine who just bought a a fully restored goldstar (at great expense)... I am glad to read accounts of guys enjoying riding these, as my first foray was not encouraging! I need to spend more time in the saddle My understanding was that at the end BSA were loosing on every GS they made and production only extended into the 60s because the two US importers, especially Hap Alzina on the West Coast (where my Goldie came from) said they would not order other BSA models unless the GS was maintained. Part of the appeal of the GS was that every engine was hand-built and tested - each one came with a performance certificate recording the numbers from the test bed - very expensive. On top of that BSA had an internal policy to try and maintain a high proportion of interchangeable parts among models. This is actually a godsend now as there are lots of parts made for the A10/A7 line which fit the much rarer goldies, so you can get many bits for the latter quite readily. It also has encouraged re-manufacturing of parts as one part will fit many models. As the A10/A7 line was replaced with the A50/A65 twins, the Goldie was out on its own and it was not economical to produce all the cycle and engine parts just for one out-dated model. The bike had come to its natural end in terms of development, no-one was going to squeeze too much more power of it in an economical way (the racers have of course got more power but they are building very custom small run engines). I think it was a good business decision to let the goldie go, it had had its day. Cheers, Brent Tegler ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- -----Original Message----- From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of revmaaatin Sent: May-03-12 10:52 AM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: The prettiest KLR650 you've ever seen! --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com , Ron Criswell wrote: ...back when men wiz men and motorsickles were motorsickles. That was one single that sounded good.

> > Criswell >

I seem to recall, those men sometimes had to kick, kick, kick, push the beast to make it a motorsickle, and not a curb toy. revmaaatin. who loves the right thumb manly start button.

[ron criswell]

Seating position and comfort is so important to me....it dismays me what some manufacturers...and some riders expect and want in riding position. People used to be dumbfounded when I told them I rode a KLR cross country for hours on end. I have 3 street bikes (and my old dirt bike). The KLR, with it's upright seating position and pegs in a more longer stretch than my other 2 street bikes, is my most comfortable road bike. I had to raise the bars and lower the pegs on my 2001 concours and am still working on my Versys putting hwy pegs on it. One guy used to say, doesn't the wind beat you up with that small wind shield. Err...no...I have ridden it all over the place with no shield not bothering me at all. Knee bend and lean forward with weight on my wrists bothers the crap outta me. I used to think I wanted a Ducati. Some cruisers with legs way forward and strange bar reach...mystifies me. I am easily entertained. Criswell Sent from my iPad

On May 2, 2012, at 11:35 PM, "revmaaatin" wrote: > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Jud" wrote: > SNIP > > I no longer like the cafe-racer riding position, or, to be more precise, it no longer likes me. So while this bike looks pretty good to me, it is not something I would ride. > > What ever your likes or dislikes, it looks nicely done; ie it is not a rat bike when they got done. > > What is troubling to me is the seating position. > The footpegs need to me moved back and the shift/brake location to give anyone over 5'5" a chance to actually be comfortable riding it; if as Jud suggestedd, if it were even possible to [ever]ride at this age and condition. > > revmaaatin. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[david zawadzki]

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