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Originally Posted by dsj1979
easily modified which is good!
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I could even tell you what part of the crankshaft you need to drill out to balance it properly... Proper working on bikes, you can get them very very good by yourself, and if it's for travelling then you only need work on the mechanics. My Trophy is a bit of a 'rat bike' - it looks like it has been stood in a barn for 30 years (it has!), but the carb and engine have had a decent fettle. They do vibrate a fair bit and power is limited so a twin might be better for doing distance on (I think someone mentioned the Bonnie). True you can get very reliable 'modernised' bonnies as well as the new ones but they tend to have lots of very expensive aftermarket engine bits.
If you have no real pre-conceptions but want something interesting just go shopping and see what you end up with!
I guess most old bikes have the same big advantage (can be fixed anywhere, mainly with a hammer) and disadvantages (must be fixed everywhere, especially if you used the hammer last time)
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