Alternative cheaper new parts for the poor

Stw said:

You didn't mention Burt Munro....from Invercargill....

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Carl1199 said:

.... the most important one of all !!!! But I was trapped in the moment of the $100 bill argument.

He was a true build it in the garage with tape and wire, and ride by the seat of the pants type of guy, my father in law told me many a story of Burt as he knew him personally, race against him etc

Took it to the old US of A and still being talked about!!!!!!

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Carl1199 said:

Heard of Sir Edmund Hillary??? First man to summit Mt Everest, yes he was from New Zealand also!!!!...

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Stw said:

Yeah I was surprised you omitted him..the guy was a genius....

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bronch said:

Um, Tenzing Norgay...

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CrazyDuc said:

I don't get it... Why spend 20-30k on a bike then buy cheap aftermarket parts for it, just does't make sense to me.

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1199r8 said:

coming from the guy buying the oilquarium.

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bronch said:

You mean Anthony Hopkins?

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JeffD said:

Hahahahaha! Good one. I wouldn't call the oilquarium exactly a cheap part, but I totally get where you're coming from...

Not to metion the R graphics kit on a base, hehe.

Taste is truly in the eye of the beholder.

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