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<blockquote data-quote="Magnetoman" data-source="post: 45461" data-attributes="member: 2806"><p>Fifty years ago someone wanting a brand new high performance motorcycle had a choice that, for the present discussion, let's say was basically limited to buying a Bonneville/Lightning/Atlas (take your pick). So, if none of those offered enough acceleration/speed/handling/stopping performance for your taste tuning one of those engines, putting it in a better frame, adding aftermarket TLS brakes, etc. made sense. </p><p></p><p>Today there are a number of 100+ h.p. motorcycles on the market having excellent handling, twin front disks, amazingly wide tires, etc. Unlike the case 50 years ago, very few amateur riders even have the skill to ride one of these modern machines close to the limits of their performance. Because of this, other than nostalgia (which certainly can be a powerful factor), building one's own high performance motorcycle from a mix-and-match set of components doesn't seem to me to make as much sense as it did 50 years ago. None of this takes away from my admiration of that beautiful piece of CNC-carved Al.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Magnetoman, post: 45461, member: 2806"] Fifty years ago someone wanting a brand new high performance motorcycle had a choice that, for the present discussion, let's say was basically limited to buying a Bonneville/Lightning/Atlas (take your pick). So, if none of those offered enough acceleration/speed/handling/stopping performance for your taste tuning one of those engines, putting it in a better frame, adding aftermarket TLS brakes, etc. made sense. Today there are a number of 100+ h.p. motorcycles on the market having excellent handling, twin front disks, amazingly wide tires, etc. Unlike the case 50 years ago, very few amateur riders even have the skill to ride one of these modern machines close to the limits of their performance. Because of this, other than nostalgia (which certainly can be a powerful factor), building one's own high performance motorcycle from a mix-and-match set of components doesn't seem to me to make as much sense as it did 50 years ago. None of this takes away from my admiration of that beautiful piece of CNC-carved Al. [/QUOTE]
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