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III VOICES
W H A T Y O U A R E S A Y I N G
"What's that saying about a copy is never
a good as the original?"
Lowside: Better
Way Back When
Great article by Rennie Scray-
sbrook in the new issue. Being
an old guy myself, I can relate
to the good old days in motor-
cycling and in particular the
best music. Favorite music,
mid-1960s through the '70s,
motorcycles, too.
I can relate to the Triumph
Tiger. I have a 2016 and love
it. I admit every time I ride it I
play with all the buttons and
settings, just trying to remem-
ber what all they control. I
found the settings I like and
just adjust to the conditions if
necessary. Since I'm 65 now,
I remember and miss the '60s
and '70s when one bike did it
all. I used to ride my Yamaha
enduro to the foothills outside
of Denver, gas it up, ride the
trails at Rampart till I hit re-
serve, then head down the hill
to gas up again and ride home.
Ah, the late '60s. All these
years later and too many bikes,
I've slowed down to my stable
of four, (Road King, Tiger,
DR650, and 1970 Triumph
T100C), all different types of
riding but all do their job well.
I have to admit it's easier and
cheaper to work on and main-
tain the T100 and DR.
I'm glad to see the retro
bikes, they're still pretty com-
plicated, but certainly more
reliable.
Al Turner
Kawasaki Z900RS Test
It is great to see Honda and
now Kawasaki have built repli-
cas of the bikes that were giant
leaps in technology back in the
day. I remember the '70s when
it seemed like every month
some company was bringing
something out that was going
to blow the doors off the other
bikes. This is still happening
when you see bikes like you
mentioned coming from Ducati.
What is sad is the retro bikes
just do not do the same today
as they did when first intro-
duced back in the '70s. If you
want a retro bike, then find
one of the originals that is still
around. They are out there and
then you're on the real thing.
What's that saying about a
copy is never a good as the
original? I would rather see the
bike manufacturers build simple
bikes that do not cost a ton of
money for those who want to
get started in riding. All that is
out there are the 300cc bikes.
All of them are like sport bikes.
Anyway, this is my opinion.
Joe Edone
Here's my 1973 Z-1. The
picture is a few years old,
but she stills looks as good
today.
I've owned it since I was
in high school, 1974, and
feel like a teenager every
time I go for a ride.
I now have 284,000 miles
on the speedo. I've modified a
few items back in the day: Mor-
ris mag wheels, Cal Fab swing-
arm, Performance Machine
rear brake, dual drilled front
brakes, steel braided brake
lines, Vance & Hines 1015cc,
29mm Smooth bore carbs...
I'm sure a new Z900RS
would be great next to my first
love.
Pat Beale
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