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    I'll show you mine if you'll show me your's! PICTURE THREAD

    Here is another one of my Hinckley bikes. It is a 1995 Sprint. Has the 97h.p. 6 speed that has been tweeked a bit. Re-jetted Mikuni's, modified airbox, high flow exhaust. Chassis has Race Tech front fork mods, Acron 6 piston calipers, Dunlop Road-Smarts. Notice the radiator cover. She runs a bit...
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    I'll show you mine if you'll show me your's! PICTURE THREAD

    Nice Speed Twin. I have yet to see one of those face-to-face. Don't have any new bikes to show, but I do have a few old ones. Here is one of mine. ...J.D.
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    Steering lock key

    Really getting to the point I need to do this to my old America. Have to keep everything locked up around here anymore. That lock has not worked since before I bought the bike 6 1/2 years ago. But the neighborhood is changing. ...J.D.
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    2007 865 bonneville carby heating

    If I remember correctly, the carb heaters come on if the ambient temp is below 40°f. They are just for cold weather startup. ...J.D.
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    Yellow lights

    I have used a yellow bulb for years. I use a Ford Motorcraft # 48885. It is a direct H-4 60/55 replacement. Color is good and good light ouput. About $20 on Ebay. ...J.D.
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    Workin on em or ridin em

    I don't get in to the heavy repairs much anymore. I do not start those kind of projects because I never know if I will have the energy or a healthy spell long enough to finish. I do some special parts (have a lathe, drill press, etc.) for my bikes. I do the maintenance and lesser repairs. Im 73...
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    A sweet engine-mounted oil pressure gauge kit

    Here is my solution. This one is on a Legend but the oil fitting is cheap and could be used on others. ...J.D.
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    How old and how many years have you been riding?

    I am 73. I re-upped my motorcycle license last year. I have been riding off and on since about 1970. My first bike was a 1969 Sears 124cc. ...J.D.
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    Senior rider from So.Cal

    I've got the one air-cooled and 2 old 900 triple water pumpers. All carburetted. ...J.D.
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    Senior rider from So.Cal

    Just joined the site. I am a retired Operating Engineer in So. California. I ride 3 older Hinckley Triumphs. My Bonnie is a 2002 America. I like older bikes because I can buy them inexpensively and it leaves more money to fix them the way you want them. ...J.D.
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