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       Banquo's stable
       By: banquo Date: November 7, 2014, 9:42 am
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       Firstly, the Cali III. I neither needed nor wanted another bike,
       but the offer was too good to pass up. It belonged to a Harley
       riding mate, who bought it new (pre-Harley), went his honeymoon
       on it around Europe, put 40,000 miles on it and thought he would
       still use it after he got the Harley (as well as the green and
       red V11 that also resides in his garage). He found the same as I
       found, that the Cali and the Harley do the same job, and it
       spent several years not turning a wheel in his garage, just as
       it's done in mine now I have it. Great to ride when I get the
       chance, with good handling from the Tonti frame, and powerful if
       wooden Brembos. With the new on-line tax though, I'm wondering
       about taxing one bike, SORNing it at the end of the month,
       getting a refund, and then taxing another for the next month or
       two. I'm fed up paying tax on bikes I'm not using enough. (+1 to
       the NF, cos it's free!)
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       Next, the blue FXST Harley, only the second new bike I've ever
       bought (after a brief relationship with a Suzuki T250J in 1972).
       Currently off the road, awaiting me getting my act together, and
       fitting new cams, tensioners and various other bits it needs
       after its 50,000 miles or so.
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       To keep me going, we purchased an identical model from a mate,
       paying slightly over the odds, because you don't want to haggle
       with mates, and it had the benefit of being local. He also
       stored the NF for a very long time, after I dropped it off when
       collecting the Harley, and never got around to picking it up
       again, as it needed work doing (steering head bearings and a
       puncture). This Harley replaces the long distance duties of the
       blue one, and is comfortable now that the stock seat has been
       junked in favour of a Saddlemen alternative. 500 mile days no
       problem, and despite what everyone says about Harleys, both have
       been reliable, fast enough, handle OK-ish, and the brakes work
       as well as you can expect when your laden weight is half a ton!
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       As you can see, it's also the 2-up bike, as my better half
       refuses point blank to go anywhere on "The Tractor"....
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