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Title: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by PAPA_THUMP on 08/26/05 at 16:15:48 ;D ;D ;D Hi ... my name is PAPA THUMP..... I HAVE BEEN RIDING 47 YEARS.... so Jim may I call you son ?? I just joined today... and left advice on the coat and tie thread ;) :D :P papa thump |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by Greg_650 on 08/26/05 at 16:20:12 PAPA_THUMP wrote:
Gee, I've only been riding 38 years. It's good to know you can still have "Thump" in the golden years, too. You are an inspiration to all of us junior riders. Thump On! BTW - Welcome to the best Savage Forum |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by PAPA_THUMP on 08/26/05 at 16:41:33 HI GREG 650 MY SON !!!!!! just to let you know... I may be pushing 70.... but I still out ride you !!!!!! want to race for pink slips !!!!!!! ha , ha, :o :o :o |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by lancer on 08/26/05 at 19:56:51 Hey there old thumper, how are you hanging today? It is good that that you can still get yourself out and thump with the rest of the gang. Welcome to the best website you will find for good Savage info a lot of good folks. |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by clueless on 08/26/05 at 21:05:53 I turn 50 Sunday so that is 36 years......more fun now than ever!!!! Jim |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by diesel on 08/26/05 at 21:18:19 welcom papa thump: I've been ridden since '47, that makes 'bout 57 years in the saddle. it all started with a Whizzer.(a real early thumper) still ridden a thumper, an '03 Savage,but 'bout 20 or so bikes over the years. of all the bikes,the absolute worst was a '49 Indian Scout.Edison electrics,Linkert carb and a miserable copy of a Burman trans.my ridden buddy rode an AJS 500 thumper, he said I should call the Scout EMF," every morning fix" befor a ride. 73 now and looking forward to at least another 20 in the saddle,(probably just wishful thinking) keep 'em up. diesel |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by PAPA_THUMP on 08/26/05 at 21:56:19 ;D ;D ;D THANX EVERYONE FOR THE WARM WELCOME !!!! Hay DIESEL-- was the "whizzer" a 2 stroke H-D ? I have had a lot of rides also-- the best were all thumpers... my favorite was a BSA GOLD STAR- 500 cc thumper. I also had an AJS - all the brit bikes also had bad electrics- LUCAS !! - make you a deal-- 20 years from now we will go x-country on our thumpers O.K. ? ;) ;) ;) ;) papa thump p.s. I will even pay for the gas !!~!!!-- i will get a loan !! |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by diesel on 08/26/05 at 22:22:49 the Whizzer bycycle engine was a side valve. HD Hummer 125 was 2 stroke,bought new CZ 125,'48,that was also 2 stroke,would run plumb off from a Hummer. I'll take you up on that xcountry in '25.(yeah right) diesel |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by dannimal on 08/26/05 at 22:33:52 My first bike was a Honda trail 50 (not sure of the year and wish my old man kept it) then I rode a Honda express moped out at my grandfathers neck of the woods on the gravel backroads. (western illinois between savannah/hanover) for many summers thereafter. I think the bikes we all first rode are and will always be the best ones no matter what they were or how old (young) we are!!! :) Hey Papa Thump, Welcome and give us all a good old story to learn from or some advice now and then!!! ;D |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by PAPA_THUMP on 08/26/05 at 22:36:22 YOU GOT A DEAL...DIESEL !!! I had a jawa/cz 350cc thumper... a real stump puller !!! ah.... sweet memories... it is 1:30 am in ga. time for bed.... sweet dreams.... |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by gazab44 on 08/27/05 at 03:48:34 Hello Papa_Thump and welcome. I'm only 42( until nov) and only been riding 26 and a bit years.....so I supose you should call me grandson LOL.. ;D I hope when I'm 70 I'll still be riding |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by lancer on 08/27/05 at 07:40:21 " I have had a lot of rides also-- the best were all thumpers... my favorite was a BSA GOLD STAR- 500 cc" Now you are talking REAL MOTORCYLES...my all time favorite was a '56 BSA Goldstar, set up for the 1/2 & 1' mile oval...RADICAL CAM & 1 1/2 Amal GP, not a single light on the thing, just a magneto, wire and plug. THAT BIKE WAS AN ANIMAL...had to have at least 45-50 hp and weighed in at 300 lbs. I N E V E R had any bike on the road that could stay with it up to about 90-100. It would top out at about 110 because of the gearing for the dirt. The biggest regret I have is that I sold it back in the early 90's...what a mistake that was. |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by Greg_650 on 08/27/05 at 08:17:54 diesel wrote:
Did you say Whizzer? I had fantasies about them as a kid, but never got to ride one. Here's a photo for all the old folks here :) http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b277/gmdinusa/whizzer_1943_modelf.jpg |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by Greg_650 on 08/27/05 at 08:23:54 PAPA_THUMP wrote:
Hi Dad. You may be pushing 70, but you ain't pushing daisies. So that's enough reason to ride. Pink slips? Aw man. I suppose that I could use your bike for spare parts, so that's really inviting, but I'm much more kind hearted than that. How about we just settle for a beer instead? |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by Savage_Rob on 08/27/05 at 11:01:39 gazab44 wrote:
Gary, you're a month older than I and it looks like we started riding at around the same time too. |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by gazab44 on 08/27/05 at 11:24:50 Kewl Rob, we have more in common than we knew.. :) I actualy started on 26 nov 1978...my 16th birthday.. I also still ride with my first riding buddy, not so often now, but we still go out occasionally.....and our wives are also good friends which helps alot... |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by PAPA_THUMP on 08/27/05 at 11:26:53 ??? :-/ ;D ;D ;D WOW... It is nice to know some of you are old...er... - I mean "seasoned" bikers! thanx son; and grandson for the welcome. My first bike was a 175 cc ALLSTATE from SEARS ! it was a 2 stroke made by PUCH it was a "tingle" - anyone know what that is ??? - trick question ! - it cost $299 it came to my house in a crate and had to be assembled- all instructions were in german ! talk about getting into the hobby all at once ! :o |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by Greg_650 on 08/27/05 at 12:24:00 PAPA_THUMP wrote:
Oh no. You aren't tricking me on this one. I grew up reading the Sears catalog too. By the way...it was called a "Twingle" for twin cylinder and single combustion chamber....there are whole web sites devoted to it. http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b277/gmdinusa/Sears.jpg |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by Greg_650 on 08/27/05 at 12:26:38 See, Dad, I was paying attention I love the carb on the side too.... http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b277/gmdinusa/Searpuch.jpg |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by PAPA_THUMP on 08/27/05 at 16:03:29 DAMM...!!!!!! SON YOU ARE GOOD !!! I had a red one- you are correct the cyls were behind each other with one cyl head !!! that pinwheel on the side of the carb was actually the choke- you closed it to start the bike--- kick no elec start ! :D :D |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by diesel on 08/27/05 at 22:41:14 one of my thumpers was a Horex "Resident"350, any one else ever ever own one? diesel |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by Greg_650 on 08/28/05 at 07:17:25 Oh well, I knew about the Twingle, but admit that Diesel got me on that one about the Horex. I did a search and found it though. This is always so cool cause I often see old bikes at rallies and such. There they are all beat up and broken, you try to recognize them, but you just can't. It is so amazing how many different types of bikes were built in the early 1900s. The Horex is a new one for me. Gotta love the front suspension and the lacing on the wheels. http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b277/gmdinusa/HorexImperator1955.jpg |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by PAPA_THUMP on 08/28/05 at 08:48:54 ;) ;) who made the HOREX ? looks like a AJS heard of it ... never saw one thanx son :P |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by Ed_L. on 08/28/05 at 08:56:52 Here's a link to some neat pictures of different motorcycles, some old, enjoy http://home.wxs.nl/~motors-20th-century/page_AB.htm |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by Greg_650 on 08/28/05 at 09:13:00 Ed_L. wrote:
Great site. So many bikes. |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by diesel on 08/28/05 at 21:32:19 greg 650: that Horex Imperator you looked up is really a 400cc vertical twin,the Resident was a 350 thumper. owned the Resident while in Dutchland in earley 50s, was considered a side car tug. thats why both employed the "EARLES" fork suspension.(leading link) same as late 50s Bemmers. Horex was the name of the company that produced them. I've forgeten the city of manufacture like I have forgessen most of mine Dutch. you know, use it or lose it.diesel |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by Greg_650 on 08/29/05 at 05:43:41 diesel wrote:
Okay. Actually, I couldn't seem to find a picture of a "Resident", but I wondered if it was a translation thing. Anyway....I thought that I read that the Thumper had dual exhaust pipes? Did it? ??? |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by diesel on 08/29/05 at 21:08:19 yep,, 350 Rseident thumper had 2 pipes. |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by Greg_650 on 09/01/05 at 06:32:19 This was my first bike in 1967. A Honda Sport 50 with a 4 speed manual tranny. It had belonged to a local Shriner's group and came with a windshield that said Hejaz on it. My Dad bought it used for $150 and I worked at a country club for most of the summer to pay him back. http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b277/gmdinusa/Sport50.jpg |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by Starlifter on 09/11/05 at 17:22:52 Wow! these old bikes sure do evoke pleasant memories of yesteryear. My first bike was a 1965 Honda Dream (fire engine red.) It was the 150cc mini-Dream called the Benly touring model. I once rode it from Kansas to New Jersey in two one day runs with a stopover in Chicago. By the way, Hello! This is my first post although I have been reading the threads since May when I purched my S40. First bike not a Honda and I love it! This is one great site with many great people! From all my reading I feel that I already know the regulars on a first name bases. Keep up the good work! :) |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by PAPA_THUMP on 09/11/05 at 17:56:57 WELCOME STARLIFTER Hay gazab44 - where do you live--- I got a girlfriend in luton !! |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by gazab44 on 09/12/05 at 02:37:11 WELCOME STARLIFTER PAPA I life in Nottingham :) |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by Mr 650 on 09/12/05 at 15:51:06 1st motor vehicle was a Honda Mini trail Z50. I cut grass all summer ' 68 or was it 69? Wanted the SL100. You could license one when you turned 14 if it was under 5 BHP. One kid swapped the motor from his older brothers 4-speed Honda 90 into his Minitrail. It was a good ride back in Junior High! ;D The kid around the corner had an Sears (Italian)- 175 thumper, later rode it from Bloomington Ill. to Memphis. The woods were full of sub-200 cc Hondas, Hodakas, Yamahas, and the occasional Rupp Roadster. |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by diesel on 09/12/05 at 21:19:52 hey gazab: isn't that robin hood territory? are you the sheriff? |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by PAPA_THUMP on 09/12/05 at 21:25:09 HI GAZAB44 - I visited your homepage - awesome- you are a world traveler !! My "girlfriend" is actually a long time friend of my wife and I who we take turns visiting between the u.k. and usa. next time we are in the u.k. I will let you know !!!! :o :o ::) ;D |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by gazab44 on 09/13/05 at 00:14:29 Yes please do PAPA :) diesel I'm more of a Friar Tuck......Merry Monk..LOL |
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Title: Re: HI EVERYONE.... I BEAT YOU JIM !!! Post by Starlifter on 09/13/05 at 22:41:45 Pappa-Thump & Pappa I in Nothingham. Thank you for the warm welcome. Much appreciated. I was out riding today and I stopped for gas. A very old man using a walker approached me and said: "What is she son?" I told him it's a Suzuki single cylinder 650cc S40 boulevard AKA Savage cruiser. He whistled in appreciation and said; "She's a beauty!" then ambled off. Isn't that neat? I smiled all the way home. :D |
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