What are you trying to say Matti? You don't like my new "bling"?

 

not sure about other states, but here in indiana, if its classified as a motorcycle, it cannot have a steering wheel, thats why the can-am is road legal here, but not the polaris
so basically if polaris classified is as a car, it could be legal, but of course then registration fees/insurance would go up so you might as well buy an actual car.

 

Yum , a Britten. 3 decades on, and still one of the coolest bikes ever.

Please note in photo two the exhaust plugs (I believe in a certain kind of movies that Scoutmasters enjoy watching; these may be referred to as Buttplugs ; but I digress).

Apparently they will minimize the danger of chaffinch flying up your exhaust pipe and creating nests. To be fair, never really a problem I have had.

But, then I don't own a Britten; maybe chaffinch are quite selective about where they nest?


And the Mobil 1 sponsorship that appears on every Britten, I was fortunate enough to be living in Christchurch at the time. Working as a rep for Mobil, and getting a call one day from this crazy lunatic guy who had an idea for a world beating V twin.

I worked with him to put him in touch with the right people for sponsorship by Mobil.

He was right, I was wrong. He told me he was gonna build the fastest V Twin in the world, I assumed he was a slight nutbar, and passed him off to someone in Head Office to deal with.

So, if you have any sponsorship idea's : I am very clearly not the guy to talk to.

 

Got to admit, it's a good thing I can't afford one. Their HQ is here in town, if I had the $$ my wife would probably put a restraining order on me for the place.
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In a very purist sense I guess it's not.

But almost every person I see riding one in this country does the big old hobble from the gas pump to the cash desk. They have usually been seriously biffed off bikes in a former life, but still continue to enjoy a lot of the thrills that a big bore motorcycle can provide.

Let's just remember that could happen to anyone of us tomorrow.

Be careful out there guys, every other road user is a complete feckin idiot.

You could easily be looking at the Can Am option way sooner than you think.

 

Good words sir. Very well stated.

 

the first time i saw one, thats what i thought it was.

 

Some people just deal with it, some people buy a Can Am . I would never criticize either choice; if I am ever in that place; I will obviously make the call that is right for me.

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I'm not critical of Can-Ams, they just aren't motorcycles. They don't lean. And they have flat profile tires. I'm not saying they aren't fun, or anything, just not a motorcycle. If something happened to me that required I ride a Can-am, I'd have fun on it (and be very thankful that such an option existed), however I'd still miss my motorcycle. It just wouldn't be the same.