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Here is the first one, June, 1969 at Grand Forks AFB, ND. I must not have yet logged 100 mi., as the ground beneath seems to be dry and the header pipes are silver!
Apologies for the starburst filter.
Still locally-owned, but not by me, alas!
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Wow looks very similar to my old 2003
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I always wanted a 67 Bonnie in Burgoine and white but I settled for a 69 BSA 750 triple just like this one. Wish I had it back..but there are many others Id like to have back again
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The only one I want back is my 1977 Suzuki GS550. This is the only picture of one I could find stock. Mine was black with blue and gold pinstripes.
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(06-05-2013, 08:27 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Wow looks very similar to my old 2003
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I always wanted a 67 Bonnie in Burgoine and white but I settled for a 69 BSA 750 triple just like this one. Wish I had it back..but there are many others Id like to have back again 
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Triumph really did a good job replicating the Bonneville! But they did rearrange the foot brake and shifter, which was a GREAT idea! Actually, I believe they did that in the '70's sometime.
I still remember well when I bought it, there were two others I was very interested in: A Norton Trident (what a prize that would be today) and, yes, a CB750.
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There's actually two bikes I wish I had back ... the CB more than the Duc.
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Before I got married (blue is my second favorite bike color):
The GSX650F (middle) was a nice bike.
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(06-05-2013, 10:33 AM)oldyaler_imp Wrote: The only one I want back is my 1977 Suzuki GS550. This is the only picture of one I could find stock. Mine was black with blue and gold pinstripes.
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Glorious. Now why did those functional, quick, and useful bikes like that go away.? They have the template, I want more real standards.
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(06-06-2013, 11:16 AM)Lunatic Fringe_imp Wrote: (06-05-2013, 10:33 AM)oldyaler_imp Wrote: The only one I want back is my 1977 Suzuki GS550. This is the only picture of one I could find stock. Mine was black with blue and gold pinstripes.
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Glorious. Now why did those functional, quick, and useful bikes like that go away.? They have the template, I want more real standards.
Glorious. Now why did those functional, quick, and useful bikes like that go away.? They have the template, I want more real standards. There are a few of us here the want the same thing. I would love to see a modern day GS from Suzuki, an XS model from Yamaha, and a KZ type from Kawasaki.
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I count those late 60's Triumphs to be amongst the most beautiful bikes ever produced (to my eyes at least). Triumph did a good job of re-creating the look of the original Bonnevilles but the new Bonne's look much heavier than they actually are and I would have loved to see them find a way to keep the exhausts straight, without the kink before the muffler. Regardless, both examples look stellar in that orange and silver paint combination.
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I would like to have a Yamaha RD350 , a Münch Mammoth and a Vincent black shadow back , though it was only the RD350 i ever had among the three..