JackBoots

Given the amount of left over parts in my garage I am indeed due for a 6 pack of Bellhaven... maybe even a scotch! Glad the bike still gets down the road. If it's in the garage and I'm still movin', I didn' t need it anyways!!

PBR?.... you can't argue with this man

That Ardbeg is good stuff. Always neat for me

When I can afford it, my number one choice is Lagavulin Scotch. Smokey, peatey and smooooth. When out, I do pretty well with Irish Whiskey. My 1st choice Black Bush but that's hard to find. (ironic, wouldn't you think blond bush would be hard to find?) Second choice the old standby Jameson and unlike Black Bush, most places have that. When there is the need to go easy on booze, Guinness or Pabst Blue Ribbon are my 1st choices. Two opposite ends of the spectrum true but it all depends on the mood I'm in. My favorite stout is St Peter's Cream Stout. Great stuff but hard to find in this area. All of the above are quite tasty when accompanied with and Ashton Maduro #10 cigar

Funny, In addition to my Guzzi, I have an old Harley with VERY LOUD pipes. I've logged well over 230,000 miles on this bike. I've been all over New England, and have toured Quebec, and Nova Scotia many times. Not to mention 3-4 rides from Boston to Key West. I have NEVER been pulled over for my loud pipes, ans these things are loud! It hasn't even been an issue crossing the border into Canada where it seems to me many riders keep their pipes stock. I think the reason for this is that I'm not a total jerk about it. If I'm riding through a residential or downtown area I keep the rpms very low and just putt along on torque. I don't sit at a red light and wack the throttle. I hate it when people do that. 'Hey buddy ya got an idle problem!!!" I think that if you are going to ride any bike with loud pipes, if you are respectful of where you are, you can usually slide by without incident.

The old Confederates had S&S motors. Usually 113Ci which would be easy to get parts for. Other than that I wouldn't call them harley clones. They had the oil in the frame and the rear shocks up and under the seat like a Vincent Black Shadow. Plus the tranny brought the belt out of the opposite side of the tranny than a stock Harley which was unique to the Confederate. Unique from Harley but I wouldn't think too hard to deal with.

I always thought the old Confederates were very cool. I don't really like the new ones. Unreliable?? Well probably no more than any Harley of that time and I've dealt with that for 200,000 miles plus!

Still basically an S&S Harley motor made to look like a little fancier isn't it?? I think Kawasawki did a real nice job with their Indian styled bike. For $35,000 I'd try to find a Confederate!

No kidding! I just read a book about the 'Mats. Bob was quite the character and I really think that his guitar playing made those early albums. I saw them in Boston and Providence. In Providence Bob was wearing a Tu Tu, in Boston green stockings with no underwear and pilgrim shoes. For their encore he was only wearing his guitar.

The Replacements!!! God bless you Greg!! I saw them 3-4 times. A couple even before Bob's sad demise!

1. The Replacements - I Will Dare http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8CGnj6tCBc 2. The Dictators - Faster N Louder 3. Stiff Little Fingers - Gotta Get Away 4. Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer 5. Flogging Molly _Drunkin Lullabies

I like it!! Just get a better seat

That would be a HOME RUN!! The bags are GREAT but without the bags the mounting hardware makes the bike look like poop. Sign me up