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It was the legendary shooter Elmer Keith who wrote a book but the title, "Hell, I was THERE!" applies equally to Kevin Cameron.

Chambers? Cycle World did a podcast a few months ago, picking the jam-packed brain of Kevin Cameron.

The Sport Naked turned out to be a few late Friday examples where they forgot the fairing on the way out.

A carpenter's "draw knife" is just what you need. It would slice those nubby bits off right quick.

Even though those are copies of Metzeler, are they known as sticky enough? Is the tire literally covered with these "teats" as some Yanks call them?

Looks just like the valve covers of an air-cooled VW used for short drives. Allow time to make the full Isle circuit and you should be fine.

Strange. Several versions are on their 2025 website.

The FTR is "close" but the proportions seem just a bit off to me. But, like Harley, they have 100 variations of three basic bikes.

Demographics. Their customer base is graying out. They'll soon need an Electra Glide hearse.

Will the last Indian standing please make motorcycles?

DeTomaso was an Angentine. The Guzzi link is becoming rather tenuous. OK, all 351s are two-valve, pushrod 90 Vs - so there is that.

All I have is Staintunes, and they are rather sonorous, mellifluous even, becoming slightly Aussie belligerent at WFO. So there ya' go.

I think the naked and clipon models used a lower cast alloy headlight mount, as there is a difference in vertical height above the lower triple, for example. The Ballabio, Cafe Sport, Coppa Italia and a few others(?) used a headlight mount that was forward and up, to match the 'dirt bike' handlebars they came with.

But then they made a V11 Sport naked with no fairing, IIRC. "Heya Luigi, thosa fairings come in? OK, werea puttin them onna da bikes today!"

Which model is that? The clipons go well with the small fairing. FYI: "subbed" in my case means subservient.