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Mar 10, 2006 | 10:46 PM

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From: Flagstaff, AZ. For now.

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Originally Posted by Goobzilla

The Typhoon 343 was 280 HP and 10.2:1 compression stock. There were aftermarket parts that could easily hit that 315/320 HP mark, but they didn't come from the factory. Here's my 68 AMX one of 902 with the 343/Auto setup:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/Goobzilla/68AMX.jpg

That's always been one of my favorite cars. Right there along with the Challenger/Cuda twins.

M

Mar 10, 2006 | 11:32 PM

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Les, as far back as I remember as a kid dad was telling me Matchless twins were crap, sorry. He went to work on his scratch built bike 6 days a week for 19 years before rebuild, knocking was from a broken compensator spring not motor but he wanted to install his spare motor and test the Porsche piston.
Paid $150 for my first real bike back in 67, a 58 G-80 in street trim, a high school terror I was. Was given two 441 Victims, traded them and cash for a Combat Norton. I can't connect with you as I was going to email a few photos.
Some days you feel like a thump.
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Nothing to be sorry about. I agree with your Dad that the Matchless Twin engine was crap. By about '66 the Matchless twin engine was no longer made and for the last few years of Matchless production, the only bikes made, were the G80 CS (competition Scrambler) 500 single (Matchless engine) and the 750, which, was now a Norton, not a Matchless engine. AMC (Assoc. Motor Cycles, not the US AMC)which made both Norton and Matchless, put Norton engines in both their Norton and Matchless big twin bikes.
The Norton 750 is quite the vibrator, but is a much better engine than a Matchless, IMO.

Those 441 BSA singles you had, always appealed to me. I'm not all that competent when it comes to the computer. I will try to get my son to set the email, on the weekend.

Les

Mar 11, 2006 | 12:39 AM

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Sounds good, i'll be running in and out as the wifes in the hospital recovering from a total knee replacement. Once we have emails i'll send a few photos.
Did I tell ya pops had a 47 Speed Twin and a 37 Crocker.
Nothing like a 30 incher kicking a 74 inchers butt he always said.
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Mar 11, 2006 | 12:53 AM

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The Crocker would be worth a bundle today, if it was still in your family. Could of been the "American Cycle". Really ahead of it's time.

Mar 11, 2006 | 01:30 AM

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Crockers were tested, if they didn't do the ton they weren't sold. Pops was in Santa Maria during the war working on P-38's / Mustangs, road the Crocker to S.F. bay area home on leave all the time. Crocker not only looked better but preformed better than a Harley even many years later. He went to L.A. for parts as they were made there, 37 to 41 or 42. The big thing for some actors was to have a Crocker back then, pops rubbed elbows with a few. I bet Leno has one in his collection. I road one of Steve McQueens Triumph Tigers back in the late 60's, hope Chad kept his collection.
Back in 72 pops friend was selling his street trim G-50 Matchless, he wanted $2,600 and pops talked me out of it even after I test road it, now that was stupid.
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Mar 11, 2006 | 09:37 PM

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Les, I can't email you as you checked the box so you don't receive email messages.
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Mar 12, 2006 | 09:10 AM

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Beemer nut,

I will send you an email through regular email.
Les

Mar 12, 2006 | 02:54 PM

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Sounds good Les, i'm stepping out for a while to get the wife, she just went thru a total knee replacement and she's comimg home.
ten.tenademalA@jcs09R Mirror email.

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Mar 12, 2006 | 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by lesmore49

Beemer nut,

I will send you an email through regular email.
Les

Wish you would as the topic seems to have ended. Reading the bike stuff was cool hope you don't mind

Mar 12, 2006 | 08:48 PM

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Markone,

Sorry about all those unrelated messages. I'm not very sophiticated when it comes to computers, as far as figuring out email, etc. I think we may have it, now.
Les