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Ace Hardware Privacy Lock (LA2111)

Sold as each. Tulip knob. 2-3/8"-2-3/4" backset. Clamshell. Antique brass. Manufacturing number (MFG): LA2111. SKU: 5192398. UPC code: 756050601413. Made in China. Distributed by . Rating: No user ratings Price Range: $8 (original story)

Harley-Davidson Field Guide: All-American Bikes 1903-2004

by Esther Anderson Rating: No user ratings Price Range: $9 to $33 (original story)

Re: XL250-At The Show

How cool is that! Well done! What's next?     Joe (original story)

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XL250-At The Show

Finished my '72 XL250 and had it entered into the local annual ISCA car show last weekend where it took first in class in the Competition Bike catagory, even though it's not a "Comp" bike..number plates must've fooled em..but the plaque on the wall looks nice, so I'll take it.  I heard more than a ... (original story)

Re: XL250-At The Show

Good point about the bike not having anything about "replica" in its graphics anywhere. The one item that would totaly change the restoration direction of my GS, would be if I could find a Yosh pipe like the one pictured, Buelligan. Even Yoshimura Japan told me good luck finding one.. Anything else ... (original story)

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http://motorcyclemuseum.org/classics/bike.asp?id=37  (original story)

Re: XL250-At The Show

How could anyone look at that bike and not smile? They can't apparently... congratulations!  (original story)

Re: XL250-At The Show

Thank you for that insight Steve.  Does anyone else remember it this way?  I see a few revisionist histories on the internet that continue to spread the rumor of the bikes unofficial name as fact, but I don't remember anyone calling them Wes Cooley Replicas back then. There certainly aren't any... (original story)

Re: XL250-At The Show

nvr2old wrote:........ It's a GS1000S model, but I've always thought they were designated a "Wes Cooley Replica" as a selling point.......When they hit the showrooms, everyone (including the dealer) in my part of the country called them the "Wes Cooley Replica's". While that might not of been "off... (original story)

Mcqueen's Machines: The Cars and Bikes of a Hollywood Icon

by Matthew L. Stone, Chad Mcqueen Rating: No user ratings Price Range: $13 to $20 (original story)

Re: XL250-At The Show

  Very very nice mosheen! You definitely deserve some trophies for that bad boy. What was the streamliner to the bikes left? (original story)

V Twin Motorcycle Pin

1" V Twin Lapel Pin. If you know bikes, you know the importance of the "V Twin". Proudly wear this Die Struck Antique Silver Lapel pin to show your alliance. Rating: No user ratings Price Range: $4 (original story)

Re: XL250-At The Show

nvr2old wrote: Just to twist the knife a bit... I'm glad the bike changed hands from one owner to another who realizes the significance of the bike. I believe the S model was released to the public before Wes Cooley bagged his 1980 Daytona win with a similarly faired Yoshimura racer  . This ho... (original story)

Deluxe Wheel Bike Planter-Antique Brown

Deluxe Wheel Bike Planter-Antique Brown Rating: No user ratings Price Range: $330 (original story)



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