I'm not a huge fan of Hoosies for my own purposes, nor the popular and revered period correctness of the legendary Avon 'Deathmaster' and their re-pop siblings, but shit, it's a killer look !!! As bits and pieces start to accumulate in preparation for the serious side of 'Operation Shoveller' and its imminent deconstruction/reconstruction, I've come to some definite conclusions as to what I will and won't be doing regarding things aesthetic, mechanical and functional . . . . .
When it comes to tire selection I'm definitely not going to be running Deathmasters, Cokers, doughy old Dunny's or any other 'classic' or 'period' bags, sorry purists, just not on . . . . the first T120 I got in the late eighties had one of the ribbed tarmac ticklers on the front, perished and fully fucked, I stupidly had it replaced with a new one . . . . it was fantastic, as long as grip, handling and water dispersion were not going to enter into your calculations, only to be equalled by reinstalling a Dunlop K81 on the arse end, I swear it began hardening and cracking the first time I rode it in the daylight . . . . you just don't realise how tragic they are until you fit some actual 'tires' to your rims, which is what happened with the '74 T140V I picked up a year and half later, what a difference !!!
No, you guys can have my share of all the ridgey didge vintage tire allocation, all of it, I like the idea of being able push my only point of contact with Terra Firma to the max if the situation should demand it . . . . fuck the entire fingers crossed approach of rollin on dinosaur rubber with a built in deathwish, call me soft, I like the notion of keeping the shiny side up at all times . . . . I'll be running a good oldish ME 33 at the pointy end and the matched up 'pineapple' tread Metzy on the arse end, I know em, I like em and they never let it slide on the old Trumpys, the Shoveller may well be my first Hoggly chop but I figure they'll do just fine and dandy . . . . rubber side down lads, stay safe.
When it comes to tire selection I'm definitely not going to be running Deathmasters, Cokers, doughy old Dunny's or any other 'classic' or 'period' bags, sorry purists, just not on . . . . the first T120 I got in the late eighties had one of the ribbed tarmac ticklers on the front, perished and fully fucked, I stupidly had it replaced with a new one . . . . it was fantastic, as long as grip, handling and water dispersion were not going to enter into your calculations, only to be equalled by reinstalling a Dunlop K81 on the arse end, I swear it began hardening and cracking the first time I rode it in the daylight . . . . you just don't realise how tragic they are until you fit some actual 'tires' to your rims, which is what happened with the '74 T140V I picked up a year and half later, what a difference !!!
No, you guys can have my share of all the ridgey didge vintage tire allocation, all of it, I like the idea of being able push my only point of contact with Terra Firma to the max if the situation should demand it . . . . fuck the entire fingers crossed approach of rollin on dinosaur rubber with a built in deathwish, call me soft, I like the notion of keeping the shiny side up at all times . . . . I'll be running a good oldish ME 33 at the pointy end and the matched up 'pineapple' tread Metzy on the arse end, I know em, I like em and they never let it slide on the old Trumpys, the Shoveller may well be my first Hoggly chop but I figure they'll do just fine and dandy . . . . rubber side down lads, stay safe.
Key words would be "Tarmac Ticklers" Bravo !
ReplyDeleteCheers mate, like a lot of us, I'll sacrifice a lot for a 'look', decent adhesion with blacktop ain't one of em . . .
DeleteCome on now, where's your sense of adventure?!? You've prolly got a little skin you could live without, right?
ReplyDeleteLeave my junk outta this . . . oh, sorry mate, wrong skin . . . sense of adventure is doing fine, finances for crash damage has a finite limit.
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