ALMOST THREE YEARS AGO, CONSIDERING THE OBVIOUS LIMITATIONS OF THE 2.1 GALLON SPORTY TANK, AKA 'THE THIMBLE' . . . . I USED TO RUN OUTTA GAS FREQUENTLY ENOUGH ON TRUMPY'S WITH 2.5 GALLON TANKS BUT THIS WAS JUST RIDICULOUS . . . . 1200 CC's, SIXTEEN STONE OF FAT BASTARD, 130KPH AVERAGE SPEED, BONE DRY IN UNDER 170 KLMS . . . . IT WAS NEVER REALLY PART OF MY 'VISION', THE THING HAD TO GO . . . . IT'S A USED SKIRTSTER NOW

I WANTED MY FIRST AMERICAN BIKE TO 'MINE' FROM DAY ONE . . . . I WAS GOING TO PUT THE MILES AND THE PATINA ON IT, I WASN'T GONNA BUY SOMEBODY ELSE'S HAND-ME-DOWN LOVE STORY.