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RE: Sleeping in an LBC or BM (British motorcycle)

To: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>, "Triumph List" <Triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: Sleeping in an LBC or BM (British motorcycle)
From: "Jack Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 19:25:06 -0500charset="iso-8859-1"
Importance: Normal
No, but I like it.  Actually, sleeping on a Motorcycle is quite safe.  Under
normal conditions the forces are directed straight down through the seat,
even during turns.  It is only when you need to turn fast, and counter
steer, that the rider is subject to sideways forces.

Later,

Jack

>
> Jack, Do you have one of those shirts "If you can read this, my wife fell
> off" ?
> Peter C
> At 05:05 PM 11/30/1999 , Jack Brooks wrote:
> >>><< what gives me the most pleasure. (And my wife will head for the TR3A
> >> > >every time...she can sleep in a TR3A seat at 70 MPH with the top >>>
> >>
> >>My wife also seems to be able to zonk out in the Spitfire during long
> >return
> >>trips from shows or rallyes - top down of course - can't figure
> out how she
> >>does this since the Spit isn't the most quiet and gentle of our beloved
> >>LBCs....must be the company..ha! ha!
> >
> >I can't begin to tell you how many miles my wife has spent
> sleeping on the
> >back of one of our  motorcycles.....
> >
> >Jack Brooks
> >1960 TR3A
> >1974 Norton 850 Commando
> >Hillsdale, NJ
>


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