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Offline bucky katt

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« on: January 06, 2010, 05:18:53 PM »
in the newest issue of cycle world theres a Vincati. Vincent motor, ducati frame and all badass. http://www.cycleworld.com/article.asp?section_id=41&article_id=160  this is an old article about the same bike
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Re: the Vincati
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2010, 02:08:26 AM »
Absolutely love that, stunning conversion.
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Re: the Vincati
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2010, 09:58:59 AM »


       Whoa! :o I'm liking that as well, but, at $100,000! :o :o I think I'd better settle for what I've got. ;)
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Re: the Vincati
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2010, 12:03:38 PM »
Quote from: bill440cars on January 07, 2010, 09:58:59 AM


       Whoa! :o I'm liking that as well, but, at $100,000! ....

Yes, think it'll remain a "nice to look at" rather than own one.
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Re: the Vincati
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2010, 04:24:12 PM »
i was wrong,  it's motorcyclist i get, thats the one the article is in this month.
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Re: the Vincati
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2010, 05:04:03 PM »
you can see a video of this bike on the Jay Leno's site.



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Re: the Vincati
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2010, 08:17:45 AM »
I think there is a bit of chat going on Re this bike, over at www.landracing.com in the forums, under the Bonneville general Chat thread..
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Re: the Vincati
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2010, 01:43:05 PM »
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Re: the Vincati
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2010, 01:49:32 AM »
I prefer the Vindian in the motorcycle classics mag.
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Re: the Vincati
« Reply #9 on: August 07, 2010, 06:22:32 PM »
There's a book out right now about the building of that bike. That was built by Big Sid(one of the top vincent tuners in the world). His son wrote a book about his father and the bike. Great Read so far.
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