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Offline Aaron J Williams

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Re-birth of "The Tick"
« on: June 18, 2008, 10:55:49 AM »
It's called "The Tick" because that is the nickname of the woman who owned it. Supposedly she got the name because of her relationships with men. :P After the usual resurrection stuff (carbs, adjustments, plugs, oil change) she roared back to life with a vengeance! ;D It never fails to amaze me that these bikes can sit around for 20 years and come back to life as good as new.
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Offline Johnie

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Re: Re-birth of "The Tick"
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2008, 11:20:11 AM »
Perfectly correct Aaron.  My KO did that after 17 years...they sure knew how to build them back then.  A mechanical marvel for sure.
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