reversed engine how many made you wonder

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reversed engine how many made you wonder

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/225489024919
Good trace for speeding big twin was this a E. U. model?
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Re: reversed engine how many made you wonder

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panheadrider1961 wrote: Sat Mar 25, 2023 10:37 pm https://www.ebay.com/itm/225489024919
Good trace for speeding big twin was this a E. U. model?
WTF?
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Re: reversed engine how many made you wonder

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Reversed negative on light table.

Easier than building the bike that way....
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Re: reversed engine how many made you wonder

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Black forks, left hand kicker, I'm guessing 49 pan.
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Re: reversed engine how many made you wonder

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panheadrider1961 wrote: Sat Mar 25, 2023 10:37 pm https://www.ebay.com/itm/225489024919
Good trace for speeding big twin was this a E. U. model?
Go ask Alice
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Re: reversed engine how many made you wonder

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They built others that way...
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Re: reversed engine how many made you wonder

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To me, they both look like the elusive sister brand, built in Egypt, the Nosdivad-Yelrah
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awander wrote: Sun Mar 26, 2023 5:08 am To me, they both look like the elusive sister brand, built in Egypt, the Nosdivad-Yelrah
Those came with a Sphinx right? Or was it a sphincter.. :P
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I thought these were the elusive ELS sidecar models that were produced to keep your foot from getting tangled in the hack frame when kicking it over and to allow for easier timing adjustments. :?
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Whoa! It's a V4!
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Ha-ha :lol:
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