Those were fun to watch, Burnham.
The XK 120 was a major achievement for Jaguar.
One they have followed up on regularly over the years.
I can just imagine how much fun yours is, on the twisies around Mt. Hood.
As for top speed, that is something the young kids brag about, but rarely use.
I get that a lot with motorcycles. Someone will go on and on about how fast his/her bike can go, until I ask when the last time they actually let it do so was.
The little Honda VFR I bought last year will do 260 km/hr.
I took it out on the freeway an early sunday morning and verified that,did my little worship of the God of speed while all the other motorists were at church worshipping a more boring version of God.
But that was the only time it ever got to run that fast.
I rarely go over 200 and actually only do so, when I feel the need to show some idiot in an Audi his place in the food chain.
40-100 is where all the fun is.
We will be doing a company trip to the Swiss Alps this summer, on bikes.
Going through Germany on those wonderful Autobahns with those wonderful German drivers, I'll be doing 200 all the way ( And be totally worn out by the time I arrive, 200 KM/hr takes a lot of concentratuion)
I sold the Honda BTW.
It was a fun bike, but really uncomfortable to ride for someone my height.
Buy motorcycles in fall and sell them in spring, they say here.
Paid 25000 kr. for it and sold it for 26000
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