HI, I have always loved thumpers. I rode a Norton ES2 to high school in 1962 and now have a collection of British 500´s. Norton, Matchless, AJS. When the GB´s came out I went and checked them out but at $4500.00 they were a little steep for me. Then they started discounting them month by month. Finally when the were got down to $2700.00 my wife bought one. After I rode it I called the shop and asked if they could get another at the same price. They said that the warehouse in L.A. still had them in stock. So I ordered one. Then a friend wanted to sell hi "Hot Rod" so now we have three. The "Hot Rod" has a Poweroll 605cc kit, Megacycle cam, Mikuni Flat Slide carb, Works Shocks, stainless steel header and Supertrapp. WOW what a ride. Glad to be included in this forum. Tom