Z50 1967 for sale - 185K Baht !!! 555

Super rare Azzariti from early 30's .. Very little info on this or even colour photo's .. Vicenzo Azzariti by all account's was a very talented engineer who came up with the idea of positive valve closing using the big disc seen on the side of the engine .. Apparently he only made motorcycles for 3 or 4 years before going to work for Benelli and designing some of their ( more conventional ) engines of the later 30's .. Absolutely no info though on how it ran or performed .. 

 

1925 Fongri 575 competition bike

with Douglas style flat twin .. Check out the shape of the tank .. 

 

 

 

Another piece of history.  The first inline 4 cylinder engine on a motorbike.  The Belgian made 362cc FN 4, from 1905.  (Probably so named because they got fed up with being asked "is it a single or a twin?"  "No, it's an effin' 4!")

 

A couple of tasty Italians:

Moto Guzzi LeMans

 

Ducati 900SS

1962 Honda Trail 50.  For riders who want to shoot back.

 

... shall not be infringed.

Another quite astonishing special by A M .. His tribute to Honda's RC 174 6 cyl racer based on Yamaha's FZR 250 lump .. Don't know about you guy's but I can't see the join's .. it looks to all the world like a factory made job .. And bike itself before paint and finishing .. 

 

One day God got annoyed by the constant moaning of mechanics working on complicated engines, so he decided once and for all to build the easiest engine to ever work on, and make it bomb proof, unburstable and pretty.

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He was also bored one day, so using a 1380cc version of this engine, modified to 140 bhp and 115 Ib ft of torque, he built himself the ultimate God's Chariot, weighing in at 400 Ibs.

Even the Devil was jealous.

 

 

Edit,

oh and he built an exhaust to wake up the dead...

 

Thought this was just another CBX when I first seen it but look closer an' it's an 8 banger .. Don't know who its by though .. 

 

Z1 .. Still an awesome looking motorcycle  .. 

 

20 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Thought this was just another CBX when I first seen it but look closer an' it's an 8 banger .. Don't know who its by though .. 

 

Photoshopped?

19 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Z1 .. Still an awesome looking motorcycle  .. 

 

Off topic/heads up.

Was scouting my weekly classifieds and DBigBike in BKK are selling one of these, the new Z900RS FI 2018 version. Same colour, which i believe is extra on the std price, for a ridiculous 379k.

I'm sure i saw the price as 349k a week ago. Mebbe it was too cheap?

I think new in that colour they are over 500k, stock colour 499 or summat?

Off topic/heads up.

Was scouting my weekly classifieds and DBigBike in BKK are selling one of these, the new Z900RS FI 2018 version. Same colour, which i believe is extra on the std price, for a ridiculous 379k.

I'm sure i saw the price as 349k a week ago. Mebbe it was too cheap?

I think new in that colour they are over 500k, stock colour 499 or summat?

Yes 499 and in some other counties they have stopped supplying the ‘Jaffa’ (Orange/brown) version. Limited run, maybe???

 

 

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3 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

Photoshopped?

That I think is a distinct possibility .. It turned up whilst I was looking at A M's bikes .. I've gorn back and tried to research it abit more but nowt just that one pic' .. If it is P-S'd they've done a good job as it all looks in scale .. So for that Guzz' you've won a neat SV650 .. 

Couple of other 8 bangers that are real .. 

Suzy is two GSXR 250 lumps .. but obviously needs finishing .. 

Aussie 2.0 PGM V8 this thing is 'kin mental said to shunt out in the region of 330 hp .. 

And a 1925 Henderson in line 6 pot .. 

 

3 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

Photoshopped?

 

One for thaiguzzi.  Ditch the Rot Etan and get one of these babies for the farm.  A 1957 Moto Guzzi Truckster:

Further proof that, however much we may laugh at some of the motorcycle based conveyances here, the Italians thought of them first.  A 1954 Piaggio Ape Calessino.  Currently for sale, for a mere £32,000:

 

And the bog standard version...

 

… But still fitted with all the bells and whistles, and this one's only EUR18,000:

guess you have seen this one,

but anyway;

 

http://www.bestbikes.in/top-10-fastest-bikes-in-the-world.html/10

 

enjoy

 

6 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

you've won a neat SV650

Always liked my SV's...

Nicely modified ones can sometimes out - Monster a Ducati Monster...

...obviously not this one...

1920's Schütoff's .. Just check out the depth of paint and art on the tank in the top pic' .. 

Finned exhaust headers were a trademark of Schü's .. 

And that rear mudguard and oil tank are top notch .. 

 

6 hours ago, ballpoint said:

One for thaiguzzi.  Ditch the Rot Etan and get one of these babies for the farm.  A 1957 Moto Guzzi Truckster:

See your 3 wheeler and raise you more 3 wheelers.

Bikers always go on about the Harley SV 45 ci 750cc 3 wheeler, but IMHO it was never as classy or as practical as Guzzi's own 500 OHV single.

 

 

And then the infamous "Mule"

 

And then in later life, the kit car Morgan types with the wheels arse about tit.

One of these company's was Triking in Norfolk, used to do a bit of work for them. They got good press, and were apparently great fun to drive, the Guzzi layout being perfick for shaft drive to the back wheels.

Ducati Eleanor V8 with oddjob  conrods & rocking paired pistons .. I can kinda get the concept of it but don't think it went anywhere or was a viable production bike idea .. but I dunno .. 

 

Another one for thaiguzzi.  God speaks:

 

And a couple showing production from different eras.  One a little less serious than t'other...

 

 

I hear there's a vacancy for a badger dropper in their Thailand factory.

 

 

 

Interesting ...  300 hp Rolls-Royce Continental V6 engine from a 1960s aircraft.  More pics:  https://twistedsifter.com/2018/07/tmc-dumont-motorcycle-by-tarso-marques/

 

 

On 3/7/2019 at 2:18 PM, thaiguzzi said:

And then in later life, the kit car Morgan types with the wheels arse about tit.

Yeah but .. The hardcore puritans of the leather flying cap and goggles brigade will have nothing but a JAP up front particularly in the older trikes as they live historical correctness these guys .. And for those who want big power its S&S's 2.0 litre job .. 

 

On 3/2/2019 at 3:15 PM, thaiguzzi said:

He purchased it with 19 k on it, so in 4 years he's done 30k AND NEVER CHANGED THE BELTS OR LOOKED AT THE VALVES.......

Runs sweet as a nut.......

Yes sure there probably are those out there happy to overlook the recommended maintenance sched's though personally I think that is folly .. If Ducati recommend X'000 mls for valve clearance check and poss' adjust then I'd be taking them at their word as they are the ones who have persevered and developed the idea .. And aside the issue of odd and excessive wear on lobes , rocker's , followers etc from excessive clearance is the performance aspect , allow those clearances to become to great an' those valves start opening/closing a nano sec' later .. Same goes for not changing timing belts on sched' particularly for high comp' engines  .. Its risking catastrophic engine damage for the sake of a couple of hrs work and cost of the belts .. Which is the point I was making about the dude with a noisy 916 'round my way .. he wanted the image of a Duke but didnt have the scheck's needed to maintain one .. 

 

On 3/7/2019 at 2:18 PM, thaiguzzi said:

And then the infamous "Mule

 

And then there's the Kettenkraftenrad or Sd.Kfz.2 by NSU .. Able to tow the ME262 jet fighter was this .. 

 

Tricked up triples .. Black 550 ..

Nice paint on the 380 .. 

 

What is the purpose? Think it’s cool? Or accessories that are affordable? Nephew bought a new Mslaz and wants to fit it with

skinny tires...

 

on another subject white wall tires car and moto. Saw an add from Moon BKK original is in Santa Fe Springs CA. They have toppers that 

are add on white walls....white walls on the Road King were a biscuit until I found the car wash US can clean them in 5-10 minutes ....$10

Side hacks ..... the picture of a man by a tree he built a lot of side hacks and installed. I had one on the Road King.

 

He started an annual gathering at Griffith Park Los Angeles 

 

in California if you have a side car on your moto you do not need

a motorcycle license only Car 

On 3/7/2019 at 9:23 PM, ballpoint said:

Another one for thaiguzzi.  God speaks:

 

Good God man!

Brought a tear to my eye as i stood to attention waving my Union Jack, wearing my Triumph t shirt and Bonneville underpants, listening to the Great Man's words...

Legend!