more bike porn

[kickstart]

A Z650 ,maybe the smaller cousin of the Z900 ,but at the time the ultimate  UJM ? ,with a bullet proof engine.

And only about 20  mph slower than its big cousin.

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A nicely restored 1995 original model Speed Triple

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A very clean 1931 Moto Guzzi GT 16 500cc:

 

[thaiguzzi]

20 minutes ago, ballpoint said:

A nicely restored 1995 original model Speed Triple

Should read

a nicely modified...........

or

a nicely customized..........

But not restored........

IMO those early ST's were handsome bikes, pre FI and SSSA, a mate in Blighty has one, a Japanese import, and reckons they are becoming highly sought after.

But yes, i concur, it is a pretty bike, cafe seat and retro tank.

 

 

Here's what they look like stock...

[thaiguzzi]

Million $ bike?

Ducati exotica, one of the 7 Imola 750 bikes hand built by Ducati for the 72 Imola 200 won by Paul Smart, and hence putting Ducati on the big bike map. This is one of 3 known to still run, Paul Smart owns 2 of the 7.

The fibreglass tank and seat hump and fairing have no paint on them.

That silver metal flake IS IN the glass!

 

80 bhp, power band 6-8000rpm, nothing below 6.

Oil capacity - 10 pints !!!

 

 

[ballpoint]

2 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

Ducati exotica, one of the 7 Imola 750 bikes hand built by Ducati for the 72 Imola 200 won by Paul Smart, and hence putting Ducati on the big bike map. This is one of 3 known to still run, Paul Smart owns 2 of the 7.

Misread it at first and thought you said Paul Smith.  Nah, wrong colour.

 

[canthai55]

 

Edited September 25, 2019 by canthai55

[VocalNeal]

Many , many years ago i bought a Yamaha from Paul Smart's shop in Maidstone.

 

 

Didn't he crash at the TT because his bike didn't have enough lock to get around the hairpin?

[thaiguzzi]

No words needed, except perhaps, i've just shot my load....

 

[canthai55]

Soon as I win the Lotto ...

 

[Damrongsak]

5 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

No words needed, except perhaps, i've just shot my load....

Needs a luggage rack.

[Isaanbiker]

On 7/14/2018 at 12:56 AM, Damrongsak said:

Bike porn - Here's a "naked" Kawasaki Ninja 400.  I didn't know it was a moped style. ? 

 

 

Two weeks ago....

[Isaanbiker]

On 9/24/2019 at 11:41 AM, thaiguzzi said:

Million $ bike?

Ducati exotica, one of the 7 Imola 750 bikes hand built by Ducati for the 72 Imola 200 won by Paul Smart, and hence putting Ducati on the big bike map. This is one of 3 known to still run, Paul Smart owns 2 of the 7.

The fibreglass tank and seat hump and fairing have no paint on them.

That silver metal flake IS IN the glass!

 

80 bhp, power band 6-8000rpm, nothing below 6.

Oil capacity - 10 pints !!!

 

 

 Carbs of A Million $ bike.....

[Damrongsak]

19 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

No words needed, except perhaps, i've just shot my load....

 

What a marvelous and evil bike.  I saw an article where a guy who had ridden/raced something like who described the massive increase in power within a few hundred RPM when it "came on the pipe".  Frightening.  Maybe something like an electric bike with just an on/off switch but without any low-end torque.  I'd love to ride one for 100 meters or so.  The only bike I've ever ridden that was even a wee bit like that was a Maico 400 MX bike, and I didn't ride that far.  First gear stuff...

[canthai55]

https://www.classicracer.com/the-145mph-tz750-flat-tracker-banned-but-not-forgotten/

[MartinL]

13 hours ago, Isaanbiker said:

 Carbs of A Million $ bike.....

Since you quoted TG's post re. Paul Smart's Ducati, do you mean these are the carbs. from that bike? I can't believe that a pure racing bike would have used CV carbs.

 

EDIT - the original carbs. were very similar to the Dell'Ortos fitted on the 750/900 SS road bikes.

 

BTW, Paul Smart was (is?) married to Barry Sheene's sister.

 

Edited September 26, 2019 by MartinL

[Damrongsak]

The guy who built that street legal TZ750 flat tracker replica said the power band is akin to a light switch:

 

  “When the revs hit about 7,000, it lights the back tire up violently—and at the same time lifts the front wheel, pulling hard all the way to 11,000,” says Brad.

 

The original prototype builder Ray Abrams said:  “There used to be a quarter mile dragstrip across the bay in Freemont, and I took the bike over there when it was still in the road race frame and it turned 138mph in around 9.5 seconds, in its stock form. So we knew it was going to be a whole lot faster!”

 

Interesting info here:  https://amcn.com.au/editorial/15482/

[canthai55]

[VocalNeal]

^ Std. TV response? I don't like the head lamp.

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Two takes on the R100, from Bangkok based K-Speed.  Check them out here http://www.k-speed.net/index.php

 

[ballpoint]

A sweet little Tracker based on a Moto Guzzi Pony, fitted with a 50cc Franco Morini S6 engine.

Edited September 28, 2019 by ballpoint

[ballpoint]

And an original Pony:

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Another Franco Morini S6 engine, in an Italian built DBM moto-x bike

 

[thaiguzzi]

35 minutes ago, ballpoint said:

Two takes on the R100, from Bangkok based K-Speed.  Check them out here http://www.k-speed.net/index.php

 

The 1st one - nah.

The 2nd one - yeah, nice.

The pair of them - lose those f##king ridiculous hipster <deleted> Firestone/Shinko tyres.

Especially the 2nd one, as it looks as if it might actually go round corners.

Fer Chrissakes.

Edit - 1st one , just realized, the tank looks like a Honda SL or TL 125 - like it...

Edited September 28, 2019 by thaiguzzi

[thaiguzzi]

Can't help myself...

more XSR700's with short tails...

 

 

[Justgrazing]

Benelli , Beta and a Mondial 50's .. 

 

Edited October 1, 2019 by Justgrazing
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[Justgrazing]

P38 Lightning or "fork tailed devil " as sometimes referred to .. Looking at it you'd think " fast " with twin Allison V12's with a combined out put of over 3000hp but it wasn't .. nor was it that manoeuvrable making it not very good for its designed aerial combat role but not unlike the Hawker Typhoon found a role more as a ground attack/bomber with 4 .50 Cal's and a fearsome 20mm auto cannon in the nose/cockpit along with direct fire rockets or a bomb load .. Some were used in the later part of the North African campaign and were also used to try and provide bomber cover over Europe until the 51 arrived but were more prevalent and quite deadly in the Pacific campaign .. 

Like a lot of old WW2 Warbirds they were chucked away at the end in the rush for jets but have now come full circle and the few that remain appear in airshows along with P51's and 47's .. 

.50's being test fired and sighted .. 

 

[canthai55]

41 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

 Looking at it you'd think " fast " with twin Allison V12's with a combined out put of over 3000hp but it wasn't 

Needed the same treatment the P51 got - chuck out the Allison and install Merlin

[guzzi850m2]

21 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

Can't help myself...

more XSR700's with short tails...

 

Bloody hell man, I really dig it.

Would like to see it in the 900cc!

 

[Justgrazing]

10 hours ago, canthai55 said:

Needed the same treatment the P51 got - chuck out the Allison and install Merlin

American plane designers preferred a detached turbo design of forced induction the 38 being one that had a turbo mounted way behind the engine for streamlining .. And it still couldn't match a Merl' for power .. 

Check out the slash cut oval outlet stub from the turbo in the bottom pic' ..