Classic motorbikes

[VocalNeal]

On 3/18/2023 at 10:28 PM, Issanman said:

always kept the negatives.

Laughed at this as applied to a lot of Asinine Now posters

[Kwasaki]

7 hours ago, liddelljohn said:

1991 Ducati 750ss  and 1977  HD superglide 1200 custom

Any pix. ????

[Kwasaki]

16 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

M4 on a Sunday morning there is about 3 mile arrow straight bit after Bath but them days are long gone and later so was my license for 124 passing a police car but I only got a 2 week ban and £200 fine and no points lol the magistrate like bikes I think ???? 

My son in UK luv's his gizmo detection stuff he put on his R1, he knows where he can go just over 200mph around where he lives.

 

GPS is great for checking speed as his speedometer stops at 186mph.  ????

[Ralf001]

9 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

My son in UK luv's his gizmo detection stuff he put on his R1, he knows where he can go just over 200mph around where he lives.

 

GPS is great for checking speed as his speedometer stops at 186mph.  ????

His R1 has a higher top speed than when released... very impressive, what as been done to the bike ?

[Kwasaki]

11 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

His R1 has a higher top speed than when released... very impressive, what as been done to the bike ?

The R1 is the lastest shape a few years old now but he took it to a buddy who tunes bikes on Dyno machinery.

From memory he changed the exhaust system.

Did stuff to injection system.

Messed with the ICU and got it to i think 187 bhp.

To get more HP or more speed engine mods would be needed but his happy as it is and does track days mostly on it. 

[asf6]

2 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

My son in UK luv's his gizmo detection stuff he put on his R1, he knows where he can go just over 200mph around where he lives.

 

GPS is great for checking speed as his speedometer stops at 186mph.  ????

For me, the thing about doing very high speeds is not being caught by the cops for speeding, it's the danger from other road users. One might pull out in front of you, change lanes, or simply do something you don't expect because they don't see you coming. When you're doing 2, 3 or 4 times their speed, it might be difficult for you to adjust your position or speed in time. 

[London Lowf]

On 3/18/2023 at 2:54 PM, papa al said:

Purchased new 1967

US $427.

A lot of money.

Mow lawns for $2.

100cs twin.

2T

 

A Yamaha YL1 in black was my first bike - GBP169.00 if I remember correctly.

 

At the time it's homegrown competition in the UK was the BSA Bantam - my riding buddy had one and it was like an antique in comparison.

 

[Keep Right]

I have collected Honda trail 90s over the years. Most are in storage waiting for my return someday.

[London Lowf]

On 3/18/2023 at 12:34 PM, Issanman said:

Less than a year later and I had an actual DL. My dad payed for half of this 1967 Kawasaki 350 Avenger. 

My second bike was the 250 version in an amazing pearlescent white - called the A1 Samurai.

 

The disc-valve induction helped it to a genuine 100mph - the slightly later triples could barely hit 90, but looked much better.

Edited March 20, 2023 by London Lowf

[watchcat]

51 minutes ago, Keep Right said:

I have collected Honda trail 90s over the years. Most are in storage waiting for my return someday.

Nice collection.

[Kwasaki]

2 hours ago, asf6 said:

For me, the thing about doing very high speeds is not being caught by the cops for speeding, it's the danger from other road users. One might pull out in front of you, change lanes, or simply do something you don't expect because they don't see you coming. When you're doing 2, 3 or 4 times their speed, it might be difficult for you to adjust your position or speed in time. 

OK I went off topic for a couple of posts because was asked but what you say is for another thread. 

 

That said my Blade in Thailand is a classic that can top out 170mph and can be done on a highway near us. 

What classic bikes can do a standing start 1/4 mile in 10•4 secs. 

 

Edited March 20, 2023 by Kwasaki

[Kwasaki]

1 hour ago, London Lowf said:

A Yamaha YL1 in black was my first bike - GBP169.00 if I remember correctly.

 

At the time it's homegrown competition in the UK was the BSA Bantam - my riding buddy had one and it was like an antique in comparison.

 

A borrowed bantam is what I passed my bike test on. ????

[Issanman]

Pictures I took at a gymkhana at Sayama in western Tokyo in 1969 or 1970.

Lots of classics here.

I was 16.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Kwasaki]

5 minutes ago, Issanman said:

Pictures I took at a gymkhana at Sayama in western Tokyo in 1969 or 1970.

Lots of classics here.

I was 16.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Norton ???? Triumph and is the Yam one of those crazy 350 2 stokes forget what there're called but a craze in UK. 

[Issanman]

Tokorozawa Kawasaki shop summer 1969.

Brand new classic bikes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the exchange rate at that time was 360 yen to $1

 

[Kwasaki]

Always liked Kwakas, the Z650 I had was my knock about bike.

 

The 900 they brought out to complete with the Blade was a good bike, many people prefer it to the Blade. 

[asf6]

In the 1980s, I owned a Z1000 J2. I much prefer the 70s and 80s style of motorbike to the modern styles. 

[Kwasaki]

30 minutes ago, asf6 said:

In the 1980s, I owned a Z1000 J2. I much prefer the 70s and 80s style of motorbike to the modern styles. 

Yes the Z1000 was a good bike and many bikers and ex-bikers still like the style. 

 

Liked my 1200 Bandit but without a screen, high speed was uncomfortable. 

Always been a super sportsbike fan. 

[gomangosteen]

1 hour ago, asf6 said:

In the 1980s, I owned a Z1000 J2. I much prefer the 70s and 80s style of motorbike to the modern styles. 

I had a Z1000R - the Eddie Lawson Replica model; unfortunately the ones sent to New Zealand were white rather than Kawasaki green. Good bike of its time, comfortable tourer and I had some success drag racing at local events

Like this one

 

Edited March 22, 2023 by gomangosteen

[Kwasaki]

43 minutes ago, gomangosteen said:

I had a Z1000R - the Eddie Lawson Replica model; unfortunately the ones sent to New Zealand were white rather than Kawasaki green. Good bike of its time, comfortable tourer and I had some success drag racing at local events

Like this one

 

Good stuff have more pix. ????

[kickstart]

On 3/20/2023 at 3:24 PM, Kwasaki said:

A borrowed bantam is what I passed my bike test on. ????

So did I, passed my test on a Bantam, one I brought from an auction at Hayward's Heath, East Sussex, cattle market 31 quid ,still had the old style book type log book.

[VocalNeal]

I think if I could have only 1 bike. It would be a tough decision. It comes down to availability

 

 

OR 

 

 

 

[Damrongsak]

I had a really beat up Montesa back in the early 70's.  Probably this model.  After I patched it up, I traded it for a Honda S600 hardtop coupe which needed work.  Not sure of the year on either one but probably 1966.

[Kwasaki]

11 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

I think if I could have only 1 bike. It would be a tough decision. It comes down to availability

 

 

OR 

 

 

 

My choice, and first thing to go is the exhaust box. 

[VocalNeal]

8 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

I had a really beat up Montesa back in the early 70's.  Probably this model.  After I patched it up, I traded it for a Honda S600 hardtop coupe which needed work.  Not sure of the year on either one but probably 1966.

When I was impressionable we had S800

[kickstart]

I never was a speed freak, quite happy to sit on a motorway doing 70-80 mph, use to on my BMWR65.

But this T160 would have been my bike of choice of bike ,........just something about it.

[Kwasaki]

13 hours ago, kickstart said:

I never was a speed freak, quite happy to sit on a motorway doing 70-80 mph, use to on my BMWR65.

But this T160 would have been my bike of choice of bike ,........just something about it.

Brought up with Rudge and Triumphs, idiot management of UK bike industry mess it up, I was glad when the Japanese bike industry got it right.