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Lovely sweet engines in those matchless bikes. Didn't they have a three bearing crank or was that the later machines?
I stumbled across these photographs by a guy called Paul Blute ages ago
I stumbled across these photographs by a guy called Paul Blute ages ago
Yep, three-bearing crank, plain shell in the middle, caged rollers outboard. Supposed to reduce crankshaft whip but at 29 donkeys I can't imagine it was a major issue 
More on the twin and its evolution here
More on the twin and its evolution here
A local gent who passed away a couple of years back was a bit of an authority on Matchless M/Cs. Dick Powell toured all over Europe, starting just after the war and regularly toured East Germany and Eastern Europe before anyone else got in on a M/C. BarryG lent me a book DP wrote describing his adventures: not up to Ted Simons writing ability but still a good read.
I have been on the lookout for a 70/80s Guzzi for a while. Then Gonk posted a picture of his 1000s. Then this came along. The guy I got it from really looked after it. I think it's a work of art
Lurvely
I spent some time with a 1000s when my mate owned it. It had a few problems so I had it for a few months.
Lovely bikes. It only fetched £2300 last year.
Lovely bikes. It only fetched £2300 last year.
I spent some time with a 1000s when my mate owned it. It had a few problems so I had it for a few months.
Lovely bikes. It only fetched £2300 last year.
That looks like a nice straight bike, why did your friend let it go so cheap?
The auction for this finished on ebay yesterday at £3600 and it looks a heap. It has been off the road for 3 years, brakes seized, 47k miles and lots of wrong parts on it including a different engine, unless Guzzi sold some 1000s with a black engine.
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Ive been dabbling with 70s Jap bikes for some time, to me the Kawasaki two stroke Triples have a certain style about them that other makes have tried to copy but failed to do so
I have these in my "rev shed" at the moment
1975 400cc S3a original and Uk spec, - arguably the best 70s Kawa to ride
1975 750cc H2c (Concourse)
1972 500cc H1b very tidy ..nice to ride
1975 Hybrid monoshock - 400 Kawa frame ported 500 Kawa engine, RGV front and rear full ohlins and Hyabusa brakes etc etc..bloody wicked to ride and faaaaast
Have sold these in the past 12 months
350 GTO Bridgestone.. stunning, but had to go
TZ250h 1981.. wish I hadn't sold it
1976 KZ400
1972 Kawa F6a - 125cc.. a stunner...sold to a french collector
1972 F7a 175cc very nice bike...sold to same french collector
1969 GT750j Kettle.. nice but what a big lump of a bike..had to go
2003 WR250. which I sold last week, cos it chucked me off and hurt me one time too many, I'm olde enuff to know better anyway.
just party exchanged this
for this..it was the right decision
I like bikes
I have these in my "rev shed" at the moment
1975 400cc S3a original and Uk spec, - arguably the best 70s Kawa to ride
1975 750cc H2c (Concourse)
1972 500cc H1b very tidy ..nice to ride
1975 Hybrid monoshock - 400 Kawa frame ported 500 Kawa engine, RGV front and rear full ohlins and Hyabusa brakes etc etc..bloody wicked to ride and faaaaast
Have sold these in the past 12 months
350 GTO Bridgestone.. stunning, but had to go
TZ250h 1981.. wish I hadn't sold it
1976 KZ400
1972 Kawa F6a - 125cc.. a stunner...sold to a french collector
1972 F7a 175cc very nice bike...sold to same french collector
1969 GT750j Kettle.. nice but what a big lump of a bike..had to go
2003 WR250. which I sold last week, cos it chucked me off and hurt me one time too many, I'm olde enuff to know better anyway.
just party exchanged this
for this..it was the right decision
I like bikes
Ive been dabbling with 70s Jap bikes for some time, to me the Kawasaki two stroke Triples have a certain style about them that other makes have tried to copy but failed to do so
I have these in my "rev shed" at the moment
1975 400cc S3a original and Uk spec, - arguably the best 70s Kawa to ride
1975 750cc H2c (Concourse)
1972 500cc H1b very tidy ..nice to ride
Wow, i had a KH250 back in 1977, and i used to idolize the 750H2 & 500H1, but i never got the opportunity to ride one.
Fantastic collection
There was no interest in it at all. He had a couple of tyre kickers round offering a grand or so but apart from that...
It was exactly the same with a Quota. It went for similar money on ebay.
perhaps its the like of bike exif and other similar old bike sites thats started thats rekindled interest
old bikes have been going up madly in value for some while. i think it's the low interest rates that have done most of that.
guzzi are definitely seen as *cooler* now too. partly because they actually have some new models that aren't a total disaster IMO. same with thing happened with ducati on a much bigger scale.
guzzi are definitely seen as *cooler* now too. partly because they actually have some new models that aren't a total disaster IMO. same with thing happened with ducati on a much bigger scale.
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That's beautiful, my favourite 70's Kawasaki. I only was ever taken on the back of a 750, scared the willys out of me at the time. I'd love to own something similar as well as an S1C 250 (the blue one with front drum brake). The kettle also has a place in my heart, tho' the last one I was on I stuffed it into the back of a car.
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1975 Hybrid monoshock - 400 Kawa frame ported 500 Kawa engine, RGV front and rear full ohlins and Hyabusa brakes etc etc..bloody wicked to ride and faaaaast
That looks like a bike that answers many questions!
I'd forgotten about the Guzzi I had a few years ago. Same old culprits appearing on Guzzi threads though
8 Years ago. Another one that was stuck to the floor. Wish I had them now.
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13493&highlight=Guzzi
hears two i have got in the shed
have to resize the tz
lurvly
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