Richard A
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My Thundrbird Sport....Cafe
Not strictly a classic....yet
No, but a bloody nice thing, nonetheless.
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No, but a bloody nice thing, nonetheless.
HP2 KENOBE
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I just finished this little one on new years eve.
Bought my 1983 GPZ1100 A1 Unitrac in Feb this year, likewise been looking around for ages and finally found a decent complete runner for restoration.
Owned 2 of these years ago, they where only in production for 3 years and where used as a test bed for new technology e.g. anti dive, digital fuel injection, unitrac suspension etc.
Restoration has been started, staying original as much as I can, luckily I have 2 sets of wheels, 2 tanks, side panels, tail piece, but need a fairing, then I can have an original paint set and a custom set.
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I used to have the earlier twin shock GPZ1100. A right old bruiser of a bike – great fun.
I ended up junking the fuel injection. The problem was that on bikes at the time, injection was in it's infancy and nobody seemed to know a damn thing about how they ticked. I was getting all sorts of duff advice from Kawasaki main dealers and it was getting expensive replacing sensors etc.
The last straw was when I couldn't get the bike started one day with no spark on any plug. Spent an age trying to source the problem to no avail so called a mate who is a genius with all things electrickery. He diagnosed one coil had packed up. Some kind of sensor had picked this up and very kindly shut the other one down so I couldn't even limp home on two cylinders.
After that the injection came off and a set of GSX carbs went (surprisingly easily).
that lookes like the daytona winning ducati of Cycle editor Cooke Neilson
The one with the fly in the resin of the tank
After a long wait, I have finally managed to find a RD250. It's 1978 with 16k miles, sold new by Les Smale the local dealer and with 2 owners, both old school friends of mine.
It runs perfectly but has suffered a little from being stored in a workshop from 1981 until a couple of years ago, when it was put back on the road. It will need tidying. Total original except the headlight which is from a later model, it's getting hard to find these with the original frame/engine/keys.
These were the biggest and baddest bikes you could put L plates on at the time. I tore around Devon leaving a blue fog behind me and generally riding like the lunatic 17 year old I was I guess it can be called a classic now.
It runs perfectly but has suffered a little from being stored in a workshop from 1981 until a couple of years ago, when it was put back on the road. It will need tidying. Total original except the headlight which is from a later model, it's getting hard to find these with the original frame/engine/keys.
These were the biggest and baddest bikes you could put L plates on at the time. I tore around Devon leaving a blue fog behind me and generally riding like the lunatic 17 year old I was
I guess it can be called a classic now.Attachments
i periodically lust after the RD400, but what i really want is a 350B 
Me too, I had a sit on an RD350a at Shurburn Café last summer, it felt like a toybut what i really want is a 350B
After a long wait, I have finally managed to find a RD250. It's 1978 with 16k miles, sold new by Les Smale the local dealer and with 2 owners, both old school friends of mine.
It runs perfectly but has suffered a little from being stored in a workshop from 1981 until a couple of years ago, when it was put back on the road. It will need tidying. Total original except the headlight which is from a later model, it's getting hard to find these with the original frame/engine/keys.
These were the biggest and baddest bikes you could put L plates on at the time. I tore around Devon leaving a blue fog behind me and generally riding like the lunatic 17 year old I was
I remember them well
was torn between this bike and a superdream, I bought the Honda but traded in the following year for a Suzuki TS250 trials style bike... a lot of dosh for an apprentice toolmaker in them days
barnestom
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Here is my 1955 Matchless G3LS only covered 310 miles since full rebuild.
I may put her up for sale soon due to leaving UK.
ps... if your initials are TAH and you own a Ducati 916 the reg plate on my bike is for you !!
I may put her up for sale soon due to leaving UK.
ps... if your initials are TAH and you own a Ducati 916 the reg plate on my bike is for you !!
Nice looking bike dazzer, if you do decide to sell, I would be interested.
Davy F
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i periodically lust after the RD400, but what i really want is a 350B
Loved mine, it was the last new one in the UK
erm, excuse the top box
Lovely flares
Nice bike and flares, I didn't know you had a sister TimLovely flares
Loved mine, it was the last new one in the UK
nice
i had a 250B for a while. angi used to ride it, until a mate of mine gave it the worlds worst rebore
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