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GENERAL MOTORCYCLE FORUMS => GENERAL MOTORCYCLE => Topic started by: Nitro on September 20, 2007, 09:50:04 PM
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Not me, I don't have one. But if it isn't out of line, you guys with a collection of older bikes could post some pics. I have a weakness for two stroke triples and older enduros.
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1976 H1 (not mine, but just like one I used to have):
(http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q13/ZenMan33/H1.jpg)
1971 DT1 (also not mine):
(http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q13/ZenMan33/DT1a.jpg)
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91 GSXR 1100/1216
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z295/rlholland3175/5-1-02-1.jpg)
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Nice bike, Bob, but it's not "old school", vintage, an enduro, or a 2-stroke triple, so, uh, what's up? :stickpoke:
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Nice bike, Bob, but it's not "old school", vintage, an enduro, or a 2-stroke triple, so, uh, what's up? :stickpoke:
I sorry that the 91 GSXR doesn't meet with your interpretation of "Old School", but around here and at the dragstrip, they are refered to as "Old School". :boohoo:
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(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z295/rlholland3175/norton1Small.jpg)
Is this old enough.
Between my brother and I, we owned this bike for 30+ years. I bought it from my brother in 1990 as a basket case, for $500., I sold it a couple of years ago to be used as a vintage racer. 1970, 750 Norton
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Nice bike, Bob, but it's not "old school", vintage, an enduro, or a 2-stroke triple, so, uh, what's up? :stickpoke:
I sorry that the 91 GSXR doesn't meet with your interpretation of "Old School", but around here and at the dragstrip, they are refered to as "Old School". :boohoo:
Well, it's aluminum cradle frame, single-shock aluminum swingarm, 4-valve per cyl. head, dual-disc front brakes, and full plastic fairing... and only 16 years old. I believe "vintage" refers to 25 years or older?
I guess you count "old school" as air-cooled/carbureted. Sorry, my mistake. :lol:
What are you guys riding at the dragstrip these days? Nuclear-powered hovercraft? :stickpoke: :bandit:
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(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z295/rlholland3175/norton1Small.jpg)
Is this old enough.
Between my brother and I, we owned this bike for 30+ years. I bought it from my brother in 1990 as a basket case, for $500., I sold it a couple of years ago to be used as a vintage racer. 1970, 750 Norton
Now yer talkin'!!! :bigok:
That's a beautiful Norton... I've had two, and of all the bikes I've sold, the Nortons are the biggest regrets. Love to have the $$$ to buy one now, but I ain't rich... :sad:
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Nice bike, Bob, but it's not "old school", vintage, an enduro, or a 2-stroke triple, so, uh, what's up? :stickpoke:
The original post never said anything about "vintage" and only mentioned a weakness for 2-stroke triples and enduros.
And if ya don't think BHolland's GSXR is old school, better not say that around any of the folks at http://www.oldskoolsuzuki.info/ :lol:
My current old bike isn't a two stroke triple or an enduro, but it is an >30 2smoke single... :bandit:
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d35/paulweit/Personal/TY250A001.jpg)
I do miss my old RD350, but not quite enough to go out and buy another... some things are better left as memories, I think.
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d35/paulweit/Personal/Yamaha_RD350_75.jpg)
I also miss my Penton 125 (but not the gearbox full of neutrals).
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d35/paulweit/Personal/Penton125_72.jpg)
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All nice bikes. Thst's what I had in mind, not necessarily any restrictions that it must be a certain age. Just older bikes that aren't current production.
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Nice bike, Bob, but it's not "old school", vintage, an enduro, or a 2-stroke triple, so, uh, what's up? :stickpoke:
The original post never said anything about "vintage" and only mentioned a weakness for 2-stroke triples and enduros.
And if ya don't think BHolland's GSXR is old school, better not say that around any of the folks at http://www.oldskoolsuzuki.info/ :lol:
A 1991 is old school, huh? :roll:
Well, maybe I don't know what "old school" is, but I do know what's getting real old. That's you, Red. Once again jumping my ass out of nowhere. What a suprise.
You know what? I've had enough of you're dogging me. Find somebody else to troll around the board.
Buh-bye. :motorsmile:
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Cargo7 hasn't posted for a while, so I'm posting a couple of pieces of his 1976 Yamaha RD400. These pics are from when it was in the Trev Deeley museum.
(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t52/pmackie_photos/1976RD40012b.jpg)
(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t52/pmackie_photos/1976RD4008b.jpg)
He's considering taking for a ride in '08. Nice bike.
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My 73 Honda CB360
(http://a724.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/93/l_000f2af3486befc9d385c22ed6db3eab.jpg)
My 75 Honda CB360T
(http://a366.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/67/l_cc85e6283ca9807f4ca9aeef2de9be1d.jpg)
The 73 is parts for the 75. Im building a cafe racer, so right now, the 75 has been stripped down to the frame and blasted.
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Nice bike, Bob, but it's not "old school", vintage, an enduro, or a 2-stroke triple, so, uh, what's up? :stickpoke:
The original post never said anything about "vintage" and only mentioned a weakness for 2-stroke triples and enduros.
And if ya don't think BHolland's GSXR is old school, better not say that around any of the folks at http://www.oldskoolsuzuki.info/ :lol:
A 1991 is old school, huh? :roll:
Well, maybe I don't know what "old school" is, but I do know what's getting real old. That's you, Red. Once again jumping my ass out of nowhere. What a suprise.
You know what? I've had enough of you're dogging me. Find somebody else to troll around the board.
Buh-bye. :motorsmile:
You bastard, Paul! WTF? :headscratch:
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A 1991 is old school, huh? :roll:
Well, maybe I don't know what "old school" is, but I do know what's getting real old. That's you, Red. Once again jumping my ass out of nowhere. What a suprise.
You know what? I've had enough of you're dogging me. Find somebody else to troll around the board.
Buh-bye. :motorsmile:
Jumping your ass???
Just remiding you of what the original post said.
:wtf: Whatever.
I know you're as old or older than I am, and a 1991 may seem too new to be considered "old school" by folks our age - but it is a 16, almost 17, year old bike. In sportbikes, it IS old, even if it is younger than my youngest kid.
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Jumping your ass???
Don't you know what this :stickpoke: means?
It means I'm poking fun at you.
:wtf: Whatever.
There is no " :stickpoke: " in your post:
The original post never said anything about "vintage" and only mentioned a weakness for 2-stroke triples and enduros.
And if ya don't think BHolland's GSXR is old school, better not say that around any of the folks at http://www.oldskoolsuzuki.info/ :lol:
By itself, it doesn't seem like much, and it looks as though I'm over-reacting, being too sensitive, whatever.
But it's gotten to the point that when I log in, and I see you have posted after me, I know it's going to be some negative reaction to my post. And 99% of the time it is... either you don't like a certain word I used, or you nit-pick on some small point that deviates from the topic, or you just want to challenge whatever it is I said... and start another pissing match.
It's getting old. It's obvious you have a problem with my posts, or me personally, and since you're the site administrator, there's not much I can do about it. And I doubt it's going to change. You won't even admit to it. So screw it.
See ya. :motorsmile:
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You're right, YOU were the one who put :stickpoke: in, not me. I corrected my post. My bad. My apologies.
I was only standing up for the poor Gixxer though. It seemed to me you were rejecting it for not being "old school" enough and I was just offering it some defense as the air/oil cooled GSXR series is considered old school in the sport bike world. I would have offered the same defense if anyone else would have made a similar comment, so please don't take it personal.
Here's a classic offering to help make ammends:
(http://www.bt-h.biz/images/vics_triton.jpg)
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old school
noun
a class of people favoring traditional ideas
VINTAGE
–noun
1. the wine from a particular harvest or crop.
2. the annual produce of the grape harvest, esp. with reference to the wine obtained.
3. an exceptionally fine wine from the crop of a good year.
4. the time of gathering grapes, or of winemaking.
5. the act or process of producing wine; winemaking.
6. the class of a dated object with reference to era of production or use: a hat of last year's vintage.
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Get ye hence from mine hand evil ladle of doom. The pot, though it boils nigh, must not be stirred! :grin:
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Here's me on my 1st bike around 1974. That's a 1973 Kawasaki 90cc 2-stroke street bike, and people think GSXR600's are first bikes! The bike in the fore ground is my brother's, a 1960 something Honda Dream 150.
(http://larrymears.tripod.com/slides/larry90s.jpg)
Hope that worked.
...Larry '01 CB750 ( Thinking the Bandit 1200/1250 is a worthy upgrade for my CB750. )
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:welcome: Larry...sorry but your picture did not show up. You might want to try using photobucket to host pictures that you'd like to link in forums :bigok:
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Get ye hence from mine hand evil ladle of doom. The pot, though it boils nigh, must not be stirred! :grin:
My thoughts, exactly!
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:welcome: Larry...sorry but your picture did not show up. You might want to try using photobucket to host pictures that you'd like to link in forums :bigok:
Strange it show up on my browser. Maybe Tripod puked when you read it? Anyone else see my pic?
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I can't see it on the Bandit Alley site, but if I copy the URL into my browser, then I can access it.
Maybe one of the "smart" guys here can figure out why it is not displaying.
The Honda looks closer to my first bike...
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It's been displaying just fine on multiple computers for me..... :shrug:
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Larry can see it because its his account on tripod.
It seems that if you paste the URL in IE it works but if you paste the URL in Firefox it doesn't.
txbanditrydr may already have a tripod account or is holding his tongue in his mouth just the right way :wink:
Anyway the best resolution is to host pictures through a service such as photobucket because then everyone can see them without any fuss :grin:
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Here's a sweet looking airhead:
(http://www.teamincomplete.com/Boxer/Resources/thebox2s.gif)
Here's the story (http://www.teamincomplete.com/Boxer/boxerhome.html) of how it came to be.
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Pic works okay for me and I'm running Netscape in Firefox mode. Hmmmm.....the mysteries of Bill.....Gates, that is. :shock: :grin: :lol:
Well, I've posted these before but, Nitro, well you've appealed to my "baser" nature. I just can't resist another chance to show off my faves....
My '73 H2A basket case.....a mere 10 years in the making.....and, no, I'm not putting a Kawasaki decal on the tank because if someone already knows what it is, no probs.....and if someone doesn't know what it is....how unfortunate for them.:wink:
(http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i234/H2RICK/H2%20Pics/th_2005_0902H2A0004.jpg) (http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i234/H2RICK/H2%20Pics/2005_0902H2A0004.jpg)
My '76 GT550A bone stock triple stroker as I bought it in 1990....well, except for the factory rack which was a recent addition courtesy of Ebay
(http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i234/H2RICK/Tolman%20Bridge/th_2005_0918gt550a0007.jpg) (http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i234/H2RICK/Tolman%20Bridge/2005_0918gt550a0007.jpg)
My latest acquisition is almost 30 years old a/o next January. It's a '78 KZ650C2 bought this Spring with ~1400 miles on the clock....and it's a laff-riot to ride. I'm looking for its brother so I can make a cafe bike out of it. Oooops...
don't want to start another "cafe bike definition war" thread....Sorry....:deadhorse:
(http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i234/H2RICK/KZ650C2%20Pics/th_DSCF1252.jpg) (http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i234/H2RICK/KZ650C2%20Pics/DSCF1252.jpg)
Oh, and Zen....are you having a bad hair day, er whut ??
Relax, have 3 beers and call me in the morning. Things ALWAYS look better through beer-goggles. :lol: :lol:
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...and, no, I'm not putting a Kawasaki decal on the tank because if someone already knows what it is, no probs.....and if someone doesn't know what it is....how unfortunate for them.:wink:
They can always read the engine cases... :wink:
My latest acquisition is almost 30 years old a/o next January. It's a '78 KZ650C2 bought this Spring with ~1400 miles on the clock....and it's a laff-riot to ride. I'm looking for its brother so I can make a cafe bike out of it.
I had one of those ~10 years ago... didn't look that nice and the miles weren't that low though. It was a bit of a rat bike, mostly because someone had painted it with a rattle can. (It was also the more basic version with wire wheels and a single front disc.) I picked it up for $500 in the spring, rode it until fall and sold it for $900. :motorsmile:
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'78 KZ650C2 bought this Spring with ~1400 miles on the clock...
Nice bike Rick. Both my younger brothers had one each in 1980 +/-. One the sport with dual discs and mag wheels, one a standard with single disc and spoke wheels.
I think you can still buy one of these...the ZR7S, was still selling in Canada in 2005 and I think there are still some non-currents sitting. Mileage would be about the same, and the price is likely similar :stickpoke:
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(http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i234/H2RICK/H2%20Pics/th_2005_0902H2A0004.jpg) (http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i234/H2RICK/H2%20Pics/2005_0902H2A0004.jpg)
(http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i234/H2RICK/Tolman%20Bridge/th_2005_0918gt550a0007.jpg) (http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i234/H2RICK/Tolman%20Bridge/2005_0918gt550a0007.jpg)
Which one is faster and/or more fun? The Kaw has always looked lighter than the GT550.
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Given his Kawi is a 750, it's undoubtedly the quicker & faster one. :lol:
Even if it was the 500, it would be quicker & faaster than the GT550.
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Oops, the H2 is the 750 and the H1 is the 500. I sort of forgot. I never had one of those flexi flyers.
Anyone know the performance numbers of the H1 and the GT550, quarter mile times, etc.?
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H1/H2 specs here www.kawtriple.com/mraxl/modelspecs.html (http://www.kawtriple.com/mraxl/modelspecs.html)
GT550 specs here www.bikez.com/motorcycles/suzuki_gt_550_j_1972.php (http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/suzuki_gt_550_j_1972.php)
ET estimator here www.amaprostar.com/dynos.asp (http://www.amaprostar.com/dynos.asp)
Have fun :grin:
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Using the calculator, with a 150lb. rider:
GT550 = 13.366719928727282
H1 = 12.0714451461
The GT550 weight 428 vs. 384 for the H1.
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No question about it.....the H1 would eat the 550 alive......
However, the 550 will still be running on the original pistons and bores when the H1 will be bored out to the max.....never mind the fuel that's gone down the gullet of the H1. Money spent on fuel for Kwakker strokers could support the economy of a mid-sized South American country. :lol:
Of course fuel economy is not what ANY stroker is about....right ??!!?? They're all about FUN FUN FUN, to quote the Beach Boys. :lol:
and the price is likely similar
Well, Paul, if I could buy a ZR7S for what I paid for the KZ650 there'd be no contest.....although, admittedly, the 650 has 'wayyyyy more panache than the ZR. It's just an all 'round fun bike to ride.....and the Big K really knows how to get some ponies out of a 2 valve engine.
Which one is faster and/or more fun? The Kaw has always looked lighter than the GT550.
Well, Nitro, they both have their charms. The H2, set up as it is, will do a whole bunch of things that the 550 won't......
but the 550 is very akin to the new 1250 Bandit in its torque delivery.
OTOH, Kawasaki strokers can't even spell "torque", never mind produce any. :lol:
Suzuki and Kawasaki were diametrically opposed in their approaches to two stroke engine performance. That's why it's nice to have an example from each camp.....and it'll be even nicer if I can get my Buffalo back on the road.