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Thanks Andy. I'll take a look. Honda do a CBF250!



Single cyclinder air cooled - just like the good old days

 

theres a 400 version aswell

 

there were a couple of bikes back in the 80's that i really lusted after - until i realised my own mortality one rainy night. any help as to what they were?
1) a honda i think with oval pistons and a ludicrous number of valves - apocryphal tales of racing versions laying down 100 yards of rubber coming out of corners thanks to torque a hardley owner can only dream of. - any reccollections asto what this one could have been?

2) another honda - i think. this was was a 400 tripple with some very cool exhausts sprouting from under the seats iirc. sounded like a fs1e (ring-a-ding-ding) but went like stink. again any ideas?

chris, there's a ducatti monster 600 on that site for 3k if i was the air head maniac with no responsibilities that i used to be i'd go for that.
cheers


julian

 

or perhaps a suzuki goose 350
cheers


julian

 

Ju,
NSR 400 piston ceaser par excellence'
the oval 'Spam tin' pistons were a racing version of the old choclate camshaft special VFR750, side sided swinging arm Job, quite horny

 

No, I rather have Claire Goose

 

There's only a 500 on their website. It's a liquid cooled twin and not nearly as pretty.

 

Tone

1. NR750 (RC40), Titanium rods, oval doins etc, IIRC back then it was best part of 30K, so not many made it onto the road.

2. I am fairly sure Honda are the only one of the japs not to make a tripple, Kawasaki had the KH series, Susuki with the GT boiler and Yammy XS >750. From your description it sounds like a factory racer, underseat exhausts werent to common back then, I think Honda did some wacky 6 pot 400.

 

I reckon the 400 triple would be a KH400, Kwak stroker with insane acceleration for its size, crap brakes, crap handling and crap in pants time

 

Andy,

I had a cbx 1000, awful piece of Junk, Kwack did the Z1300 in line LC'd 6, a S1 as well and a 750 triple with a 810cc big bore. Like a crackle of banshes on speed, old stan stephens F2 spannies
The Honda, a good friend of mine owned (Flapper,He paid £9K for it ) 3 years after it was released, Great bike, but a touch over rated

 

Can we please try to keep this thread on topic?

 

Sorry, Antonio likes leather trousers with ferrous material adornments that dangle in the breeze (wouldn't be a wind as Hogs don't go that fast)

 

Tone, seen pics of yer GPZ, nice bike indeed.
Shame i cant find pics of my Z650, had a GPZ750 motor (flatside carbies, 810kit, +sized exhaust valves), ohlins rears on JMC arm, Later dymags so better rubber. Used to scare the toy pocket rocket brigade

 

cheers guys - an nsr 400 indeed and the nr750 looks like the one too.

 

Sorry merlin! Enough about big bikes! Back to small bikes :torkmada:
This looks nice:



Looks mean huh? It's only a 125. Andy, how fast does something like that go with a 125 engine these days. Back when I had one, you were lucky to reach 70mph at full belt head down.

 

Most are restricted Chris, so maybe around 80, remove restriction and maybe 100. Not to sure TBH, not played on a 125 for years.

 

Really! That may be all I need

Keeps the cost of insurance low too.

 

Forgive me here - I know f all about motorbikes!

But what sort of bike should one be looking for if you fancied having a bike, but didn't want to kill yourself within six months of passing your test. Of course, the thing has to look the nuts as well

 

That's a very good question.

By the way has anyone seen Antonio, or is he out beating streetracers on his Harley?