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BIG MAC

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wish I had the money and space and time
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Re: wish I had the money and space and time
« Reply #1 on: 11 November 2011, 11:59:40 pm »
ring-a-ding-a-dingdingdingdingbang! as the centre cylinder blows again.

was my first bike. used to love the smell, it actually handled reasonably well when it was running. had to get the engine rebuilt twice in the year I ran it. was great for getting rid of tailgaters - drop a gear and gun it, leaving a massive smear of oil on their windscreen. snigger.

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Re: wish I had the money and space and time
« Reply #2 on: 12 November 2011, 12:43:59 am »
Was there not a trick of cutting the front mudguard down to cure the middle pot problem? I'm sure it was an airflow thing, I am happy to be corrected on this..
I have a couple of Z650's if you fancy a project, ones a trailie...
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Re: wish I had the money and space and time
« Reply #3 on: 12 November 2011, 12:55:42 am »
some of them had dodgy banjo unions and later bikes had 'better' lol! porting and rings...its a 1981 so likely a goodie....the little x5 was a stonking little bike
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Re: wish I had the money and space and time
« Reply #4 on: 12 November 2011, 07:02:23 am »
last year i was offerd an s1 250 early drum brake model complete and running and pretty good cond could have just mot,d it and put it on the road .for £650 (what the guy had paid for it couple years earlier) but i didnt have the spare cash :'( he sold it on ebay for £1500 :eek
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Re: wish I had the money and space and time
« Reply #5 on: 12 November 2011, 11:36:54 pm »
Anyone want to see this ??
 
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Re: wish I had the money and space and time
« Reply #6 on: 12 November 2011, 11:39:40 pm »
 Its from July 1974 BIKE magazine I turned up recently.
 
Says the KH400 S3 had a tank range of 70 miles :rollin
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Re: wish I had the money and space and time
« Reply #7 on: 13 November 2011, 12:01:45 am »
Quote from: Major Rant on 12 November 2011, 11:39:40 pm
Its from July 1974 BIKE magazine I turned up recently.
 
Says the KH400 S3 had a tank range of 70 miles :rollin
At last a bike a Honet rider could complain about taking to many fuel stops.
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Re: wish I had the money and space and time
« Reply #8 on: 13 November 2011, 12:40:51 am »
There was a bloody picture there when I hit the 'post' button.
 
I'll try again.
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Re: wish I had the money and space and time
« Reply #9 on: 13 November 2011, 03:50:37 am »
Theres good articles in Practical Sportbikes about the KHs and the Yam rd 125 vs kwak AR125.  The ARs are much cheaper, and I'd love one of them.   I'm desperately sorry I sold my TZR 250.  That was a beautiful bike.
When I get money again,  I'm going to try and get another.   
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