SM Motorbike thread

[Gp79]

Here’s my bikes:

Benelli tornado
Zawasaki ZX10R
Yamaha WR426

Get the most pleasure from my old enduro had it since 2005.

 

[Needamaser]

Love that, is the fairing alloy?

Thanks.
Yes, tank, fairing ,seat and mudguard are alloy.
Were made by John Williams at thetankshop.com for me as one offs.
They are works of art. Guy is a genius but took a couple of year so get him to make them but did it all in a week when he started. He emigrated to Bulgaria or somewhere but see from his website he seems to be back in Dumfries.
Painting including pinstripes were all done freehand by a friend of a friend.
Nice that real craftsmen are still around. Finding them is the hard part.

 

[Nibby]

My two T160s I've owned
First one photo took late 70s, second one I had early 2000s

 

[philw696]

Wow a Vauxhall Firenza too.
Love the exhausts on the second picture.

 

[Oneball]

Thanks.
Yes, tank, fairing ,seat and mudguard are alloy.
Were made by John Williams at thetankshop.com for me as one offs.
They are works of art. Guy is a genius but took a couple of year so get him to make them but did it all in a week when he started. He emigrated to Bulgaria or somewhere but see from his website he seems to be back in Dumfries.
Painting including pinstripes were all done freehand by a friend of a friend.
Nice that real craftsmen are still around. Finding them is the hard part.

Wow, that’s a proper work of art.

 

[Nibby]

Wow a Vauxhall Firenza too.
Love the exhausts on the second picture.

Unfortunately it was a Viva coupe Phil.

 

[Oneball]

Unfortunately it was a Viva coupe Phil.

My Dad’s first company car was a Viva, he had to get rid of his Lotus Elan for it. He still goes on about how **** it was. And now there’s a Viva on sale again!

 

[TimR]

My Stage 3 Yamaha MTO1...


Ive had this bike ten years and put 60K miles on it...

 

[zagatoes30]

The last couple of months have been spent recommissioning the Ducati that had been off the road for twelve years.

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748 in yellow takes a lot of beating it just looks right - I would happily have one on display just to look at

 

[Vince2]

My 3 bikes I sold 2 years ago to buy the GTS.
H2 had 3,900 genuine miles, the Z1 was all original European bike, GS1000S also original.

 

[philw696]

My 3 bikes I sold 2 years ago to buy the GTS.
H2 had 3,900 genuine miles, the Z1 was all original European bike, GS1000S also original.
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How did you rate the GS against the Z ?
Loved the Big *** Fours and my Z was I think the longest I owned a bike for.

 

[Vince2]

How did you rate the GS against the Z ?
Loved the Big *** Fours and my Z was I think the longest I owned a bike for.

The Z1 was 1973. First one of the breeds of big 4's. ( if you exclude the Honda 750) the GS was 1979. Only 7/8 years newer design but worlds apart in terms of handling, braking and performance. BUT, the Z1 was a pleasure to ride, comfortable and just felt ergonomically right. The GS was a bit too sports bike for me this time round! When I had one in '79, it wasn't fast enough so I put a Yoshimura 1100 road and race conversion on it. Wow did it go then. Later Z's improved a lot. Sold the Z1 to a Ferrari collector. Tried to buy it back last year but he won't sell it!

 

[TimR]

Mmm...old bikes from another life.
Here's another one of mine...!

 

[Tipmethewink]

Mmm...old bikes from another life.
Here's another one of mine...!
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I haven't knowingly seen one of those before, what is it? I had a Husky until last year but it wasn't for the tarmac.

 

[Scaf]

I had a little Fizzy moped follow envy a 125 trail bike when I was a teenager but not had a bike since and don’t have full licence.

Fast road bikes scare the **** out of me!

Quite fancy a little plodder though and am considering a neighbours BSA bantam 125
older resto so looks nice and authentic.

 

[CatmanV2]

125s are lethal. Not enough power to stop every sod on the road cutting you up

C

 

[Geo]

Mmm...old bikes from another life.
Here's another one of mine...!
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You don't see many Huskies on a trip to the shops.

 

[Hawk13]

125s are lethal. Not enough power to stop every sod on the road cutting you up

C

And also hilarious if you are an experienced rider ...... 60mph everywhere with no braking unless absolutely necessary to carry speed.

Doing 60 on a 60mph bike is way more fun than doing 60 on a 180mph bike

 

[CatmanV2]

And also hilarious if you are an experienced rider ...... 60mph everywhere with no braking unless absolutely necessary to carry speed.

Doing 60 on a 60mph bike is way more fun than doing 60 on a 180mph bike

I've never been on a 125 that could do anything like 60
C

 

[philw696]

I've never been on a 125 that could do anything like 60
C

We used to think our de restricted 50's could do it in the 70's we certainly tried enough