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Re: Superbikes of the seventies.
« Reply #15 on: 13 September 2018, 20:23:15 »

Always wanted a Z1 and a CBX. Still do. :y

.......and a GS1000.....and a 2 stroke water bottle. :y
Had a z1 when i was in the RN used it daily great bike bit skittish in the wet :) sold that and bought an XS 750 good bike but heavy

I remember these. Shaft drive. A 3 cylinder version of the huge XS1100. :y
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Re: Superbikes of the seventies.
« Reply #16 on: 13 September 2018, 20:24:18 »

Always wanted a Z1 and a CBX. Still do. :y

.......and a GS1000.....and a 2 stroke water bottle. :y
Had a z1 when i was in the RN used it daily great bike bit skittish in the wet :) sold that and bought an XS 750 good bike but heavy

I remember these. Shaft drive. A 3 cylinder version of the huge XS1100. :y
That's the one :y
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Re: Superbikes of the seventies.
« Reply #17 on: 13 September 2018, 20:24:56 »

Italian bikes were super cool and usually looked stunning then promptly broke down when it rained because of their dodgy electrics ::) Not a superbike I know but Kawasaki also did a 250 two stroke triple which they called the Samurai that looked very nice but you had to be prepared to "fall on your sword"to ride one with any intent due to the absolutely dire handling.


I have a ficked right leg and non operating left kidney due to one of those.  ::) ;D
The 500 and 750 triples (aka Widowmakers) were truly evil things though. Very fast in their day, with awful handling and no brakes. I loved them.  8) :)
The Suzuki kettle was dog slow but looked impressive. An RD 400 would leave it for dead.
I rode a Jota about 10 years ago, and I must admit, for a 40 odd year old bike, I was impressed.
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Re: Superbikes of the seventies.
« Reply #18 on: 13 September 2018, 20:28:39 »

I had an xs400 custom (427cc ,harris pipes etc)
plenty of torque ,comfortable plod along machine
gave up bikes after the second tarmac surfing event  :'(
(both due to talent-less car drivers trying to kill me )
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Re: Superbikes of the seventies.
« Reply #19 on: 13 September 2018, 20:36:36 »

I could never get excited about bikes. I think it had something to do with self preservation.  :)

You missed a trick, because quite a few 'biker birds' tended to have loose knicker elastic. The less attractive the biker bird the easier the knickers came down.

Probably no different to a few scouse girls you've met after they've  been lubricated with a rum and coke or six.  :)
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Re: Superbikes of the seventies.
« Reply #20 on: 13 September 2018, 20:38:43 »

Italian bikes were super cool and usually looked stunning then promptly broke down when it rained because of their dodgy electrics ::) Not a superbike I know but Kawasaki also did a 250 two stroke triple which they called the Samurai that looked very nice but you had to be prepared to "fall on your sword"to ride one with any intent due to the absolutely dire handling.


I have a ficked right leg and non operating left kidney due to one of those.  ::) ;D
The 500 and 750 triples (aka Widowmakers) were truly evil things though. Very fast in their day, with awful handling and no brakes. I loved them.  8) :)
The Suzuki kettle was dog slow but looked impressive. An RD 400 would leave it for dead.
I rode a Jota about 10 years ago, and I must admit, for a 40 odd year old bike, I was impressed.

Two words. Huge wheelie. :)
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Re: Superbikes of the seventies.
« Reply #21 on: 13 September 2018, 21:05:19 »

A 65bhp Triumph Trident was a superbike in its day and a good allround balance of weight, good handling and reasonable power. The big bore long stroke Norman Hyde 1000cc ones were good for 100bhp but had a habit of holing the centre piston due to running lean.
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Re: Superbikes of the seventies.
« Reply #22 on: 13 September 2018, 21:24:56 »

I must start rebuilding my Sunbeam S8, I must, I must.......

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Re: Superbikes of the seventies.
« Reply #23 on: 14 September 2018, 01:33:05 »

I must start rebuilding my Sunbeam S8, I must, I must.......

Ron.

You and me both with my Triumph Trident, but also my Kawasaki GPZ1100 where the front brake master cylinder seals have gone, but I found a supplier at £20. This, two new tyres, insurance and an MOT and distance glasses for getting the Kawasaki back n the road, 0-60 in 3s and 150mph, with my corrected 20:20 left eyesight, what could possibly go wrong. ::) ::) ::)
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Re: Superbikes of the seventies.
« Reply #24 on: 14 September 2018, 01:35:18 »

All this while the Brits stuck doggedly to the parallel twin apart from the Triumph Trident/BSA Rocket 3 triples.
Practically a truck engine  :o
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Re: Superbikes of the seventies.
« Reply #25 on: 14 September 2018, 01:39:20 »

I wish I had kept my first bike, Rods2 - a BSA Golden Flash that I got £15 as a part-ex! :'( :'( :'(

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Re: Superbikes of the seventies.
« Reply #26 on: 14 September 2018, 02:27:19 »

I don't regret getting rid of my first motorbike a Honda 250cc K2 with 30php, red line at 10,250 but would rev towards 11,000 but might break piston rings allegedly, not that I ever found that out, as a good boy, several time, :-[ :-[ :-[ ::) ::) ::) oh no, and 100mph top speed, which I can confirm along with the same 2 up on a dense air fog descending night, some where in UK or Europe as I broke the piston rings yet again again. ::) ::) ::) As a 17/18yo I lived a quiet, sheltered life allegedly. :-X :-X :-X
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Re: Superbikes of the seventies.
« Reply #27 on: 14 September 2018, 07:44:20 »

I remember Moto Guzzi did one they called the V7 and ex-wife thought that meant it had three and a half cylinders per bank :D :D ;D
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Re: Superbikes of the seventies.
« Reply #28 on: 14 September 2018, 09:35:38 »

I remember Moto Guzzi did one they called the V7 and ex-wife thought that meant it had three and a half cylinders per bank :D :D ;D

Ah......women. Bless their little cotton socks. ;D
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Re: Superbikes of the seventies.
« Reply #29 on: 14 September 2018, 19:25:17 »

The superbikes of my day were the T110, Dominator, G45 and King of Bikes, the Black Shadow. I only had the first but yearned for the last. Some 30 years after I had ridden a bike, I was staying with a friend in Hong Kong who had bought a Yamaha shaft drive as a big boys toy, I think it was a 750. Come and have a go in the New Territories he says. Bloody hell, the gear change was on the wrong side and every gear seemed rocket assisted, it frightened me to death. I've steered clear of big bikes since. :-[ :y
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