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[Vamps]

Its a bit of an in joke KW,I call his Thunderace a Fizzy and he calls my cbr600 a ss50.

I had one of those, new 1st August 1973....

[KillerWatt]

My mate had the SS50, I went down the Fizzy route as they were a lot easier to tune.
After blowing it up twice going down the mile, I discovered that the YB100 engine slotted straight in to the Fizzy frame. In fact the engines were so similar, you wouldn't know unless you looked at the cubic capacity that was stamped on the barrel that it was no longer 49cc.

Come 17, I bought a KH250 (the S1 model) and what an animal that was (when it actually fired on all 3 pots that is). Thinking back, it doesn't surprise me that a lot of folk were hurting themselves...I'm sure it was a combination of having started on 2 wheels very early, combined with a bit of sheer luck and a LOT of grace from God that I am still here today to be honest.
Anyway, that was ditched 10 days later in favour of a GSX750 ET and I've just kinda gone on from there really.

[Martin_1962]

My mate had the SS50, I went down the Fizzy route as they were a lot easier to tune.
After blowing it up twice going down the mile, I discovered that the YB100 engine slotted straight in to the Fizzy frame. In fact the engines were so similar, you wouldn't know unless you looked at the cubic capacity that was stamped on the barrel that it was no longer 49cc.

Come 17, I bought a KH250 (the S1 model) and what an animal that was (when it actually fired on all 3 pots that is). Thinking back, it doesn't surprise me that a lot of folk were hurting themselves...I'm sure it was a combination of having started on 2 wheels very early, combined with a bit of sheer luck and a LOT of grace from God that I am still here today to be honest.
Anyway, that was ditched 10 days later in favour of a GSX750 ET and I've just kinda gone on from there really.

I used to know a KH250 owner (about 26-28 years ago), one trip it was running on 3 then near the destination dropped to 2, and on way back to 1, he stopped I stopped to see the problem and gave his pillion a lift.

I bombed off as fast as you can on a 100, then waiting at lights another one of our little group on a CG125 ran into me

Even with a pillion my bike was pulling nearly 80 on the short DCs.

Poly bike club

Right mix of bikes GP100 CG125 H100 KH250 CB750 couple of old Brit bikes, no fairy cycles, no stinkwheels.

[LaserLance]

KH 250/400 were for wimps ,if you was a real man you rode a 500 or a 750 triple kwakker rode a 750 once it scared the brown stuff out off me   after that went back to me lc's

[KillerWatt]

KH 250/400 were for wimps

250 was the biggest you could legally ride when you turned 17 (at the time). Soon as I passed my test, I fooked the strokers off for the GSX.

[Darth Loo-knee]

KH 250/400 were for wimps

250 was the biggest you could legally ride when you turned 17 (at the time). Soon as I passed my test, I fooked the strokers off for the GSX.

Must admit the only GSX I have ever fancied was the GSXR1100 Slingshot. When I was an "Elsie Boy" that was my dreambike.. I went out on one which was 18mths old for sale in a bike shop £4200. It had been raining i gave it just a little twist (on an airstrip as I know you 20watt don't like people speeding) the front wheel came up, at the same time the back wheel was spinning, I quickly changed gear and took this missile back to the shop where I went to the nearest loo to empty out my trouser legs  

Would still have one today if I could drop on a mint one at the right money

[KillerWatt]

(on an airstrip as I know you 20watt don't like people speeding)

You should read back through my posts again then, because I have no problem with people who exceed an arbitary figure. It's people who intentionally drive like tw*ts or people who drive under the influence that get my back up.

[Darth Loo-knee]

(on an airstrip as I know you 20watt don't like people speeding)

You should read back through my posts again then, because I have no problem with people who exceed an arbitary figure. It's people who intentionally drive like tw*ts or people who drive under the influence that get my back up.

You are too easy to tease