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Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Fri Dec 30, 2022 9:36 pm

Smartbear wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 9:30 pm Their first business address was 5 mins from my place, they’re 10 minutes up the road these days

On their website, which I was looking at yesterday by chance

, they have a biography of John Haynes for sale. Looks like a very interesting read, same as the manuals he produced!

Smartbear · Post by **Smartbear** » Fri Dec 30, 2022 9:38 pm

Pondrew wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 9:34 pm
Mr Tidy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 9:25 pm You may have, but you really don't want to be faffing around with 3 sets of points - I learnt from experience.
I want to 'faff' around. That is the whole point. I don't want to ride the bloody things. Riding bikes in anger is a thing of the past for me. I want any machinery to work, yes, but it's about making them 'perfect' for me. I have problems; I am fully aware of that!

I used to set the timing on mine using a cigarette paper

You soon notice when the timing isn’t quite right, it takes the edge off the performance.
Rob

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Fri Dec 30, 2022 9:44 pm

Fair enough. I hate faffing, I'd much rather be a hooligan again!

My mate bought a few bikes from an auction at Haynes earlier this year, and one was a scruffy KH250.

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Fri Dec 30, 2022 10:24 pm

Mr Tidy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 9:44 pm My mate bought a few bikes from an auction at Haynes earlier this year, and one was a scruffy KH250.

There is one area of 'old' bikes which have to be right for me; the exhausts. Jap bikes, seemingly especially Kawasaki didn't make their exhausts very durable for the UK. So many old bikes have aftermarket exhausts, or dented and knackered originals. I have a real problem with four stroke bikes that came out of the factory with 4-2 or 4-4 exhausts that have 4-1 on them. Two strokes with Allspeeds or Microns also. All about the originality for me. Getting hold of OEM exhausts seems pretty much impossible or VERY expensive.

Smartbear · Post by **Smartbear** » Fri Dec 30, 2022 10:34 pm

Pondrew wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 10:24 pm
Mr Tidy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 9:44 pm My mate bought a few bikes from an auction at Haynes earlier this year, and one was a scruffy KH250.
There is one area of 'old' bikes which have to be right for me; the exhausts. Jap bikes, seemingly especially Kawasaki didn't make their exhausts very durable for the UK. So many old bikes have aftermarket exhausts, or dented and knackered originals. I have a real problem with four stroke bikes that came out of the factory with 4-2 or 4-4 exhausts that have 4-1 on them. Two strokes with Allspeeds or Microns also. All about the originality for me. Getting hold of OEM exhausts seems pretty much impossible or VERY expensive.

These guys are good, as close to exact replicas you can get from what I’ve read

https://delkevic.co.uk/Kawasaki/H2%20Tr ... ml?search=
Rob

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Fri Dec 30, 2022 11:19 pm

Pondrew wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 10:24 pm There is one area of 'old' bikes which have to be right for me; the exhausts. Jap bikes, seemingly especially Kawasaki didn't make their exhausts very durable for the UK. So many old bikes have aftermarket exhausts, or dented and knackered originals. I have a real problem with four stroke bikes that came out of the factory with 4-2 or 4-4 exhausts that have 4-1 on them. Two strokes with Allspeeds or Microns also. All about the originality for me. Getting hold of OEM exhausts seems pretty much impossible or VERY expensive.

Allspeeds were one of the best mods my KH500 had.

Good luck finding a 70s Jap bike with an OE exhaust!

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Fri Dec 30, 2022 11:27 pm

Mr Tidy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 11:19 pm Good luck finding a 70s Jap bike with an OE exhaust!

If I find one (or two) and do them up, I will ride one down to my best mate's house (in Mychett, Camberley) and come for a visit. Deal?

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Fri Dec 30, 2022 11:29 pm

Pondrew wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 11:27 pm If I find one (or two) and do them up, I will ride one down to my best mate's house (in Mychett, Camberley) and come for a visit. Deal?

Deal.

Scubaregs · Post by **Scubaregs** » Sat Dec 31, 2022 1:08 pm

Never liked the GPX range, GPZ looked far better imho.

N4LLY · Post by **N4LLY** » Sat Dec 31, 2022 1:39 pm

Mr Tidy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 8:13 pm I had a couple of earlier RD400s and much preferred my RD250LC.

Right now I'd love an RD350LC, but wouldn't mind a Suzuki GT500 either.

Wish i had kept my Mars Bar Yam RD250LC

: RD250LC.jpg (158.32 KiB) Viewed 354 times

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Sat Dec 31, 2022 1:45 pm

Very deep thinking pose

Scubaregs · Post by **Scubaregs** » Sat Dec 31, 2022 2:04 pm

pvr wrote: ↑Sat Dec 31, 2022 1:45 pm Very deep thinking pose

"Surely this will get me laid?"

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Sat Dec 31, 2022 2:47 pm

Scubaregs wrote: ↑Sat Dec 31, 2022 1:08 pm Never liked the GPX range, GPZ looked far better imho.

Which is exactly why the GPX are less money! Not iconic like the GPz.

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Sat Dec 31, 2022 2:48 pm

N4LLY wrote: ↑Sat Dec 31, 2022 1:39 pm Wish i had kept my Mars Bar Yam RD250LC

Even with the 'Barry Sheene' aftermarket fairing!

N4LLY · Post by **N4LLY** » Sat Dec 31, 2022 2:59 pm

Scubaregs wrote: ↑Sat Dec 31, 2022 2:04 pm
pvr wrote: ↑Sat Dec 31, 2022 1:45 pm Very deep thinking pose
"Surely this will get me laid?"

It did

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