Reliant Scimitar GTE
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At the summit of the picturesque fens
Scottish Borders
Pondrew said:Always had a thing for Kwakas TBH. I've had 14 of them. Only had two other makes; a Honda CBR600 and a Yam FZR600. Didn't like either.Oilyfingers said:
Had four KHIs GPz 1100 B2 and a GPz1000RX…plus an AE80 and a KDX200…and a Norman Hyde 1000cc Trident T150…my 17 other bikes weren’t KHIs..
B21 said:Pondrew said:Always had a thing for Kwakas TBH. I've had 14 of them. Only had two other makes; a Honda CBR600 and a Yam FZR600. Didn't like either.Oilyfingers said:
Had four KHIs GPz 1100 B2 and a GPz1000RX…plus an AE80 and a KDX200…and a Norman Hyde 1000cc Trident T150…my 17 other bikes weren’t KHIs..
Nice selection, takes me a while to remember the 50+ bikes I’ve owned/abused over the years
Rob
North West Surrey
I wouldn't discount one if the price was right. An X7 250 would suffice too. I quite fancy an RD400E/F in yellow (as a bloke down the pub had one with Microns when I was 18) but they have got very, very expensive. I would have an RD500LC if I was a millionaire!Mr Tidy said:
https://www.mathewsons.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-52---1980-kawasaki-kh-250-b/?lot=10155&so=0&st=&sto=0&au=33&ef=&et=&ic=False&sd=0&pp=96&pn=1&g=1
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144877121282?hash=item21bb596f02:g:nKsAAOSwXXhjpC4s&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoDXtCl%2BSdYNfqSwCwtifd8nYm%2BnNTe3P%2FSyY1VWkfrLkQoJtd7tEZSPwwn1FeOGV61ZMqwqsfBUK4gKCIC7VLqxLCM3KN
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304731531471?hash=item46f36a28cf:g:SzsAAOSwdDNjkcnJ&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoOHqit9GTeRnWBCToYjMyazZMwtkYj4c57ZQbaA6HV7WKQEetd89XtAobefsyCs6XMr4LznonNAh%2FBiGBZEtU1zt
These are the three bikes I have my eye on to start my little 'collection'. The KH for 'fettling', the GPX for more major work and the Z900 because it looks awesome to me (having previously had a Z1000DAF)!
Anybody want a mint F33 440i cab??
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144877121282?hash=item21bb596f02:g:nKsAAOSwXXhjpC4s&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoDXtCl%2BSdYNfqSwCwtifd8nYm%2BnNTe3P%2FSyY1VWkfrLkQoJtd7tEZSPwwn1FeOGV61ZMqwqsfBUK4gKCIC7VLqxLCM3KN
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304731531471?hash=item46f36a28cf:g:SzsAAOSwdDNjkcnJ&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoOHqit9GTeRnWBCToYjMyazZMwtkYj4c57ZQbaA6HV7WKQEetd89XtAobefsyCs6XMr4LznonNAh%2FBiGBZEtU1zt
These are the three bikes I have my eye on to start my little 'collection'. The KH for 'fettling', the GPX for more major work and the Z900 because it looks awesome to me (having previously had a Z1000DAF)!
Anybody want a mint F33 440i cab??
Pondrew said:
You may have, but you really don't want to be faffing around with 3 sets of points - I learnt from experience.
That's the advantage of RD E and F models - they have electronic ignition! But I think Boyer Brandsen can supply electronic systems for earlier bikes.
I'd want an early LC for the "Italic" style wheels and no fairing, plus I think the YPVS set up can be problematic.
Mr Tidy said:Pondrew said:
You may have, but you really don't want to be faffing around with 3 sets of points - I learnt from experience.
That's the advantage of RD E and F models - they have electronic ignition! But I think Boyer Brandsen can supply electronic systems for earlier bikes.
I'd want an early LC for the "Italic" style wheels and no fairing, plus I think the YPVS set up can be problematic.
They can wear where they rotate in the barrels, i had phosphor bronze bushes made for mine. They definitely increase the spread of power 8)
Rob
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!Mr Tidy said:
, they have a biography of John Haynes for sale. Looks like a very interesting read, same as the manuals he produced! Pondrew said: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!Mr Tidy said:
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
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.Mr Tidy said: