Thread: Bike Porn - Regardless of the motor, Show off your "two wheeled" beasties

My first bike, the mighty Z50a
Bought it at 14 for $300.00
Pic from the web, cos at 14 I didn’t take any photos
Road legal, and because it was 49cc, no WOF needed.

Originally Posted by outlander

Is that the ally frame, kick start KLX?

steel frame( I think), yes kick start
KLX 650A model in my case

I love the torque

Getting too heavy to flick around trails so I will look for something else as funds allow - I like the look of the 2T KTMs

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Ah I've never pedalled uphill....I got a downhill especially so I couldn't!
my 2000 giant team bike I got a bigger front gear because over about 80kph I couldn't put any meaningful effort into the bike.

Ah one of those fruitloops!

You would need a bigger front gear on a new downhill bike than what Shearer or I have on all-rounder bikes, DH bikes only seem to have 6 or 7 gears too because uphill you'll be walking anyway.

Originally Posted by 308

steel frame( I think), yes kick start
KLX 650A model in my case

I love the torque

Getting too heavy to flick around trails so I will look for something else as funds allow - I like the look of the 2T KTMs

I rebuilt this one in Cairns. It was the KLX650R which was kick only. The chick chased her boyfriend and he left with the key after locking the steering neck. After half a tin of WD 40, she decided that it was rusted tight. I paid $900 for it and restored it. Felt like a hippo and was very difficult to kick once in a dodgy position. Their cam chain adjusters were dodgy and a simple to make refashioned one is the go. Never ridden a KTM but they are the go to for many.

New (to me) bike day. Picked it up last week. First time with full suspension and feels like riding in a arm chair.

@veitnamcam this would be up your alley then...

https://www.evolutioncycles.co.nz/Pr...etallic-green#

Originally Posted by GravelBen

@veitnamcam this would be up your alley then...

https://www.evolutioncycles.co.nz/Pr...etallic-green#

Pretty cool alright but these days I think I would prefer a electric.....be good for hunting getting into blocks.

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Got out for a token ride today, through a few local parks.





Wasn't quite keen enough to add the 10km of road each way to do my semi regular ~15km loop.

Me too.

You win, looks much nicer up there today!

Was a lovely day. Bit windy but.

Found some pics of my old bikes







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Originally Posted by outlander

Attachment 134144Attachment 134145 I rebuilt this one in Cairns. It was the KLX650R which was kick only. The chick chased her boyfriend and he left with the key after locking the steering neck. After half a tin of WD 40, she decided that it was rusted tight. I paid $900 for it and restored it. Felt like a hippo and was very difficult to kick once in a dodgy position. Their cam chain adjusters were dodgy and a simple to make refashioned one is the go. Never ridden a KTM but they are the go to for many.

Looks a lot flasher than mine - yes those cam chain doohickeys often get a mention on the various forum threads. A bloody good score for $900, that's the only benefit of hanging around people who are "drama" - they often make irrational economic decisions to the benefit of others
I see you had your set up for road by the look of the tyres, mine has an old Land Transport plate on the neck so it was registered at some stage and while I do like the idea of a Motard I figure something that does two things (trail and road) often doesn't do each thing properly
Just my opinion, many would say that Motard is a thing all of its own..

I want an elec start on my next bike as it's a helluva lot easier if you've stalled it halfway up a steep bit
Also I'm really aware that tech has moved on a lot since the mid 90s and the modern 300/350s are pretty damn quick
Also I love two strokes

Do you still ride?

My mate has one of those new tyre setups with the inflated rim-wrapper that runs at high pressure so he can run the actual tyre really low pressure for more grip - he reckons that they are the absolute tits

1000 ways to have fun with bikes - with a motor or without.

It was fascinating as a very young fella watching the development of the jap machines. Very early 60s ones like the little Honda 125 Benley, then the Honda 305 Dream. Bit young for those but then in late 60s/early 70s we had some the real milestone bikes that changed the motorbike market forever. These included the Suzuki T20 (6 speed 250), the awesome Kawasaki 500 triple H1 - a helluva machine. Then the first of the superbikes - the CB750F four Honda - and a little later the mighty Kawasaki Z1 900. Great to see even now.

I had the 1971 T250R Suzuki - a very quick little 2-stroke, and a bit later three 750 fours - a 1977 CB750F, late 80s Suzuki GSX750, and a very fast '86 Yamaha 750FZ. FZ Yamaha by far the quickest and a brilliant roadholder for the day, but the older Honda '77 CB750F easily my favourite. Brilliant old cruiser - very comfortable for hour after hour of open road riding.

https://en.suzukiclub.cz/gallery_detail.php?id=705

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ferx75nWHH8

https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds...0/1396985.html

Absolute treat even looking at pics again - would very much like another old Honda 750F I wonder....

This is a good link on the development of the superbikes in the seventies - some very interesting machines here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HESIjHvOjtw