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Post by fruitnut on Apr 17, 2010 18:24:08 GMT -5
[img src="[/img] ![]() "]I raced this bike in the 70's, and there is now a resurgence of classic speedway vehicles(30yrs.+) in australia. Classic events are being organised around the country with bikes and cars coming out of the woodwork! This bike is a rephased 750 on methanol. As with the solos they run with no brakes. I also have a 1972 z900 outfit, which is 998cc yoshimura equipt on methanol. Attachments:
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Post by XS Rod on May 18, 2010 9:44:02 GMT -5
d**n fruitnut... you are a bad man. Bike looks very cool, you build it as well?
Regards
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Post by Tom Graham on May 18, 2010 12:32:00 GMT -5
Agree, one serious bit of machine there. At the risk of starting a fire, is that a gas cap on the nose? Yikes!
TG
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Post by pamcopete on May 18, 2010 13:10:48 GMT -5
fruitnut, Shades of "On The Beach" as doomsday aproaches....  |
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Post by weekendrider on May 18, 2010 13:26:06 GMT -5
fruitnut, enjoyed looking at your toy.
Tom I think the whole tank is on the nose. Looks like that is just a shroud on the backbone?
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Post by richard on May 24, 2010 3:19:00 GMT -5
That thing is Cool!  |
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Post by fruitnut on Jul 29, 2010 3:48:02 GMT -5
g'day fellow bikers, you are right, the fuel tank is in the fairing, an inovation of the period, which allowed the rider to 'slide' forward, both to transfer body weight, and to give the swinger (passenger) more room. the swinger operates from the rear gaurd and swings off the right hand side of the outfit. If you look closely at the photo you will notice the passengers hand grip just behind the front wheel on the right hand side.
I still have my '72 z900 outfit as well. I built 17 outfits from memory, including the one that I should have kept, my TZ700!
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Post by fruitnut on Jul 29, 2010 4:03:04 GMT -5
If you go to www.sewellracingframes.com you will find many photos of current model speedway outfits. these bikes are high tech. and predominately powered by FZR 1000's. Again they are not fitted with brakes. they are a far cry from my old clunkers! |
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Post by wera90ex on Dec 10, 2010 8:32:21 GMT -5
That thing is Cool! Cause it runs on methanol. |
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Post by fruitnut on Dec 19, 2010 3:46:48 GMT -5
d**n fruitnut... you are a bad man. Bike looks very cool, you build it as well? Regards Attachments:
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Post by fruitnut on Dec 19, 2010 3:51:20 GMT -5
this is my z900 kwaka,(I wanted to post it alongside the xs, but I'm not even sure how I got here, so this will have to do!)
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Post by XS Rod on Dec 20, 2010 14:42:13 GMT -5
Mean machine... BYOB for sure...
That's "Bring Your Own Balls"... LOL
So fruit"nut"... tell me bro, who is actually crazier, the driver or the guy scrambling all over the bike trying to keep the shiny side up?
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Post by fruitnut on Dec 20, 2010 23:51:07 GMT -5
the older I get the smaller my balls get, but it is a unison effort to get these things around a 3 to 400m track. I've found that some-one who has never ridden before are the best to train as a passenger, but, if your keen, be warned, the passenger attrition rate is high!
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Post by XS Rod on Dec 21, 2010 11:55:19 GMT -5
Laughed out loud at that one bro... same here even in a cage.
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Post by fruitnut on Feb 13, 2011 0:43:59 GMT -5
fruitnut, Shades of "On The Beach" as doomsday aproaches.... |
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