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  • #25295
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    Picked  up a 250 version  of this a couple  of years ago,did not know they made one .to fare gone  to restore  top end of the engine shot probably  why it was took of the road tax disc says  98.sold my vfr400 and rgv250 that i had for track days,was thinking  of putting  a 440 engine in it and making  a road legal  trackday bike out of it.cos I do miss them

    #24917
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    hello Lee in the same neck  of the woods  as you will keep  a look  out for  you on the road .I hope  you sort the problems  out ,a lot on at this time so my b2 is on the back burner

    #24893
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    i forgot my t150 i do not know why  and the cb750fb  before my mis ap ,got back of the insurers will be back to its former beauty ,came away better than me .do not bounce as well as i did when i was younger.

    #24886
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    Had a bit of a tumble about 5 years ago  my working career now over so now to much time on my hands,had a nice collection before . unable to ride the sports side now all gone now spend my time restoring and this will be my first full year back in the saddle.my bikes oldest first.1949 matchless g80,1955 BSA A10 gold flash,1957 Francis Barnett plover,1961 Honda ca77 dream,1962 BSA A10 super rocket,1965 Honda cb77 superhawk,1971 Honda c90,1977 Kawasaki kz750 B2, 1979 Yamaha  xs650,1980 Honda cb400 superdream,1981 Kawasaki kh125,1981 Honda ft500,1981 honda cb750 fb,1983 Kawasaki er250,1983 Yamaha srx400,1985 honda xbr500,1991 Kawasaki gpz500,1999 aprilia sr125,2001 Gilera runner fx125 sp,2003 buell xp12 lighting.2004 harley Davidson Dyna ,and a Sachs madass.8   are on the road the rest are in different stages of restoration I am hoping the Kawasaki twin is the next  and looking forward to riding it this summer,I do like big twins

    #24881
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    nice bunch there but i was just talking kawasaki i also have a number of  other bikes but there for other forums. before i started to fit the newtronic system could not time the bike ,i found out it may have had the wrong points fitted.busy with other things soon as i get on top of them i can give 100% to the kawa get it running mot and registered to the uk.your forum is a good read and a wealth of info thank mark

    #24874
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    hello  Michael when I get back to the bike will take the clutch off and give it a check for cracks,had a quick  look at the German site looks  like the big twin were popular  over there ,I have  another  bike that did not do well in the UK and has  a big following in Germany  a buell xb12s.i all so  have a er250 gpz500 and a kh125 to keep it company. you can not have to meney  toys ,can you

    #24872
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    Hello thanks for the reply when I got the bike the starter was slipping all the time got a repair kit of eBay the kit I took out looked as good as the one I took out.the starter is better but still slips ,on with fitting a nutronic ignition and a better battery.changed a lot of starter clutch’s in my time and now these bikes have issues with them.now spring is here will be concentrating on on my riders.live doncaster sout yorkshire

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