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I've lost count of the bikes I have owned, despite my love of old cars, mostly bikes have come first, anyway, here's my current 2. My main bike, a mk1 bandit 1200 This is taken riding over the mountain at the TT last year Also I sometimes run it at the drag strip, here is has the suspension lowered front and rear, it's running low 11s but it would drop into the 10s with a long arm, it wheelies like mad and I can't get the power down. This I have been working on the for last 2 years, and old 1990 gsxr1100, the infamous killer K model, it's nearly done and ready for the road
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Nice one peanut. Proper wheelie machine the bandit. Lots of power at low revs. Often wonder how my fazer 1000 would do up the strip.
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life's short & it's hard, like a body building elf.
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Nice one peanut. Proper wheelie machine the bandit. Lots of power at low revs. Often wonder how my fazer 1000 would do up the strip. It should run mid 10s on stock wheelbase. My lass is into her yams, she has an exup 1000 and fazer 600.
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forde
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Love them have u tuned bandit
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'15 Royal Enfield Continental GT '95 CZ 125 Type 488 '91 Vespa PX125E '77 Camino, '86 Camino '82 Puch Maxi S '70 Puch Maxi N '80 Maxi S "Sport"
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The only tuning is the race can to free up the power and a 14t sprocket to lower the gearing, which help it get down the strip quickly but causes even more wheelies.
I did have another bandit a few years ago which had a bit of work done to the engine, I ran a 10.3 1/4 mile on that one.
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I've got an Ivans jet kit fitted to my Fazer, little air box mod with K&N filter & a carbon end can. Gearing is standard but it still wheelies in 1st & second from throttle alone. I'm not complaining, might even fit a bigger rear sprocket this year for extra fun! My mate has a Fazer too. We aren't far from Long Marston air field so will look into dragging him along to a RWYB day in the summer. I must say that the standard Yamaha clutch is bloody tough. I give mine all kinds of abuse (3rd gear mainly) & it just takes it. Amazing really. I've got 3, Yamaha FZ750s too but only 1 that you would recognise as a bike. Nice old things they are.
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life's short & it's hard, like a body building elf.
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I've got an Ivans jet kit fitted to my Fazer, little air box mod with K&N filter & a carbon end can. Gearing is standard but it still wheelies in 1st & second from throttle alone. I'm not complaining, might even fit a bigger rear sprocket this year for extra fun! My mate has a Fazer too. We aren't far from Long Marston air field so will look into dragging him along to a RWYB day in the summer. I must say that the standard Yamaha clutch is bloody tough. I give mine all kinds of abuse (3rd gear mainly) & it just takes it. Amazing really. I've got 3, Yamaha FZ750s too but only 1 that you would recognise as a bike. Nice old things they are. Do you have any pics of the FZ750s? They are lovely bikes.
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I actually had a resto thread on here several years ago for the one FZ that's finished but not sure it goes down too well on a car forum. Not the best pic of it but you get the idea. It's probably changed a bit since this was took. I grafter a TRX850 seat unit on amongst other things. FZR600 front, 1000 rear, few R1 bits, modified exhaust etc. The other 2 aren't really very picture worthy. I bought them as projects & they're both a bit rough to say the least. Just for good measure here's one of me on my old Fireblade shortly before I fell off it at the Nurburgring.
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life's short & it's hard, like a body building elf.
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Jan 10, 2016 14:40:29 GMT
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Cool that's looks a nice bike. I used to have a trx, it was a great bike.
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Jan 10, 2016 19:22:10 GMT
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I think that's my TRX at the ring in my avatar pic. Not the fastest bike but great on twisty B roads.
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life's short & it's hard, like a body building elf.
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Jan 11, 2016 20:51:46 GMT
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Ooooh, oil cooled Suzuki's, my favourite!
I've a few, all earlier slabbies, great bikes!
I've got a 160bhp engine in a 750F model, great fun!
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Mr S
Posted a lot
10-4 Good buddy.
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I miss my old 7/11 slabby, I'm gonna have to get my in gear and get my Blazer done so I can free up time and funds to build another one. Maybe a 7/12 slingshot this time. In the meantime, my K2 1000 gets me to work and back Nice bikes Steve, always wanted to try a 'Killer K' to see if the reputation was well founded or not. Same with a TL1000S. So many bikes, so little cash!
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Suzuki GSXR1000 K2 BMW R1150GS BMW K1200RS Chevy K5 Blazer Chevy Suburban LT Jaguar XKR
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