interesting bikes found randomly..

[JackyJoll]

I'd never heard of this Japanese bike. A Marusho/Lilac.

Apparently went bust in 1962.

Familiar engine layout. I can't get a pic up,but you can see in the link below.

https://www.mecum.com/lots/LV0120-39247 ... RPhqRa7seo

Restored version.

They went bust because they marketed their faster version of the BMW in the USA and it was a mechanical disaster.

[Skub]

Suzuki DL1000.

[Taipan]

Suzuki DL1000.

Thats about mandlebars short of my dreambike!

[KungFooBob]

That's neat.

I wish one of the jap factories would make a decent large capacity naked v-twin.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

That's neat.

I wish one of the jap factories would make a decent large capacity naked v-twin.

What like the naked SV1000 that no one bought?

[KungFooBob]

That's neat.

I wish one of the jap factories would make a decent large capacity naked v-twin.

What like the naked SV1000 that no one bought?

Did you read the reviews?

All the people who didn't buy one did.

I want a naked firestorm, without the side mounted rads.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

I don't think I read a road test of one, I knew someone who had one and didn't like it.

I also knew someone who had a TL1000S with MX bars and loved it.

[Taipan]

I knew a guy who had a SV thou and loved it. He had it for years too. Most people that rode it liked it, although none bought one...

[KungFooBob]

The SV1000 was very watered down from the TL. I looked at them once and all the buyers guides mentioned having to locktite everything or bits would fall off.

[Skub]

1977 MZ ETS 250 £475

The ultimate Cafe Racer
Has been stood since 1992 therefore needs a full restoration
All you see is all I have, no kickstart/gear pedal so I assume it is siezed
The V5 has been lost, still on the database last one issued back in the nineties
Rolls nice and free
No offers and no pointless comments please, if it isn’t for you scroll on

[Ditchfinder]

Fuck me that's worse than the one I learnt on and that only ran in the dry on Tuesdays and Fridays

[mangocrazy]

The SV1000 was very watered down from the TL. I looked at them once and all the buyers guides mentioned having to locktite everything or bits would fall off.

And the later TLs were watered down from the first model year. I had one of the first shipment, the full fat model, and that motor was a beast (for the time, anyway). Later ones had detuned motors, nobbled ECUs and a fuck ugly and very intrusive steering damper (which was also fitted as a recall on the first models - I took mine straight off).

And the SV1000s were even worse. Suzuki got corporate fright and battened down the hatches after MCN went on the rampage.

[Skub]

R&G show new crash bungs.

[weeksy]

I like that far more than I should.

[v8-powered]

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[Skub]

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That raises a smile!

[Lutin]

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My first thought was - why are they using a paddock stand when the bike's got a centre stand?

Obviously it's not cool to use a centre stand. On the other hand maybe the owner hasn't got the hand of using the centre stand from the right hand side?

Who knows?

[KungFooBob]

Looks like a rear brake pedal to me.

[Lutin]

Looks like a rear brake pedal to me.

I believe that you're correct.

I'm clearly having an off day.




Edit: I've already had to edit this reply. Must be having a bad one today.

[Yorick]