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1996 Speed Triple has blow through turbo, GSXR1000 front end, Aprillia swing arm.

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Bellwood lives!
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What a dog's dinner!
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^ seems like a little over board on the Pro-Bolt catalogue - and the various hoses and fitting are gash. The paint job on the tank is nasty.

Would be an interesting bike to ride , mind
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Wossname wrote: Mon Jun 06, 2022 11:05 pm Bellwood lives!
Hooray for the red, black and blue!
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The Offenstadt BUT
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Different bike, same front end...

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KungFooBob wrote: Thu Jun 09, 2022 9:01 pm Different bike, same front end...

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Well, it all seemed to work, sometimes. If that's his 350 it got a 4th in the France 350 GP at Le Mans in 1979, so it may not be as daft as it looks. :P
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Count Steer wrote: Thu Jun 09, 2022 9:09 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Thu Jun 09, 2022 9:01 pm Different bike, same front end...

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Well, it all seemed to work, sometimes. If that's his 350 it got a 4th in the France 350 GP at Le Mans in 1979, so it may not be as daft as it looks. :P
I think that's a 500,Yellow plate.
Never mind the front end,whats going on with the induction> Is that carb hanging loose or is that some weird inlet tract?
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Bustaspoke wrote: Thu Jun 09, 2022 9:38 pm
Count Steer wrote: Thu Jun 09, 2022 9:09 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Thu Jun 09, 2022 9:01 pm Different bike, same front end...

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Well, it all seemed to work, sometimes. If that's his 350 it got a 4th in the France 350 GP at Le Mans in 1979, so it may not be as daft as it looks. :P
I think that's a 500,Yellow plate.
Never mind the front end,whats going on with the induction> Is that carb hanging loose or is that some weird inlet tract?
Anybodies guess! It appears to have carbs where carbs would be expected and I can't see the extra one on the bikes above.

Apparently he made a Kwak engined 750 too. Interesting chap.
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I was undecided if I should put this on the WTF thread....

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255585173633

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KungFooBob wrote: Thu Jun 16, 2022 9:24 pm I was undecided if I should put this on the WTF thread....

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255585173633

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KungFooBob wrote: Thu Jun 16, 2022 9:24 pm I was undecided if I should put this on the WTF thread....

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255585173633

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If the headlight was changed,I may admit to liking that. 8-)
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I now understand why early GSXR750s were prone to getting slap-happy.

Talking of slaps, give the bloke who built this gargoyle of a bike several round the head with a large wet fish.
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Anyone fancy a Wank....el?

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I didn't know Kawasaki joined the rotary race,back in the day.

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mangocrazy wrote: Thu Jun 16, 2022 10:15 pm I now understand why early GSXR750s were prone to getting slap-happy.

Talking of slaps, give the bloke who built this gargoyle of a bike several round the head with a large wet fish.
That's not an early GSXR750 frame, and the reason they weaved was because they were extremely tyre sensitive, they were fine on cross ply Michelin Hi Sports or Metzeler MeZ1s, Dunlops (which they came on) were taking your life in your hands on a bumpy road.
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Skub wrote: Wed Jun 22, 2022 2:50 pm Anyone fancy a Wank....el?

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I didn't know Kawasaki joined the rotary race,back in the day.

It ain't much pretty...
Never heard of it. Perhaps it actually was just back on one day?
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Skub wrote: Wed Jun 22, 2022 2:50 pm Anyone fancy a Wank....el?

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I didn't know Kawasaki joined the rotary race,back in the day.

It ain't much pretty...
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Wed Jun 22, 2022 2:56 pm
mangocrazy wrote: Thu Jun 16, 2022 10:15 pm I now understand why early GSXR750s were prone to getting slap-happy.

Talking of slaps, give the bloke who built this gargoyle of a bike several round the head with a large wet fish.
That's not an early GSXR750 frame, and the reason they weaved was because they were extremely tyre sensitive, they were fine on cross ply Michelin Hi Sports or Metzeler MeZ1s, Dunlops (which they came on) were taking your life in your hands on a bumpy road.
Yes, should have read the blurb - it's a GSXR400 frame. Disagree that it was just tyre sensitivity - that's simply an excuse to try and mask a deeper failing. Suzuki pared back the weight as far as they could, and that was at the expense of frame stiffness. I heard this time and time again in 80s race paddocks.
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mangocrazy wrote: Wed Jun 22, 2022 3:26 pm Yes, should have read the blurb - it's a GSXR400 frame. Disagree that it was just tyre sensitivity - that's simply an excuse to try and mask a deeper failing. Suzuki pared back the weight as far as they could, and that was at the expense of frame stiffness. I heard this time and time again in 80s race paddocks.
I had a 1985 GSXR750 for 3 years, it was fine on Michelins and Metzelers, dangerous on Dunlops, people talked a lot of bollocks, the frame doesn't flex, you'll be coming out with the one about the wheels flexing next.
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