What's your "i think i'm the only person that likes these" bike ?

[Bigjawa]

Never knew this but the K100 engine was based on a Peugeot car engine apparently.

Yeah, it was the old suitcase engine that was in loads of old late 70s froggy stuff, it was built to lie nearly horizontal in the car, so lying it flat wasn't a problem.

AFAIK they made a proof of concept with a pug engine but then developed their own for the actual K100?

Aye, the actual car engine was pretty awful even by 1970s standards.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Maybe my Gen 1 FZ750 in Lawson colours.Back in the day everyone gushed about Suzuki GSXR 750's,I also liked them but being a contrary fecker I didn't want a Gixxer like everyone else,I wanted a FZ750.
Mines currently parked up in a corner of the man cave awaiting a resto


I could write a long list of bike's that are popular but hold no appeal to me..

I do like fz750s. I had a fully faired one but the half faired one is much nicer. There's a few resto mod 750s around with 17" wheels and posh suspension and they look really cool imo.

I've got a 911cc race engine for one sat in my garage, I really should get round to putting it in my FZ

[Gregor]

Yeah, it was the old suitcase engine that was in loads of old late 70s froggy stuff, it was built to lie nearly horizontal in the car, so lying it flat wasn't a problem.

The BMW engine was reliable though, the car one ate head gaskets. I remember pulling the engine out of a Renault 14 with my Uncle when I was about 13, to go into a Talbot Samba.

My abiding memory of mine (later 1200 version) was the very brief puff of blue smoke on starting after it had been stood for a while. I was told 'they all do that when they've got a few miles on because of the angle of the engine'. Never did work out if it was true, or why.

It's because the oil settles over the valve stems when they stop. As the motor cools the cylinder on the compression stroke starts to pull oil past the valve stem seals due tovthe partial vacuum created. Plus as the seals and valves wear, the oil can enter the cylinder anyway.

I’ve also heard the earlier Ks had unpinned piston rings letting oil seep past when leant to the left on the sidestand,later models had pinned rings but this didn’t totally cure it.

I’ve got an 87 which can smoke like an absolute bastard if left on the sidestand, using the centrestand or a block of 2x4 under the sidestand cures this.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

I've got a 911cc race engine for one sat in my garage, I really should get round to putting it in my FZ

So what's the plan?

To leave it in a corner all sealed up until I've finished everything else, I bought it for when my 65,000 mile standard FZ engine dies, but it didn't die, it keeps on running as fast as ever.

[The Spin Doctor]

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Covers most bases... just needs some pop-out wings!

[Horse]

My abiding memory of mine (later 1200 version) was the very brief puff of blue smoke on starting after it had been stood for a while. I was told 'they all do that when they've got a few miles on ...

It's because the oil settles over the valve stems when they stop. As the motor cools the cylinder on the compression stroke starts to pull oil past the valve stem seals due tovthe partial vacuum created. Plus as the seals and valves wear, the oil can enter the cylinder anyway.

They fix it on the 11s and 12s.

'Fixed' as in the early 100s often used to leave a 1/4 mile plume of smoke as you rode away

[Count Steer]

My abiding memory of mine (later 1200 version) was the very brief puff of blue smoke on starting after it had been stood for a while. I was told 'they all do that when they've got a few miles on ...

It's because the oil settles over the valve stems when they stop. As the motor cools the cylinder on the compression stroke starts to pull oil past the valve stem seals due tovthe partial vacuum created. Plus as the seals and valves wear, the oil can enter the cylinder anyway.

They fix it on the 11s and 12s.

'Fixed' as in the early 100s often used to leave a 1/4 mile plume of smoke as you rode away

Yup. It was just the briefest bit of smoke on my 12 if I left it on the side stand...which I did quite often being lazy (weedy ) and the LT being just a tad lardy.

[KungFooBob]

My brick 1200 was the easiest bike to get on the centre stand I've ever had, I could do I one handed!

[Horse]

My brick 1200 was the easiest bike to get on the centre stand I've ever had, I could do I one handed!

Anyone 9 1/2 stone upwards can do it easily.

The knack is to use body weight - 'hop' on the stand. Handle is only used for the initial tug to help get it moving.

If it feels like a back-straining lift, put it back down and reset.

[Count Steer]

OK. Just lazy (you had to take it off the centre stand too).

Reverse gear was nice.

(It always went on the centre-stand when parked up at home).