interesting bikes found randomly..

[Mr. Dazzle]

Think it's a wide angle lens making it all look out of whack...probably a phone.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Nice looking FZR 600 …… I’m almost tempted.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166489604929?

I had a black one, lovely sports tourer, used it for a track day at Snetterton, I was in Inters and passed a couple of R1s on the start straight with it.

[KungFooBob]

It's the wrong colour. They should be 'cocktail'.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

It's the wrong colour. They should be 'cocktail'.

I don't think the 600s ever came in cocktail.
My mate had a maroon one, it could be this one as we're only 20 miles from Colchester, it didn't look good, but it was very cheap as no one wanted it.

[KungFooBob]

I always called this scheme cocktail...

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

It might well have been called cocktail, who knows what Yamaha called their various shell suit colour schemes of the 90s

[Yorick]

I always called this scheme cocktail...

That deserves a gallon of petrol.
And a match.

[Supermofo]

Nice looking FZR 600 …… I’m almost tempted.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166489604929?

I was really after one of these in that colour for my first 'big bike' after Uni. Couldn't find a nice enough one for the right money so ended up buying a Fazer 600 brand new.

That one looks mint in the pic.

[Bustaspoke]

Anyone fancy a Tigcraft Supermono? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225921846825 ... R8Tyn8SQYw

[mangocrazy]

Anyone fancy a Tigcraft Supermono? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225921846825

How times have moved on - an early 2000s race bike putting out 57.7 bhp, and an over the counter road KTM Duke 690 now puts out 73 bhp...

[Yorick]

Anyone fancy a Tigcraft Supermono? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225921846825

How times have moved on - an early 2000s race bike putting out 57.7 bhp, and an over the counter road KTM Duke 690 now puts out 73 bhp...

In 1984 I bought a TT prepared LC350 engine from Terry Beckett.
It was a buyer who didn't pay.
Had potential for 70 gee gees, but told me to back the timing off a bit for reliability for a season. Still 60 BHP
He built it for one TT race.

That bike was fun

[Bustaspoke]

Anyone fancy a Tigcraft Supermono? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225921846825

How times have moved on - an early 2000s race bike putting out 57.7 bhp, and an over the counter road KTM Duke 690 now puts out 73 bhp...

I was thinking the same

[KungFooBob]

That TigCraft uses an air cooled lump tho'

It'll race in a different class to the LC KTMs.

[Demannu]

Anyone fancy a Tigcraft Supermono? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225921846825

How times have moved on - an early 2000s race bike putting out 57.7 bhp, and an over the counter road KTM Duke 690 now puts out 73 bhp...

To be fair, it is only a 600 a/c motor in there, so always going to be a bit limited.
However the 690 spondon/yamaha i used to work on 'only' had 71hp in 96/7. That was good enough to win a couple of TTs though!
Yes, KTM are offering quite a potent package to the public though.

[mangocrazy]

The motor in question has been bored out to 660cc so the comparison is not that far off. Agreed that it is an air-cooled motor (as KFB and Demannu point out) and would race in a different class to any KTMs. Just goes to show what consistent development can achieve. And the 690 Duke motor isn't peaky or difficult to ride, in fact it makes a brilliant town/city bike.

[Supermofo]

The motor in question has been bored out to 660cc so the comparison is not that far off. Agreed that it is an air-cooled motor (as KFB and Demannu point out) and would race in a different class to any KTMs. Just goes to show what consistent development can achieve. And the 690 Duke motor isn't peaky or difficult to ride, in fact it makes a brilliant town/city bike.

And all whilst returning about 60mpg consistently.

[Demannu]

The motor in question has been bored out to 660cc so the comparison is not that far off. Agreed that it is an air-cooled motor (as KFB and Demannu point out) and would race in a different class to any KTMs. Just goes to show what consistent development can achieve. And the 690 Duke motor isn't peaky or difficult to ride, in fact it makes a brilliant town/city bike.

I would imagine the KTM handles better as well!

[ZRX61]

... checks life insurance....


https://iconicmotorbikeauctions.com/auc ... aki-kx500/

[KungFooBob]

... checks life insurance....


https://iconicmotorbikeauctions.com/auc ... aki-kx500/

Who's doesn't love a 500 smoker?

What most impresses me is the detail in that auction listing, you don't get that on Facebook marketplace.

[v8-powered]

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GSX-R400 chassis with RG400 motor - nice......