I know who owns Barry Sheenes own personal workshop Ramp.Pgm wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 5:37 pm Closest thing I have to a homologation special is a genuine rc30 paddock stand
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My handlebars used to belong to Dave Degens.
As did anything anyone bought from Dresda Autos, if you think about it!
As did anything anyone bought from Dresda Autos, if you think about it!
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It's a very common Kawasaki thing. A rock hard,crappily damped rear shock. The front end on the ZX7R was great. (in it's time)
My 04 ZX10R had a rep as a widowmaker,imo this was down entirely to a shit rear shock and soft front end,fix that and you have a great bike.
Most big K rear shocks are pretty much rubbish.
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New lows of ugliness right here in this little time warper...
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My 7R was just as bad, OK on the road but on a hot track day the damping went out the window as the shock over heated.
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There were some properly ugly bodykits around for bikes in the 70s, weren't there?
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I think I remember reading about that years ago in PB or another mag.demographic wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 5:49 pm YZ490 aircooled open class twostroke, but this one is two wheel drive.
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The old stuff really doesn’t do much for me but I do have to agree with you on this one.
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These bikes certainly fit the brief of the thread title! 
NC750X mpg 
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Stolen from the Knox Friendface page...
Felix Béla Bettenworth from Landshut sends us his dad´s Yamaha TDR250 with a RD350 ypvs (upgraded to 390cc) engine, ZX10R front fork (+20mm), Öhlins shock, self weldet Aluminum swing arm, 17 Excel wheels, adapted Racing-Exhaust, V-Force with 35mm Keihins, carbon fairing, R1 brake caliper and Magura Brake pump. An insane project! Thanks for sharing!
It's not pretty, but I'd love a go.
Felix Béla Bettenworth from Landshut sends us his dad´s Yamaha TDR250 with a RD350 ypvs (upgraded to 390cc) engine, ZX10R front fork (+20mm), Öhlins shock, self weldet Aluminum swing arm, 17 Excel wheels, adapted Racing-Exhaust, V-Force with 35mm Keihins, carbon fairing, R1 brake caliper and Magura Brake pump. An insane project! Thanks for sharing!
It's not pretty, but I'd love a go.
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Thats the strangest remote reservoir mounting I've ever seen.
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Not dis-similar to the mk1 Tiger 800XC...Mr. Dazzle wrote: Wed Feb 10, 2021 9:14 pm Thats the strangest remote reservoir mounting I've ever seen.
