interesting bikes found randomly..

Post by **Horse** » Sun Feb 28, 2021 4:52 pm

A few from here:
https://www.bikeexif.com/building-a-cafe-racer

I wouldn't call any of the first three (well, 2) 'cafe racers'!

Post by **Skub** » Sun Feb 28, 2021 5:01 pm

Horse wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 4:52 pm A few from here:
https://www.bikeexif.com/building-a-cafe-racer

I wouldn't call any of the first three (well, 2) 'cafe racers'!

I like that. The other two aren't bad either,but I'd happily own the Mule. Very tidy.

Post by **Skub** » Sun Feb 28, 2021 5:15 pm

Post by **weeksy** » Sun Feb 28, 2021 5:15 pm

Fromage is going to have a fit!

Post by **Horse** » Sun Feb 28, 2021 5:18 pm

Post by **Skub** » Mon Mar 01, 2021 4:39 pm

Nearly eight grand for a dose of rust now?

Prices are kerazee. I got £750 for my Z1A in 1980 and counted myself lucky enough.

https://www.motorcyclesunlimited.co.uk/ ... 4wS55S9zPA

Le_Fromage_Grande · Post by **Le_Fromage_Grande** » Mon Mar 01, 2021 4:49 pm

Sadly, that Z1 might be worth buying, restoration won't be cheap, but it would get £20K restored, you'd need to be quick doing it though, because they're can't be that many fools left willing to pay stupid money for them.

Post by **Skub** » Mon Mar 01, 2021 5:15 pm

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Mon Mar 01, 2021 4:49 pm Sadly, that Z1 might be worth buying, restoration won't be cheap, but it would get £20K restored, you'd need to be quick doing it though, because they're can't be that many fools left willing to pay stupid money for them.

What you you reckon the restoration would cost?

It must be very easy to throw 10-12k at that,if it's being done right. Takes the cost petty close to doing it for very little even if it fetches 20k.

Post by **Tricky** » Mon Mar 01, 2021 5:29 pm

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 4:12 pm

The Katana is a 400, should sound like a GSXR400

Der yeah, I know it is, and no it shouldn't, unless of course you put the wrapped 4 into 2 system and funny reverse cone megas on the gixxer - the fact is it didn't sound like a GSXR400, which, as I said above, is the only reason it got a mention ...

Le_Fromage_Grande · Post by **Le_Fromage_Grande** » Mon Mar 01, 2021 10:09 pm

Tricky wrote: ↑Mon Mar 01, 2021 5:29 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 4:12 pm

The Katana is a 400, should sound like a GSXR400

Der yeah, I know it is, and no it shouldn't, unless of course you put the wrapped 4 into 2 system and funny reverse cone megas on the gixxer - the fact is it didn't sound like a GSXR400, which, as I said above, is the only reason it got a mention ...

Didn't know whether you'd spotted it was a 400, and I meant normally they sound like GSXR400s

Le_Fromage_Grande · Post by **Le_Fromage_Grande** » Mon Mar 01, 2021 10:18 pm

Skub wrote: ↑Mon Mar 01, 2021 5:15 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Mon Mar 01, 2021 4:49 pm Sadly, that Z1 might be worth buying, restoration won't be cheap, but it would get £20K restored, you'd need to be quick doing it though, because they're can't be that many fools left willing to pay stupid money for them.
What you you reckon the restoration would cost?

It must be very easy to throw 10-12k at that,if it's being done right. Takes the cost petty close to doing it for very little even if it fetches 20k.

TBH it's very hard to say what it would cost to restore, you're going to want to rebuild the engine, that's £600 in labour if you don't want to do it yourself (they're actually easier than most two strokes) minimum parts cost is going to be £100 for consumables, but add another £800 for a rebore and pistons, same again if it needs a crank rebuild.

Cycle parts cost will depend on how original you want it, for £20K it has to be rebuilt with genuine Kawasaki parts (the nerds know the difference) and some of those cost a fortune because you can't get them from Kawasaki, the bits you can get are reasonable.

At least you've got a complete bike to start with, and it looks like the really tricky bits to find are all there.

Post by **weeksy** » Tue Mar 02, 2021 8:56 am

2019-08-18_07-57-23 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr

I still love this bike. Museum in Beaunne with GP a couple of years back with his boys and my lad... was a lovely lovely day out, but this bike in particular stands out time and time again to me.

Le_Fromage_Grande · Post by **Le_Fromage_Grande** » Tue Mar 02, 2021 10:22 am

It's very red

Post by **Horse** » Wed Mar 03, 2021 7:59 am

Horse wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 8:53 pm
Nobby wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 8:18 pm 2EC1EF9E-C44F-4139-90C4-4F1CAF60EA90.jpeg

Cosworth Twin.
Company I used to work for was part of the same group as Cosworth. One of the directors was being shown around, saw the engine casings on a shelf, asked what they were, then could he have them?

Basically was told "Yes, but don't come back for help"

He had a frame built, EFI designed, brought over Gary Flood (I think) over from Oz to work on it - even built an extension on his house for a workshop.

But end result was, amongst others, winning Daytona BOTT.

No idea where it is now.

Gary Flood, in the workshop.

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Post by **rodbargee** » Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:45 pm

Couldnt resist this, pretty as a picture!!

JackyJoll · Post by **JackyJoll** » Thu Mar 04, 2021 7:43 am

rodbargee wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:45 pm Couldnt resist this, pretty as a picture!!

The speedometer cable is a bit dangly.

Post by **Taipan** » Thu Mar 04, 2021 8:27 am

rodbargee wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:45 pm Couldnt resist this, pretty as a picture!!

Now that is lovely!

Post by **Wossname** » Thu Mar 04, 2021 10:31 am

Number plate spoils it. Should be black /silver.

Post by **rodbargee** » Thu Mar 04, 2021 10:51 am

on re-looking at this where's the clutch and handlebar on the left

Post by **rodbargee** » Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:42 pm

Modded for one hand operation?

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