posted July 17, 2006 05:07 PM
My OLD bikes It has been asked of me on ZX-14, that I share pictures of some of my older bikes (trash). We just took them out of long term storage and the Kz1400 Turbo looks like dog shit! They seemed to have been subjected to excessive moisture, but Mr Turbo isn't the best when it comes to chrome anyway. The V-Max looks OK but just dirty. Here they are so you can cringe:
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Stuart
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quote:Is that your garage? Tell me no...you have a wing too?
Yes, that is part of the garage, or one of 'em. And yes, that is my '88 1500 GoldThing. [as he hides his head in shame]
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Stuart
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quote:Brothers PowerSports over in Bremerton is doing a total resto on a KZ1300 right now.
Cool, I really liked them. I had an 1980 that I bought new in '82 for cheap and in 1988 I found the one above rusting away in central Florida and did a few mods to it: bored .100 over, from 1286 to 1392; 8:1 pistons, as I recall; 27+ lbs of boost and water injection. NOT a nice motorcycle . . . ____________
Stuart
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posted July 17, 2006 05:33 PM
Man, take the tank off, look at that single center spine...THINK about the power of that turbo, and what's happening there... *shiver* ____________
82 Gpz750, 84 Ninja 900, 2000 ZX12R (Muzzy Big Bore Kit), *another* 2000 ZX12R (Muzzy custom stroke crank 1341cc motor), 2004 ZZR1200, 2005 ZX10R, 2007 ZX14, 2008 Concours 14, 2014 Versys 650, 2014 Yamaha WR450F, 2015 Ninja H2
quote:...THINK about the power of that turbo, and what's happening there... *shiver*
Yes, it was scary, especially riding along at 150 mph in 5th at "zero" boost and whacking the throttle wide open and being hammered with acceleration like the V-Max in 1st. I have no desire to ride that bike again! The only really good thing about it was with that open pipe, that 6 cylinder sounded like an Indy car of the same era.
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Stuart
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posted July 17, 2006 06:24 PM
Stalwart you are my hero, You got more garage than l have property. Oh well i try harder :P
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Thanks Mike, it is the only one of it's kind, a friend and I came up with it when it had 50 miles on it back in early spring of '85. Back then they came in metalic Burgandy and Blue[ish]/purple.
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Stuart
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quote:Stalwart you are my hero, You got more garage than l have property. Oh well i try harder :P
It isn't THAT big but my military vehicles take up a LOT of room. It's still a work in progress and isn't nearly finished, maybe in 5 or so years more. :P
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Stuart
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posted July 17, 2006 06:39 PM
If garages were dicks. You would be a porn star :P
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The banks are failing..
The banks are failing...
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quote:Yup...this guy ain't foolin around...thats a fucking warehouse he has there...
It's my way of pissing of the MicroShaftees, have a garage bigger than my house . . . or theirs. A boy has to have his priorities and my wife lets me do it, what can I say?
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Stuart
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I'm not the human monster you are, I have to make up for it with somethin' :P
A friend and I built it to that point in about 5 months and it was about 5 years of saving up and thinking things through before we even broke ground. It still isn't finished though . . .
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Stuart
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Thanks Mike, it is the only one of it's kind, a friend and I came up with it when it had 50 miles on it back in early spring of '85. Back then they came in metalic Burgandy and Blue[ish]/purple.
Trust me metalic maroon/Brugandy... I know!! I have it memorized in my Head!!!
I have an 85 yamaha Virago... I bought brand new, my first brand new motorcycle... my dad would not let me buy a V-Max, Fazer, or a Maxium-X.... so I said screw it and bought the 700cc Virago...
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