Big_T112
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posted August 16, 2009 08:17 PM
You ever sell a bike you wish you had not?
I did, about 4 months ago and for no good reason at all i sold three of my old bikes. I Ebayed my matching 1978 Kawasaki Z1R and my 1978 KZ650 and my 1986 Prostreet GS1150 with a full Phillips procycle 1327cc motor. The 86 1150 is the one I miss most. It was fast and a real eye catcher
The guy I sold it repainted it now.
  
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kawasakijockey
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posted August 16, 2009 08:29 PM
Yep, regrets. Sold my 78 Z1r to buy my 14. I really didnt have to as far as money was concerned but the wife wouldnt let 4 bikes live in the garage.
Very nice GS btw.
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dcjens
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posted August 16, 2009 08:30 PM
I rode my cousin's ZRX 1200 once and I knew I'd never look back. the 75 Z1 went up for sale that day
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SteveWFL
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posted August 16, 2009 08:32 PM
I miss my old ZX9R
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Big_T112
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posted August 16, 2009 08:35 PM
yea they pretty much suck if you ride new bikes. maybe that' why I sold them 
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dubious
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posted August 16, 2009 08:38 PM
 Edited By: dubious on 17 Aug 2009 05:01
Hmmm, yup thats a nice bike bro.
I had a GS1150 back in the day too.
The bike I sold and miss most is my CR500AF.
I think I miss it most because I made it myself.
Guys were buying these from Service Honda for 2 times the money I had into mine, with only half the motor.
220 lbs, 73 RWHP, 105 mph ... dead tired of hanging on after 1-2 hrs.
...and no other dirt bike I came across stood a chance in a straight line... It would obliterate berms, demoralise and defeat any rider in about 10 laps.... It was jusy too much bike fo anything but an adrenaline rush....
That power to weight ratio rivals our 14..... but in the dirt!
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fish_antlers
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posted August 16, 2009 08:53 PM
Edited By: fish_antlers on 17 Aug 2009 04:54
I've never sold a bike I didn't want to keep. I want to keep them all. Simply not rich enough to have them all at once  
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drewzx-14
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posted August 16, 2009 09:10 PM
I agree +1
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drewzx-14
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posted August 16, 2009 09:11 PM
Edited By: drewzx-14 on 17 Aug 2009 05:13
i do miss my zx-14, she was awesome. So comfortable and the women would beg to ride with me cuz its riding
position was so relaxing. Felt like a cadillac. Also makes you feel kind of stupid cuz you would purchase the bike
later on again but its like a waste cuz you have already owned it and spent the cash. should have just kept it
in the first place.
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dubious
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posted August 16, 2009 09:12 PM
Yes , +2 ....money or space has always been the issue.... I have too many already between tweaking, maintaining and riding , I am busy.
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Wheelie
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posted August 16, 2009 09:13 PM
not a bike, but when I was13 my mom had a 1964 SS Impala convertible with a z11 427, I think Chevy made 55 of them
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dubious
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posted August 16, 2009 09:34 PM
quote:
not a bike, but when I was13 my mom had a 1964 SS Impala convertible with a z11 427, I think Chevy made 55 of them
wee
Beautiful cars, nicest body chev made in the 60's IMO. 425 HP 427 was about chev's best motor too IMO...
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countersteer
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posted August 16, 2009 09:40 PM
the 14 is going on the block tomorrow, but im keeping the 12 forever. the 14 is a really great bike and ive got no complaints, but i need to be more liquid
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Rideharder
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posted August 16, 2009 10:22 PM
Edited By: Rideharder on 17 Aug 2009 06:23
I was so popular in the neighborhood when I had this machine..
As a kid it's harder to get over things!
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Stu64
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posted August 17, 2009 05:03 AM
I had a really nice 85 RZ350 that i sold, but money was more important than a extra bike at the time.
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Shane661
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posted August 17, 2009 05:58 AM
Umm..lets see...
Nevermind, too many to list... 
But, honestly, I miss the "years" more than the bikes. The bikes just bring back the memories...
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Douglas Home
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posted August 17, 2009 06:33 AM
I regret selling everything I ever had untill 22 months ago , when I made major lifestyle changes!
Like Kawasaki says "let the good times roll" life is awsome now!!!
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bigdtd
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posted August 17, 2009 06:45 AM
i regret getting rid of the black 80 honda cbx, and the 83 white and blue suzuki 1000es. both were fine bikes but sold to friends that took good care of them. i still see the cbx around at bike night. also wish i had my old 76 red frame elsinore 125 with the down pipe. that motor screamed!
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Nelson Taylor
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posted August 17, 2009 06:47 AM
Damn Big_T112,
That bike is beautiful, I've always wanted a real clean old school bike that ran great...
And Im sure it ran great..... I would have had to keep that one.
I'm keeping the ZX14 just like it is. Its too good of a bike to me.....
But to answer your question I wish I still had my 01 ZX9R....
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iflyems
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posted August 17, 2009 07:31 AM
Yea, I sold my 1985 Kawasaki 750 turbo. It only had about 1200 miles on it, and about 50 runs down the drag strip. I wasn't terribly fast, but it was so comfortable to ride, and a real blast up in the mountains.
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zxbob
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posted August 17, 2009 07:37 AM
Yep ..... My turbo ZRX :
Then my turbo ZX-14 ;
But I have to say my fun is building them ~ then riding em for a while, then start something
new !
Bob
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Big_T112
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posted August 17, 2009 07:45 AM
Nelson I had the first "new" for 1998 ZX9R Kawasaki. A lot of people don't know how fast those things were. I still have a complete extra 99 ZX9R engine sitting in the floor. I was going to make another drag Banshee with the motor. Dubious those Honda CR500's would run but I never saw anyone keep one running long with out toasting the crank. I raced motocross on a YZ250 and had a Kaw KX500 I used for Hare scrambles and endouros. It was a monster too.
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Wheelie
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posted August 17, 2009 08:16 AM
quote:
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not a bike, but when I was13 my mom had a 1964 SS Impala convertible with a z11 427, I think Chevy made 55 of them
wee
Beautiful cars, nicest body chev made in the 60's IMO. 425 HP 427 was about chev's best motor too IMO...
z11 motor made 500hp, so they say. its a stroked 409
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dubious
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posted August 17, 2009 08:18 AM
The KX500 was also a nice bike. I never had any problems with cranks, I owned 8 different variations between 1986 and 2006. 32:1 premix, and some crankase/ cylinder / head mods
The last 2 had pwk carbs bored to 41mm, then bored upward 2mm offset, for a 41x43mm carb. I had to cut alot off the top of the slide so it would clear when wide open.
compression at 13:1 from stock 6.9:1....LOL 
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posted August 17, 2009 10:44 AM
Edited By: BobC on 17 Aug 2009 18:45
I sold my GSX-R1000K5 when I bought the ZX-14, the best GSX-R ever, before the more stingent emission regulations came in and I do wish I'd kept it.
I met a guy last year who was an Italian bike fan. He was telling me about a Laverda RGS1000 that he owned. It turned out to be the actual bike I bought in 1985 and sold in 1987. It still had the Isle of Man stickers I'd put on it when I went to the TT Races and I was able to fill in the blanks in the bikes history for him. Another one I should have kept.
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