[Closed] We've not had a motorcycle thread for ages.....

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Now kitted out with a dep back pipe and renthal bars 🙂

And I'll be really impressed if anyone can tell me what mine all are.....

Those Huskies are real nice

I love old scramblers

not mine

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A bit 'ard but I like it.

now that's interesting

It's a Kawasaki ZXR with a 'body kit' not the best bike but it looks cool.

Zedsdead, First 2:

Triumph Bonneville?
Suzuki RM250 (or is it a 125?)

The last 2 I'm a bit lost I'm afraid.

not bad.

First is a T120 Bonnie (the real deal) race tuned and when it stops raining gets daily use - managed 3000 miles onit last year.

Second is indeed an RM250. 1988.

I'll give you a clue for the last 2. 3rd is classic Italian. 4th is Classic Jap 2 stroke screamer...

This may help on the last one?

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RD250 (pre-YPVS)

Is the wee red trailie a Moto Marelli?

Sadly, all my photos are pre-digital. I need to get some scanned in. These are the only two I have to hand

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Snap - well almost!

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You're getting close....

I love that photo of you bounding over the hill druidh. Moto Guzzi? Is that a spot lamp on there too?

Brraaaaaaaaaaaap!

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That hill is on the "old" main road near Mallaig. It's recently been bypassed, leaving it even more free for fun.

It's a Ducati Darmah, with a Dunstall fairing which I modified to fit (remember Dunstall? they had a big tie-up with Suzuki GB at one point). And yes - that's a Cebé spotlamp. I seemed to be involved in lots of night riding, so it all helped.

Ducati Darmah - *dribble*

Just managed to find another couple of photos - but I'll have to scan them in....

Still lost on the 3rd one, can't think of any Italian's making offroad bikes off hand!

Is the last one a Yam RD350LC?

It's a Duke? 😕

Hmmm, need to up my knowledge on old Dukes it would seem (says a Duke owner!)

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Bit of a 'Six Million Dollar Man' look you got going on there...

Wow! Katana - *dribbles even more*

My dad still wears the old wooly socks over his boots like the photo of you there. Looks like you're having fun, hehe

mboy, it's a Garelli enduro cross. Quite rare apparently?

last one is air cooled. It is a Yamaha though...

What about the last one, my guess of RD350LC correct?

Zedsdead - Member

My dad still wears the old wooly socks over his boots like the photo of you there. Looks like you're having fun, hehe

Thanks 😕
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RD400 then?

Not an RD350LC as the LC stood for Liquid Cooled (iirc).

Is it a triple? Just the two inlets that are visible seen set to one side.

TZ750 or something like but i thought they were LC too???

Btw i got the RM model and year right before i saw the answer (honest)

Found another...

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The last one is an RD200DX. When I was a young boy this was the bike of my dreams. I've been rebuilding it for the past 20 years lol. Always something else gets inthe way. One day..... one day.....

The Garelli I bought when I was 13 for £3.50 from a mate. If only I could find more bikes for that kind of money...

AlwaysHorizontal - Member

Not an RD350LC as the LC stood for Liquid Cooled (iirc).

Is it a triple? Just the two inlets that are visible seen set to one side.

TZ750 or something like but i thought they were LC too???

Btw i got the RM model and year right before i saw the answer (honest)

Yeah, only noticed it was air cooled after I'd posted that! Ooops

druidh - do you still own any of these?

You've had some really nice bikes. I'm a bit of a collector, hate to let things go. I get it from my dad. You can see what we do [url= http://www.johnsengineering.co.uk/ ]here[/url]. He's just bought a rather nice milling machine.

I sold my last motorbike several years ago. It was a 750 Paso. I just got into other hobbies and never found the time to ride them. I guess I have the time again now (as of this coming Monday I'm not employed) - I just don't have the inclination any more!

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Lovin the T120, love old brit stuff, watched Brittown the other day, brilliant film!

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Get a trailer and have a track/field bike?....

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AP50 does count!

Hold on I'll show you my first road bike.....

Whoaw! what a beast! This got me mobile and I have to say was a HUGE amount of fun.

Not exactly a fanny magnet though....

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And those Dukes are timeless.

A RD200DX. I rode one of those a few years ago for a friend of friends neighbours cousin type of scenario. They complained of some weird handling issue so i dult took it out and give a good thrashing, must say it was quicker than i'd expected it to be, but it did have an odd pulsing feel to it. I looked over it for ages before i spotted the problem, the rear sprocket basically had six spokes between the centre on the actual toothed part (imagine it to be similar in profile to a mtb disc) and only one of the remaining intact. So the whole sprocket flexed and twisted under load - i nigh shat meself has i'd been riding it flat out thinking it was probably only a loose headset or similar.

Btw that Kat rocks, as a small boy the woman across the way bought one when they came out, it gave me an erection before i knew what one was!

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When I was drooling over this at the bike show I neve imagined i'd own it six months later. It was bought by a record producer and run on trade plates, so I was the first registered owner. I was 19 when I bought it, getting insurance was interesting

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The start of my 'born again' phase

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Which then led to this, did a lot of track days on this one

That's an early FZ750, i've got 1.75 (in total - split between various states of repair) FZ600's and an pre RU Exup1000 that i really must try and sell sometime.
Sadly no electronic pics tho'!