Guess the bike competition

[EJK]

Every weekend on Christchurch "The Press" newspaper, there is a competition of some sort. Guessing the car/ motorcycle (mostly cars).

So, since KB is full of geniuses I thought I should put it up here for fun.



Guess!



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[YellowDog]

How about a 1970 Yamaha FS50?
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k83/createrseed/Motor%20Bike/Yamaha/1970YamahaFS50.jpg

[Sidewinder]

spot on, well looks like it

[Str8 Jacket]

I dunno, that pipe is alot different, very suzuki 100cc 2 smoker like...

[MSTRS]

It's almost a Suzuki A50...but I think it's a Yamaha?

[YellowDog]

I instantly recognised it as a mate's bike from back in the 70s. The high exhaust was an option on some of the models.

It seems to have an awful lot of empty engine space :)

[MSTRS]

Bingo - Yamaha FS1E 50
http://www.bikeindia.in/upload/FS1Eportrait1.jpg

[FJRider]

I have it as a 1973 SS50

Same thing ... different year ...maybe ???

[EJK]

You guys are either too damn smart or I'm really stupid...

Will post a new one next Saturday :2thumbsup

[MSTRS]

You guys are either too damn smart or I'm really stupid...

Will post a new one next Saturday :2thumbsup

Could you perhaps make it a little more challenging? Say...just a single spoke. Or something?

[EJK]

Will try, because the photo is quite small. But I belive I can crop it out.

Thanks for the idea :)

[Nagash]

Don't mean to hi-jack EJ's thread.. but this sounds like fun.

Guess the bike?

[T.W.R]

Don't mean to hi-jack EJ's thread.. but this sounds like fun.

Guess the bike?

Kawasaki VN800 Drifter

[Laava]

Harley Indianson

[EJK]

Kawasaki VN800 Drifter

That.....


Was quick...

[T.W.R]

That.....


Was quick...

Shits to work on :oi-grr:

What's this then?

[Nagash]

Kawasaki VN800 Drifter

Yeah man, bling for you.

Giving your pick a good going over i'm thinking a large cc yamaha scooter like a TMAX500 or a Majesty 400, but I just can't find a decent pic of the dash of either..

[EJK]

It looks much like a Honda Elite 250 but it ain't...

I give up.

[T.W.R]

Giving your pick a good going over i'm thinking a large cc yamaha scooter like a TMAX500 or a Majesty 400, but I just can't find a decent pic of the dash of either..


It looks much like a Honda Elite 250 but it ain't...

I give up.

Never owned a scooter in my life :crazy:

[MSTRS]

Shits to work on :oi-grr:

What's this then?

Looks like a late 80s tourer. FJ series? That digital dash is throwing me off...

[T.W.R]

Looks like a late 80s tourer. FJ series? That digital dash is throwing me off...

Bit older than an FJ. ;)

[MSTRS]

Bit older than an FJ. ;)

Well...it's no XJ. So that's me fucked...

[T.W.R]

Well...it's no XJ. So that's me fucked...

Are you sure :whistle: the body style had been around a couple of years before the FJ arrived on the scene, the engine design had been a revamp for Yamaha and this particular model was produced the same year the FJ was released;)

[Nagash]

Are you sure :whistle: the body style had been around a couple of years before the FJ arrived on the scene, the engine design had been a revamp for Yamaha and this particular model was produced the same year the FJ was released;)

Apologies before hand about the scooter reference ;_;


Was determined it was an XJ after that.

So.. a 1984 XJ 900 perhaps?

[T.W.R]

Apologies before hand about the scooter reference ;_;


Was determined it was an XJ after that.

So.. a 1984 XJ 900 perhaps?

No worries about the scooter....

It's a 84 XJ, but not a 900 ;)

[MSTRS]

Are you sure :whistle:

Well...could always have missed something....
I've had XJs and their dashes were nothing like your teaser.
From what you say, I'm guessing that perhaps we are looking at one of those horrible Seca Turbo things...Can't find anything, barring side views.

[T.W.R]

Well...could always have missed something....
I've had XJs and their dashes were nothing like your teaser.
From what you say, I'm guessing that perhaps we are looking at one of those horrible Seca Turbo things...Can't find anything, barring side views.


The Turbos had a real love them or hate them style but the fairing worked a treat :yes:

It's a 84 XJ750D Fuel Injected

The old girl is on TradeMe a the moment :yes: not bad since it's nearly 20yrs ago that I had it :crazy:

[EJK]

Guess! This time it's a car.



Last week's mystery two-wheeler was the Yamaha FS1-E, with K Lewis our prize winner.



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[Laava]

Humber Super Snipe

[Insanity_rules]

Humber Super Snipe

Times two, but the park lights threw me. There supposed to be square.

[Laava]

If you know the name, you can read it on the tank badge. Not a common make though!
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~puckett/images/parilla.jpg

[Indiana_Jones]

I want that lid lol

-Indy

[MSTRS]

Humber Super Snipe

Not quite. It is a Tickford-built variation (http://images.google.co.nz/imgres?imgurl=http://www.age-net.co.uk/vintage_motor_images/HUMBER001.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.age-net.co.uk/vintage_motoring/humber_tickford.asp&usg=__A_uK7fuQbN4fD6AM-2pey40nSCU=&h=170&w=400&sz=17&hl=en&start=4&tbnid=1mQ4BAKxMK_dfM:&tbnh=53&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhumber%2Bconvertible%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3 Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DG)

[paturoa]

If you know the name, you can read it on the tank badge. Not a common make though!

Parilla

(I cheated by looking at the picture properties... otherwise I don't think I've even heard the name before)

[paturoa]

How about this one?

Got the race face on too!

[MSTRS]

Suzuki T500

[paturoa]

What about this one?

[Indiana_Jones]

What about this one?

GT750?

wait, that had 4 exhausts didn't it?

-Indy

[paturoa]

GT750?

wait, that had 4 exhausts didn't it?

-Indy

not a water bottle.. but was a tripple with 4 zorsts.

[MSTRS]

I'm thinking GT550...but not 100% sure. Those engine cases look fairly wide.

[paturoa]

Nope not a zook.

[MSTRS]

In which case, I'd say it's one of those Kawasaki widowmaker thingies...750 triple. Your pic shows stingers (presumably on expansion chambers) so it's a little hard to ID definitely.

[paturoa]

In which case, I'd say it's one of those Kawasaki widowmaker thingies...750 triple. Your pic shows stingers (presumably on expansion chambers) so it's a little hard to ID definitely.

Yes-sire-ee H2 750.