A blast from my two-smoker past.

[sugilite]

Here is The RZ500 I bought at the tender age of 17 :gob:
This is the rare short pipe model. Only 20 came into NZ.
I cleaned this bike more than any other I've ever owned, I seemed to have more time on my hands back then :lol:. It is over 30,000's old in these pics.
Anyways, I finally managed to nick these pics out of my mothers photo album long enough to scan em.
It was prob the bike with the most character I've ever owned.:Punk:

[sugilite]

Heres one for my mates (and anyone else :lol:) to laugh at, see how much shorter I used to be back then! :shit:

Check out the steering dampener on photo 2. With 16 inch fat front tyres you needed one!

[gijoe1313]

Oh my giddy aunt! Lovely bike ... and matching leathers to boot! I like, I love, I want! :drool:

[jimbo]

nice one mate.wernt they wild:scooter: :yes:

[86GSXR]

Niiiiice bike:yes:

[nudemetalz]

Oooohhhhhhhhhhhhh !!!!! (drool)

I had one of these back in '93. Biggest regret was selling it, esp when my mate had an RG-500 and we used to have fun racing each other !!

[yod]

great pics mate - those things were legendary!!! and lethal!!

my cuzzy and i bought a pretty rough one back in about 97 with the intention of tidying it up but it just kinda faded away.....

[kiwifruit]

what a animal!
bike is a beast too ;)

:rockon:

[T.W.R]

Great pics mate :rockon:

[vifferman]

Mmmm... V4.... :niceone:

[Kickaha]

I did a trip from Christchurch to Whangarei on one of those in 87, way cool to ride and suprisingly comfortable to tour on, it was my brothers bike and is now owned by another KB member down here

[Trudes]

Oh my goodness, weren't you just the cutest young thing! (Not that you're not still cute... ok, I'll shut up now!) Nice one Sugi, love the leathers too!!

[merv]

Pretty cool for a 17 year old to have such a bike - you musta been paid well for a young fellah.

[Phils Motorcycles]

Damn. Bet you wish you still had that one.

[limbimtimwim]

Mmmm... V4.... :niceone:Sort of. It had two cranks to confuse the issue.

Gotta love those pipes exiting next to the brake light though aye...

[MSTRS]

No wonder you can ride. The training that thing gave you....well....enough said.
Lovely.

[Kickaha]

The touring version in Kawerau, May 91, and RZ500 racing at the Sydenham Street circuit, mid eighties

[yod]

sydenham street circuit...*sniff* brings a tear to the eye of an old south chch lad....nice mate, nice

[WRT]

Verrrry nice . . . betcha wish you still had it!

[merv]

One Mr Slight on the Gregory Yamaha 111 no doubt?

[imdying]

Sounds like me. Brought mine the day I turned 18. Did about 50,000kms on it with no hassles. Easy to ride, sure didn't need a steering damper on mine. Had the same pipes as yours, except I took them off about halfway through ownership and put some race spannies on... now they sounded fantastic. Easy to start, one kick and you're off :yes:

[Kickaha]

The bike in the pic I posted is the bike Carey used to own

[onearmedbandit]

The touring version in Kawerau, May 91, and RZ500 racing at the Sydenham Street circuit, mid eighties

You look a lot different now then you did in that 2nd pic. Bit of a pussy eh?

[chanceyy]

really noice bike there Sugi .. but then i would have to be slightly more partial to the RZ's these days :lol:

my I just can not believe how short you used to be :shutup: :killingme

[sugilite]

Oh my giddy aunt! Lovely bike ... and matching leathers to boot! I like, I love, I want! :drool:

Please don't mention the boots :lol:


Oooohhhhhhhhhhhhh !!!!! (drool)

I had one of these back in '93. Biggest regret was selling it, esp when my mate had an RG-500 and we used to have fun racing each other !!

Yeah, I had RG500's and 400's too, they were better, but had less character me thinks. :yes:


I did a trip from Christchurch to Whangarei on one of those in 87, way cool to ride and suprisingly comfortable to tour on, it was my brothers bike and is now owned by another KB member down here

Yeah, they did it all really. I just loved the sound they made and those vibes from the chambers, awesome!


Oh my goodness, weren't you just the cutest young thing! (Not that you're not still cute... ok, I'll shut up now!) Nice one Sugi, love the leathers too!!
Yeah, they were my 1st set of leathers, and they lasted one crash and were destroyed, they were hopeless. Jeffery Chandal made them in Carteton...not recommended!


Pretty cool for a 17 year old to have such a bike - you musta been paid well for a young fellah.

I sold a RG250, a RM125 and a ATC200x to get it, then a big loan (thanks for guaranteeing the loan mum and dad!):lol: I sacrificed buying all other things to get and ride it too!


Damn. Bet you wish you still had that one.
YES!


No wonder you can ride. The training that thing gave you....well....enough said.
Lovely.

I'll never forget the 1st time I opened it up on the motorway and nearly ran wide on a sweeper, YIKES! :gob:


really noice bike there Sugi .. but then i would have to be slightly more partial to the RZ's these days :lol:

my I just can not believe how short you used to be :shutup: :killingme

Yeah, one of the few pics where the bike does not look like a toy! :mellow:

[Kickaha]

One Mr Slight on the Gregory Yamaha 111 no doubt?

Guessing so, he wasn't listed in the program on one, but he was entered on both RZ250 and RZ350 in other races, that year it was a round of National points and the NZGP at that circuit

I found the RZ500 used to weave in fast sweepers, it was partially cured by new tyres but it was still noticeable

[imdying]

I found the RZ500 used to weave in fast sweepers, it was partially cured by new tyres but it was still noticeableDamn right they were shit with worn tyres :lol:

[onearmedbandit]

Oooohhhhhhhhhhhhh !!!!! (drool)

I had one of these back in '93. Biggest regret was selling it, esp when my mate had an RG-500 and we used to have fun racing each other !!

I'm sure I've seen you two around the Port Hills before many moons ago.

[nudemetalz]

I'm sure I've seen you two around the Port Hills before many moons ago.

Quite possibly.
Here's a pic from '93 or '94 at the Brass Monkey. You can see both the RG & the RZ.
That fullah with the goofy grin is Trevor Pierce.......
His bike is the white VFR750.

NDMz

[fire eyes]

Heres one for my mates (and anyone else :lol:) to laugh at, see how much shorter I used to be back then! :shit:

Check out the steering dampener on photo 2. With 16 inch fat front tyres you needed one!
:bleh: ohh your a handsome devil arnt ya lol .. if you click those boots 3 times .. will they take you home?????? :msn-wink:

[jcupit69]

:eek: beautiful!!!

I love 2 strokes and im determined to get my hands on one of these one day!!!!