Fuck you recession. I bought a new toy.

[Gubb]

Well, i'd been looking for what seemed like ages when a KBer put me in touch with his mate who may have had something suitable. Long story short, I now own a 1987 Suzuki GSX 400 (Impulse) Track Bike.

Damned thing comes with a ton of extras. I've now got a spare Frame, Engine, Forks, Radiator, Sprockets, Pegs, Levers, Swing Arm, Fans, Hoses etc. and everything from the strip down.

It's running Total Loss, with an electric start, and the engine is absolutely mint. Really hums along. Bodywork is rough, but i'm not worried. I may do a spray-can paint job, but no other issues with it the bodywork than that. I like it rough.

Gotta replace the fork seals, and it's realy to go. Comes with three sets of rims (with discs already on) and tyres, One set of slicks, a set of intermediates, and a set of wets. Sounds much easier than pissing around changing tyres.

Just planning on Track Days at the moment, but if the seed idea of racing continues to grow, I think it's eligible for a bunch of classes. (Post Classics, Clubmans, Pre-89 and F3 - is that right? I'm not too sure of the regulatiuons. Just a pipe dream at the moment.)

Apparently (or allegedly) the bike won Clubmans a few years back. No idea on if it's true or not though.

[kiwifruit]

Cool man. I've had a couple of impulses, they go well. Yours is a real looker! :love:

I recon you'll be racing by the end of the year :shutup:

[short-circuit]

That tiny wee thing will disappear up your arse the minute you sit on it!

[RantyDave]

Fantastic, will stop you from pranging the striple at track days.

All I need now is a spare collar bone, wrist, ribs etc. for the same reason.

Dave

[RantyDave]

Yours is a real looker! :love:
That's a good looking one? Sheeesh!

Dave

[DarkLord]

Cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!!!!

I take it you'll be after a place to stay at the end of the month then?

[Gubb]

Haha. Looks rough, but goes good. Kinda like me.

Hopefully be at the Track in June.

[Jacko2]

Hiya Gubb,
"Wanna Race?"

[Maha]

Haha. Looks rough, but goes good. Kinda like me.

Hopefully be at the Track in June.

Love to see the look on Dooly's face when you share a parking space with that....:whistle:

[glice]

Awsome, and enough spares to last a while!

[Gubb]

Love to see the look on Dooly's face when you share a parking space with that....:whistle:

:lol: there goes the elitism. I suspect i'll be booted out. Dooly said if he ever sees a Jap bike in his Garage, he'll set fire to my house. He's a big bugger too.

[YellowDog]

Looks like a cracking set-up. Well done.

[Headbanger]

Very cool.

Though my eye was constantly drawn to the Triumph.

[James Deuce]

That's a good looking one? Sheeesh!

Dave

It's all the Honda bodywork that makes it look good.

We used to call them "repulse", back in the day.

[Gubb]

Aye. I think it's NSR bodywork?

After looking through Google, the Impulse (Repulse I like that. I'm gonna steal it and use it as my own) was never really a looker. It's small too. I feel like Big Dave on a Pocket Bike. I must look silly, and yet I don't care. It's plenty fast enough to get me into trouble.

[TOTO]

Nice bike Gubb. Ride it hard. Congrats.

[AllanB]

Good score.

I always liked the Impulse - I remember them arriving brand spanking new - pretty sure the first shipment in NZ was $3500 later going up to $4000. They are rev happy wee beasts and proved reliable.

Give it heaps and you'll have fun.:2thumbsup

PS - that's a huge muffler...........

[tide]

awesome buy... enjoy... don't break it too quickly... :whistle:

[fireball]

YEEEE HAAAA

nice buy! no doubt will be seeing you racing in no time! now go have some fun!:2thumbsup

[psycho22]

Cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!!!!


I'll second that heartily.

Good on ya mate.:niceone:

[Dooly]

:lol: there goes the elitism. I suspect i'll be booted out. Dooly said if he ever sees a Jap bike in his Garage, he'll set fire to my house. He's a big bugger too.

Put a Triumph sticker on it mate and we'll let ya off.:2thumbsup

Should be a fun time acoming for you eh....

[discotex]

Vey nice :2thumbsup

Thinking about what I'm gonna do for a track bike. F3 400 or maybe a ProTwin.. Pretty sure I'll end up giving racing a shot once there are events at Hampton Downs so guess I'll keep an eye on how the classes settle out over the next few months.

[Nagash]

Now that bike looks like a right laugh,

I'll have to come watch you race sometime.


Regarding the fork seals.. Spanner night?

[Gubb]

Now that bike looks like a right laugh,

I'll have to come watch you race sometime.


Regarding the fork seals.. Spanner night?

Sounds good. Fork seals need to be done, carby cleaned out, and possibly a bit of fiberglassing work to tidy it up, although i'm not sure where to start on that one.

[Nagash]

Sounds good. Fork seals need to be done, carby cleaned out, and possibly a bit of fiberglassing work to tidy it up, although i'm not sure where to start on that one.

I believe I have a plastic welder lying around, probably knicked by my brother.

I'll try and track it down.

[6ft5]

nice one, have fun and bring us some pictures and stories :zzzz:

[EJK]

Whore!

Edit: The gas tank is not from skidmark's Katana is it?? It kinda looks like it does.

[sinfull]

Good shit Nick ! Posties here ya come aye haha cool man !
Look forward to seeing ya punt it round the track !
http://www.gostar-racing.com/club/motorcycle_suspension_set-up.htm
Have a read up on that mate, Ya may find ya need to look at respringing the back shock to get the sags right for ya weight at a later date, but get her as close as ya can for now !
Don't paint her yet man lol ya won't need a triumph badge if it looks like a RAT bike haha

[Mikkel]

Good man, that's a toy alright.

Although I hope you've been doing your yoga lately - those footpegs look like they'll be dictating the "blonde" position (i.e. knees behind your ears...).

[Gubb]

Good man, that's a toy alright.

Although I hope you've been doing your yoga lately - those footpegs look like they'll be dictating the "blonde" position (i.e. knees behind your ears...).

:lol: Funny you should say that. They are very high, and i'm 6'3". I'm gonna try and make a bracket to fit them slightly lower.

[portokiwi]

:2thumbsup COOL mate well done.

[Lula]

Nice Gubb. Let us know when you're racing and I'll come see you get a wheel going :2thumbsup

[monkeymsea]

Im loving the exhaust angle!! Nice one..