Slightly Hardcore Biker
Yeah, nah... I just had a look and the memories are flooding back now. It's a Windjammer V but been dropped heavily, broken quite badly. Repairable but missing left indicator and headlight mounts. And mounting frame. When I put it away in the far corner of the shed I must have had more shed space than bin space... sighOriginally Posted by T.W.R
If it's a period correct Vetter Windjammer for the GL and the luggage is the same brand you're probably sitting on a few dollars worth of bits
High miles, engine knock, rusty chrome, worn pegs...
Brakes as new
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Bugger!Yeah, nah... I just had a look and the memories are flooding back now. It's a Windjammer V but been dropped heavily, broken quite badly. Repairable but missing left indicator and headlight mounts. And mounting frame. When I put it away in the far corner of the shed I must have had more shed space than bin space... sigh
But hey at least it isn't one of theseI reckon these would take the title for Ugly
Bates "Clipper"
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that's the listing I posted lastnight
$10.5k is almost what they were when 1st released here $10995 then they came down to $9995
That pipe when I was looking was roughly $3.5k NZD to buy in Japan then the price of getting it here just made it stupid money
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Erm. . .that's a 4v. The mercans had GSXs badged as GS still. So yeah fast bike for the time.Idle curiosity...: how do Americans live with themselves, having a bike like that in such a big country... with so few miles!
And on what scale was it the "fastest production bike 1982"? I thought Laverda and Ducati were still scrapping it out at the top of the list back then?
Mind you, I saw my old "76 Wing on the top of some list once, to my amusement, though I can't remember what for. Possibly the "fastest bike that's heavier than a small truck with a frame that flexes more than an old man's dick"
Wonder what came second...?
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
Slightly Hardcore Biker
(shudder)Bugger!
But hey at least it isn't one of these
Bates "Clipper"
Ohhh... I feel a bit crook...
There's no real excuses for that. Not when people like Laverda were making fairings back then that were both stylish and worked!
High miles, engine knock, rusty chrome, worn pegs...
Brakes as new
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it's got a boot but yeah still nauseating
The Laverda SFC750 & 500 Montjuich fairings of the same era were nice but the 1200 Mirage Ltd fairing was a bit banana box front on, they got things right with the RGA & RGS corsa fairings and a SFC1000 is just
"channellling the Pleideans"
Its a Harley Bat Wing fairing except before the nose job.Bugger!
But hey at least it isn't one of these
Bates "Clipper"
I thought elections were decided by angry posts on social media. - F5 Dave
Low personal B.M.E.P.
If you want to toss your lunch, google "Cropredy Liberator" to see what a couple of Welshmen could do to a poor Laverda...
The Laverda SFC750 & 500 Montjuich fairings of the same era were nice but the 1200 Mirage Ltd fairing was a bit banana box front on, they got things right with the RGA & RGS corsa fairings and a SFC1000 is just
Fully qualified Sifter.
Hahahaha...I've always been a bit slow mate...
$10.5k is almost what they were when 1st released here $10995 then they came down to $9995
That pipe when I was looking was roughly $3.5k NZD to buy in Japan then the price of getting it here just made it stupid money
I've thought about getting one of dem pipes for my Katana, but my wallet says fuck off. Mind you, I'm stupid enough to have paid $2300.00 for a fuel tank for a dirt bike, so...
Geriatric hoon
$10.5k
From memory, not always reliable, those SS were only $9999 new.
I wouldn't pay extra for the exhaust. My bike has a $6,000 full system and that doesn't effect the resale value so...
And now I've seen T.W.R's post so my memory wasn't too bad.
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Fuck mate it is not like they said some old hardley was the fastest in 1982. You should get out a bit more.Idle curiosity...: how do Americans live with themselves, having a bike like that in such a big country... with so few miles!
And on what scale was it the "fastest production bike 1982"? I thought Laverda and Ducati were still scrapping it out at the top of the list back then?
Mind you, I saw my old "76 Wing on the top of some list once, to my amusement, though I can't remember what for. Possibly the "fastest bike that's heavier than a small truck with a frame that flexes more than an old man's dick"
Wonder what came second...?
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The 70s produced some weird aftermarket shit for bikesthen again acid & PCP were drugs of choice for many so there had to be a flow-on effect
The 50s weren't to healthy either though....Ariel Leader & Vincent Black Prince got a fair thrashing from the ugly stick too
FUN LOVIN CRIMINAL
Yeah I dunno.....it doesn't look too bad TBH, but I like seeing that mighty big block sitting out on display
Though a Formula 120 is better
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Dunno about that......I just managed to get a quote going before you dropped your post
Ha when I first investigated the price of one of those pipes.....It was just ya friggin kidding, my wallet clammed up tighter than a nuns snatch
There's fair bit of difference between a pipe to make something a bit special to buying an item to complete something that is already special
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I was Just lucky I had a reference of having the KiwiRider mags with the preview reports & full tests when the GS1200ss was 1st released with the sales ads etc, even got the issue where they got hold of one in Japan with the analog dials not digital/analog mix
The Yoshi I had on my GS was one of my johnny on the spot scores and managed to get it for $300 after the guy had it fitted to his bike but didn't like it, it was on for less than a week & he paid over $2k
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