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    Quote Originally Posted by Autech View Post
    I'm in a facebook group where people share pics of interesting motorcycles (its actually called that). The Britten is easily the most shared bike on that page, which is largely Yanks, and all of them have a story about the bike, ie they saw it race here, sat on one there etc. It has God status world wide.

    I agree that someone wanting to buy one probably would need to get millions out as I doubt any of the current owners would part for any less. And if one were to appear on trademe tomorrow with a $1m price tag I doubt any of us would post a link to it on here as optimistic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase View Post
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    by far the best of the mid-80's turbos, and low ks and so forth.

    I think he might get his asking, or near it.
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    Well that certainly doesn't belong on this thread. I wouldn't have put a buy now price.
    It needs the right bidders to know that's it's there at the same time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jasonu View Post
    I think it is worth every penny of the asking price.


    (especially if you are spending US dollars...)
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    Quote Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase View Post
    https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/mot...d11c14766fbe0b

    by far the best of the mid-80's turbos, and low ks and so forth.

    I think he might get his asking, or near it.
    Agree. The comments are making me laugh though - posting like it is crazy power. Soft by todays standard on paper with 112hp at dry at 224kg.

    Shitty 80's spec tyres and brakes will make it exciting though!

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    Translation, 90 and 250. But yeah, for the time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AllanB View Post
    Agree. The comments are making me laugh though - posting like it is crazy power. Soft by todays standard on paper with 112hp at dry at 224kg.

    Shitty 80's spec tyres and brakes will make it exciting though!
    When you factor in the turbo lag and sudden burst of power, on an old style frame, with springs & brakes, of that time
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    Quote Originally Posted by YellowDog View Post
    When you factor in the turbo lag and sudden burst of power, on an old style frame, with springs & brakes, of that time
    So back in the day I had the non-turbo version of that bike, and rode with a guy who had the turbo one a bit. It was significantly quicker than mine but quite controllable - no vicious hit. Fairly low boost pressure and a larger motor I think.
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    If I remember the Kawasaki was the last of the Japanese 4 to bring out a turbo? And was better sorted as a result. The Yamaha was a weird futuristic looking thing. Suzuki Katana based, Honda CX based.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AllanB View Post
    If I remember the Kawasaki was the last of the Japanese 4 to bring out a turbo? And was better sorted as a result. The Yamaha was a weird futuristic looking thing. Suzuki Katana based, Honda CX based.
    the suzuki was more plain gs based, the kwaka was better as it was a 750, best donor bike to start with.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase View Post
    So back in the day I had the non-turbo version of that bike, and rode with a guy who had the turbo one a bit. It was significantly quicker than mine but quite controllable - no vicious hit. Fairly low boost pressure and a larger motor I think.
    OK - so that's good to hear. The one I rode, more than once, did have a 'vicious hit' and felt very temperamental.

    But now I realise that it was a DIY Turbo kit and not the OEM, which explains a lot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AllanB View Post
    If I remember the Kawasaki was the last of the Japanese 4 to bring out a turbo? And was better sorted as a result. The Yamaha was a weird futuristic looking thing. Suzuki Katana based, Honda CX based.
    the Honda was a CX as well but punched out to 650cc. Same with the XN85 Suzuki I think. Mr scumdog, once a regular KB poster has one. XJ650 yammie turbo too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by YellowDog View Post
    OK - so that's good to hear. The one I rode, more than once, did have a 'vicious hit' and felt very temperamental.

    But now I realise that it was a DIY Turbo kit and not the OEM, which explains a lot.
    The turbo I rode the once with the owner right behind me on my GPz750 but honestly I didnt think it was anything like as bad as the RD350LC I'd had before that.

    What I have noticed is that the bikes I want now are not bikes I used to have back in the day.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase View Post
    What I have noticed is that the bikes I want now are not bikes I used to have back in the day.
    Someone I know is posting photos of old Brit bikes on Facebook, they look lovely but I have no desire whatsoever to own one. They are a sensible size though.

    I've owned singles, two stroke and four, V twin, V four, IL4s (standing up and lying down) and a triple. There is no parallel twin in my CV - yet.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jellywrestler View Post
    the suzuki was more plain gs based, the kwaka was better as it was a 750, best donor bike to start with.
    I remember reading about this bike in a UFO shootout in the mid nineties it certainly didn't embarrass itself
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