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I'm pretty sure I know that bike and the guy who built it - he was a project engineer at the pulp and paper mill near Tokoroa. I remember one or two people riding it and saying how impressed they were with the anti-dive and that would have been some time in the 80s. If it's the same chap who has it up for sale, he's owned it an awful long time.Originally Posted by pete376403
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Isnt that interesting that a Xt500 with a different tank looks better than than a SR500.
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Kawasaki did a mech antidive like that but with disk brakes.
it's not a bad thing till you throw a KLR into the mix.
those cheap ass bitches can do anything with ductape.
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Well lots of people did, but the answer was proper shim type valving and appropriate springs all along.
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Kawasaki KR500
it's not a bad thing till you throw a KLR into the mix.
those cheap ass bitches can do anything with ductape.
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Cagiva 94
An Old MX book i have has al sorts of antidive stuff in it from the late 70's with Drum braked Mx bikes
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"channellling the Pleideans"
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8250 start bid is up there. $15k buy it now he is dreaming. Particularly since he discloses that the tank will need repainting, and the tyres replacing before its properly roadworthy.
I do want it but not that much. I have a lot of fond memories of a mid-80's RZ350.
Were the frames red back in the day or is that an enhancement inflicted by the current owner? If you had asked me I would have said the frames were black.
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pretty sure they were red
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I googled at lunchtime and we're both right. there were red and black ones.
I also now have the horn for a 392 kitted RZ with a modern front end and 17 inch wheels. ......
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So you can have almost as good a bike as a modern 600, for at least twice the money.
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If the owner took off the 6 grand he spent on the engine it would be closer to a price. Still not enough to entice me to ride one again (had a new 250 around 83). But they were good in their day.
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I had the F2 which was black frame. How did he spend 6k on recon and paint?
I had a horn for a 496 kitted one but it's still not come to fruition despite being in the garage.
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He's the only one I've got.
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I would say to rebuild a Yam twin with new bearing and seals using OEM parts and no labour it would be 2g in parts.
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Low personal B.M.E.P.
About 6 years ago I rebuilt an air cooled RD350. Parts ex the US, crank by Barry Lynch incl sleeving the center for the lab seal, boring, blasting, case paint and polishing. No change out of $2G back then. Don't know who'd do the cranks now.
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I think i got the figure from you
Did you see that bit the other day i posted about how Suzuki and Kawaski never line bored the cases mains in one operation like Yamaha did that why they wont last to long with lab seals.
Supposedly measured in 100's of miles with the Kawkas
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