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[T.W.R]

Was that the white interceptor?, I rode an interceptor from Auckland to Tauranga, and had a blast, it was hell grunty, and handled pretty well.


This is going back quite a few years, The guys in question both got theirs with about 6k on the clock, from the old World Of Wheels Kwaka dealer that used to be in Eden Terrace in Auckland, and I was there when one of the mechanics said something about this oil feed issue, I may have my wires crossed, I requently do .


One thing you have to hand to Honda, is that they do indeed indeed learn from their less successful ventures.

I am honestly quite shocked at the total lack of XJ's in these lists. Frying Finn, and Lou had 650's and 750's, but no mention of 550's, or 900's, both of which were superb bikes in my humble opinion.

One bike in this whole thing that really caught my eye though, was the unreal KR1. This little 2 smoke screamer raised the bar in a very large way. I rode an RZ250FS (red rims), and an KR1, and I came back from the KR1 ride with a bigger grin by far. Unusual engine setup on these wasn't there?, they were a "tandem twin", is that right?, either way, superb looking machine.

the interceptor was a 700cc mod for the US market to get around thier import tax set up in the mid 80's ( just sleeved down from750) the VF's oil feed to the cams couldn't keep up at high revs , thus cam journal wear etc ( this caused their bad reputation ( but it was a common occurance with honda in the early mid 80's due to the hardening process of their cams etc) it happened to the mighty RC30 when they were first raced in production racing ( remember Mel Cambell in the aussie endurance racing late 80's) the RC30 & VFR mods have gear driven cams & not camchains. a KR1 is a conventional twin engine, the earlier KR was a tandem twin set up ( had a habit of cooking the rear pot if not set up properly, just the same as the honda MVX did with its rear pot).

[T.W.R]

Was that the white interceptor?, I rode an interceptor from Auckland to Tauranga, and had a blast, it was hell grunty, and handled pretty well.


This is going back quite a few years, The guys in question both got theirs with about 6k on the clock, from the old World Of Wheels Kwaka dealer that used to be in Eden Terrace in Auckland, and I was there when one of the mechanics said something about this oil feed issue, I may have my wires crossed, I requently do .


One thing you have to hand to Honda, is that they do indeed indeed learn from their less successful ventures.

I am honestly quite shocked at the total lack of XJ's in these lists. Frying Finn, and Lou had 650's and 750's, but no mention of 550's, or 900's, both of which were superb bikes in my humble opinion.

One bike in this whole thing that really caught my eye though, was the unreal KR1. This little 2 smoke screamer raised the bar in a very large way. I rode an RZ250FS (red rims), and an KR1, and I came back from the KR1 ride with a bigger grin by far. Unusual engine setup on these wasn't there?, they were a "tandem twin", is that right?, either way, superb looking machine.

the interceptor was a 700cc mod for the US market to get around thier import tax set up in the mid 80's ( just sleeved down from750) the VF's oil feed to the cams couldn't keep up at high revs , thus cam journal wear etc ( this caused their bad reputation ( but it was a common occurance with honda in the early mid 80's due to the hardening process of their cams etc) it happened to the mighty RC30 when they were first raced in production racing ( remember Mel Cambell in the aussie endurance racing late 80's) the RC30 & VFR mods have gear driven cams & not camchains. a KR1 is a conventional twin engine, the earlier KR was a tandem twin set up ( had a habit of cooking the rear pot if not set up properly, just the same as the honda MVX did with its rear pot). p.s. i had a XJ750D 84' ( fuel injected, XJ 650 TURBO body) great toy but it was silent death, whisper Quiet apart from the lovely helical cut gears( the unique XJ whine)

[Kickaha]

I am honestly quite shocked at the total lack of XJ's in these lists. Frying Finn, and Lou had 650's and 750's, but no mention of 550's, or 900's, both of which were superb bikes in my humble opinion.

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If you look in my list I show two XJ550's

[T.W.R]

a couple of pics of the yamaha MT01 and serious serious V-MAX from the states

[kro]

sorry kickaha, I missed your ones, but still, there's not alot of them here.

[branco]

Hopefully i have remembered them all.....
yamaha fsie year i got it 1980
kawasaki kh250 1982
yamaha tzr250 1987
suzuki gsxr750 1990
kawasaki gt550 (courier bike) 1990
yamaha rd350lc 1991
honda xl600r 1993
kawasaki zx7r present bike 2005

[Patrick]

Suzuki TS125, Yamaha DT175, Honda TT250 then a 20 year break...now have a Suzuki Bandit 250GSF, will move (probably, at the moment...) to its big brother 1200S when full licence gained...

[Goblin]

Was part owner of a 750 Katana aprox 1987
TS125
GSXR400
KDX200
ZX4 (Written off in a head-on with cage that "didn't see me")
GSX400Impulse
CBR600.

[skidz]

You little fuking ripper.... me too, how bout a pic and some thoughts on it, heres mine.

Click here for my thoughts and write up on the TC

I haven't got a photo any more, but it was a great bike . We had three CX 500 Turbos in Woodville and one just down the road in Pahiatua.

[kawaman]

Kawasaki ZZR250 1992
Kawasaki ZX6R 1998
Kawasaki ZX636 2004

[larriken]

mmmm the list!

JR50 Suzuki that dad bought me when I was little.
TY80 Yamaha yep, dad again.
TY 175 Yamaha x2 first bikes I bought myself
TLM200 Honda
Fantic 301
Gas Gas 330
KDX200 Kawasaki
RMX250 Suzuki
VFR400 Honda first road bike
Suzuki 400 Impulse
Yamaha FZR600
Suzuki GSXR750 x2 even one of those pink n black ones (what was I thinking)
Suzuki Bandit 1200
Honda Hornet 600
Kawasaki Z1000

I currently have in the shed a...............

Honda CBR900 Fireblade
Honda XR600 with a blown motor
Honda CBR400 of a mates that is waiting for the 600 hundred motor next to it to jump in and attach itself
Moto Guzzi Le Mans 850

phew!

[Zapf]

1.) Honda VTR250
2.) Suki SV650S
3.) GSXR750 (Current)
4.) CB400 Super four (Current) soon to be -> CB900 Hornet

[wil]

my rides have been,

97, cbr 600...........................................98, kx 125.
82, 250 superdream................................98, yz 250.
80, gsx 1100. streetfighter by me.............97, cr 250.
89, gsxr 750L. streetfighter by me.............01, cr 250.
97, gsxr 750 srad...................................93, xr 250.
99, fireblade.
90, gsxr 1100.
87, cbr 400.
99, hayabusa.
01, hayabusa.
97, vfr 800.
99, R1.
05, fazer 1000. and i really miss this one.

plus a few others that i have forgotten

[Magua]

2000 GN125 (sold)
1988 FZR250 2kr (Bad buy)

[avgas]

* = currently owned - new bike coming details available when purchased
List shows model year but not purchase year - list in order of purchases.

I note a lot of riders have had road bikes only and some quite a few. It's my egotistical opinion that you never learn to ride a bike properly unless you get a dirt bike and spend quality time off road.

Bullshit.....you dont need an off road bike to ride off road (it helps though). But you are right in the aspect that you pick up skills off road that you cant get on road.

What have i had....
79 Krapasaki 100 (Sent to hell)
82 TS185 (pulled apart and never put back - now sold)
87? RG250 (gave back to owner after 6 months )
82 XS850 (road for 2 days.....but watch this space...its comming back)
98 RG150ESRR "Killa-Quail" (Disintergrated motor)
88 GB400TT (FUCKN DOMINION ROAD DRIVERS!!!!!!)
98 955i (well ok its not mine - i just ride it)
89 ZXR400 "Sapphire"