Classic collectable rolled into work today

**dangerous** · 7th September 2006, 06:39

Originally Posted by paturoa

bet no-one has ever had a CX on the wall!

Well actually... speaking of CX's amd Z1R's
I took my hotted up CX up Porters pass this time and there was a Z1R on my tail, so I uped the stakes and put the old rudex into over drive... last corner (a tightish righty) l looked into my mirrors and saw the Z1R on its side.
Now the Z1 rider figgered if a old CX can puff its way up that hill it wouldnt be a problem for a thour

Anyway... bugger it it was the madian ride for the Z1R after a full restore, what a shit aye, they guy was guttered, go the RudeX

**98tls** · 7th September 2006, 06:45

very nice TWR.....wonder if theres any turbo ones around...and what about that green frame duc...is that a wind up or not ?never would have guessed there was one here,,,,

**Edbear** · 7th September 2006, 06:58

Originally Posted by 98tls

very nice TWR.....wonder if theres any turbo ones around...and what about that green frame duc...is that a wind up or not ?never would have guessed there was one here,,,,

Not quite a wind up, it's definitely here, though my mate wouldn't thank me for revealing where for obvious reasons. It's in a special place in his house under lights, lock and alarm.

He restored it and using genuine parts upgraded it to SS. Note the sight glass tank, etc.

He's been down the SI on it, reckoned it wasn't as uncomfortable as it looks!

The sound is awesome!

**98tls** · 7th September 2006, 07:12

Originally Posted by Edbear

Not quite a wind up, it's definitely here, though my mate wouldn't thank me for revealing where for obvious reasons. It's in a special place in his house under lights, lock and alarm.

He restored it and using genuine parts upgraded it to SS. Note the sight glass tank, etc.

He's been down the SI on it, reckoned it wasn't as uncomfortable as it looks!

The sound is awesome!

very very nice...my father had an 860 followed by a silver/blue 900ss then a black and gold 900ss which i came across a while back in ashburton...funny story really..i pulled in for gas and there was this ss..went over and had a yarn to the guy and it turned out it was dads old bike...it was a pig of a thing when it was filled up with gas it used to refuse to start and sure enough the old girl still did the same thing...took the bloke many kicks and lots of sweat to get her going....

**Edbear** · 7th September 2006, 07:19

Originally Posted by 98tls

took the bloke many kicks and lots of sweat to get her going....

Yeah it's definitely drool material, but Greg started his in two kicks from stone cold. He's done a beautiful job on it! He's done 10,000k's in ten years on it! Most of that was the SI trip!

**98tls** · 7th September 2006, 07:22

poor bugger.........be hard to know what to do...sit and look at it for hours on end or ride it.....be nice to have the choice...good on him

**Edbear** · 7th September 2006, 07:27

Originally Posted by 98tls

be hard to know what to do...sit and look at it for hours on end or ride it:

Yeah, I have the same problem.....

**98tls** · 7th September 2006, 07:32

Ride it while you still can i reckon.......

**classic zed** · 7th September 2006, 07:47

whatever the the bike, it should be out on the road not stuck on display.

Its a shame to see classic machines just sitting there doing nothing.

**fast135** · 7th September 2006, 11:12

Originally Posted by T.W.R

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At the time he'd just brought a brand new Moto Guzzi 1000S, so being his usual industrious self & not wanting to park the guzzi in the rickerty old garage

Yeah My 1000S use to get parked in an old dirt floor shed. Now it has a 2 car (with work space) garage. well, it has to share with the scoots. and ive never had a car in the garage.

**TLDV8** · 7th September 2006, 11:41

Originally Posted by 98tls

very nice TWR.....wonder if theres any turbo ones around...and what about that green frame duc...is that a wind up or not ?never would have guessed there was one here,,,,

Mike,there has been one Roundcase 750SS here for some time based in Wellington.
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The problem with "restoring" any kind of bike that is long out of production is finding parts.You then have to decide how far you are prepared to go in risking damaging irreplaceable items,throw a modern bike down the road and you have the option of buying new parts.A lot of early Ducati and Kawasaki Triple parts have been unavailable for many years...You can get repro 1972/73 H2/H2A 750 exhausts now for NZ$2950 + shipping though.

How much for a brand new Veglia Tachometer that has been NLA for over 20 years ?..Anyone priced a set of Conti mufflers lately...Not much point having them if not ridden but there is a certain risk when it involves rarity ,even decent SD900 parts are getting harder to find.

**Edbear** · 7th September 2006, 11:51

Originally Posted by 98tls

Ride it while you still can i reckon.......

Or so I tells the Missus....

**nudemetalz** · 7th September 2006, 12:02

Why do those old Vague-Liar" tachos never have the needles resting at 0-rpm ?

**jim.cox** · 7th September 2006, 14:01

Originally Posted by 98tls

poor bugger.........be hard to know what to do...sit and look at it for hours on end or ride it.....be nice to have the choice...good on him

Easy

RIDE IT

Thats what they were made for

=mjc=
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**SDU** · 7th September 2006, 14:13

Originally Posted by T.W.R

Spotted a dual seat for a Ducati 900ss hanging on the wall & mentioned it to the owner and in return was ushered inside the house to the lounge to see a mint

(I mean eat your dinner off it, it's that clean !) 78' wire wheel Ducati 900ss sitting proud as punch along one wall (hope to get a couple of pics when the Zeds are returned).

The amusing thing though about the whole deal is these bikes are all owned by a middle aged woman (good on her I say!, but definately not the usual thing you expect with a line-up like that).

That Gal has taste. Can you ask her who her cleaner is, mine is getting a bit slack.

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Where else would it belong! This woman needs to educate the rest of her sex on where bikes belong in the household!

You mean it's not normal! Damn