Enigma
In the days when we were all on Jap 250s my mates old man bought him a brand spanking Avenger 350. It had chrome sided tank so must have been 1968, I'm thinking ?
We had a bit of road outside Stokes Valley that we used to test for speed and a mate came back claiming he was way faster than our 250s !!!!! I remember it turned out the speedo was out by about 30mph !!!
But it was very fast for the time, I remember that. First of the Japanese 350s.
Forum whore
That'd be about right. The rounder, chromed tanks were on the models from 1967 to I think 1969.Originally Posted by roogazza
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
Yes the triples are what people did the big rush on, but they were technically inferior to the twins & people are realising this.
I'd pine for a Bridgestone 350 GTO or GTR, but these are right up there.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
Hardcore Biker
Ya lucky bastard, the old two stroke twins are a serious blast from the past. Fix it, ride the shit out of it and enjoy it. It'll put a smile on your face every time you kick it over and hear that sweet two stroke burble from the pipes. Undoubtedly far more dubious to ride than a modern sports bike, and so much more fun as a result. I'm very fond of old smokers. Keep it safe - while they aren't very desirable for a thief looking to make proper cash (and most of em these days probably wouldn't know what it is), they aren't that hard to steal. Old bikes aren't the most secure of things.
Forum whore
A well tuned stock A7 was faster than a 350 triple - although the 350 triple handled better! (well, I thought so). 350 Bridgestone......mmmmmmmmm...............Bridgesto ne should have kept to making bikes - these were gems!
“- He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.”
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
yeah a spare set of alternate pipes and bars from the other model & you could swap the look around (I mean, while I'm dreaming y'know).
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
Forum whore
They stopped making bikes to secure the tyre business. Honda/kawasaki/suzuki/yamaha told them if you keep making bikes we will start making tyres... erk....
Yeah - they were good bikes (that gearbox idea was bloody stupid though)
Fully qualified Sifter.
AWESOME score mate! Congrats.
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
wasn't on the bigger bikes. Also they were not making any profit I believe as not penny pinching as much with finish etc.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
i'm motarded
can I have it?
Forum whore
You may not.
one placenta
...well there you go Mike.Gayner...now you know...go and make it beautiful and ride it...you would be just about on cheap rego for that age?...
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Not sure, someone here can tell me? Can't find any info on the NZTA website.
Two Wheels or Three = FUN
Correct..it's more than 40 years old so on cheap rego now, about $111 for my 500 Velocette Venom. Should be about the same
Easy Biker
Lol while we all have fond memories of these lovely 2 strokes the reality was time was a different speed and we expected to have to keep buying new models year after year. There things just wore out quickly and went off song. 5000 mile rebores were common. Whether modern oils and parts have helped I'm not sure. No one rode them for any length of time before buying another bike. Nowadays we can keep our 4 strokes forever and don't need rose tinted glasses for it.
Cheers
Merv
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