Pictures of your Ride please! by Simon (Page 1 of 2)


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Simon
Here's my baby!!

22 Years old she is :mrgreen:

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Posted 08 Jun 2010, 20:13 #1 

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Zeb
Gpz 750R very tasty! I had a GPz 750A3....best aircooled bike I ever owned....and later I on I had a ZX600r...happy days... :shock: :lol:

Posted 08 Jun 2010, 20:20 #2 

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Simon
Cheers Zeb,

Picky I know :gmc: but it's a GPX750R F2 (To Be Precise) :stirer:

Good spot though matey, not really much between them to be fair

Very nice machine the Gpz750, some looney stuck a turbo on some :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Got any pic's there Zeb
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Posted 08 Jun 2010, 20:28 #3 

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Zeb
No, not picky at all! The 'x' signified 4 valve heads if I remember correctly....then they went back to 'z' with the 900r etc...I will dig some pics out...(I had meant to type 'x' too... :gmc: )

Posted 08 Jun 2010, 20:32 #4 

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Kudos to you Zeb you Defo know your Kwaks bud ;)

Looking forward to your pic's

Obviously looks dated now,

But by no means a slouch, give it the beans and she goes like the clappers :D
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Posted 08 Jun 2010, 20:45 #5 

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Zeb
Kwaks were always my favourites... :D I had an FS1E...fun! A Z250A3..brilliant 'learner' bike...ha ha...except I turned 17 the year they dropped the limit to 125cc... I had an XS250...awful...a GSX 250..awful...a Cb550 four...lovely..with 4 exhausts...bit like my V8 :lol: ..then an XS750...nice but top heavy, the GPz750, an XS1100...lovely beastie...and finally a ZX6r...I used the GPz for despatch riding....2000 miles a week...

The V8 is now my 'bike equivalent'.... :D

Posted 08 Jun 2010, 20:53 #6 

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Simon
Blimey :shock: Nice list there!

I passed my test in 1990, so part 1 when 16, Part 2 when 17, ridden a few bikes, (ZZR600, ZZR1100, GPZ500S, ZX6R, ZX7R) Prefer Kwaks myself, but to be honest the GPX is the only machine I've ever owned.

Had her for just over 10 years now, and probably don't do enough miles to justify ownership :!: Yeah Right :lol:

Couldn't bear to see her go. Sentimental value, Used to be my Brother in Laws

If sold, Would only be traded in, to go to great the scrapyard in the sky
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Posted 08 Jun 2010, 21:09 #7 

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MrB
Found a pic of mine and used that attachment thingamy, lets see if it works....

CB-1, 400cc Jap Import based on the CBR400RR.

Nice nipply little thing. Great for the vertically challenged or newbie rider.

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Posted 09 Jun 2010, 11:34 #8 

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JohnDotCom
Nearly posted something completely different up after reading the title of thread. :gmc:
John

"My lovely car now sold onto a very happy new owner.
I still love this marque and I will still be around, preferred selling to breaking, as a great runner and performer"

Posted 09 Jun 2010, 13:40 #9 

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Simon
JohnDotCom wrote:Nearly posted something completely different up after reading the title of thread. :gmc:


Now Now, Easy Tiger :mrgreen:
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Posted 09 Jun 2010, 18:44 #10 

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Simon
MrB wrote:Found a pic of mine and used that attachment thingamy, lets see if it works....

CB-1, 400cc Jap Import based on the CBR400RR.

Nice nipply little thing. Great for the vertically challenged or newbie rider.


Nice looking machine.

Don't see many of them!

Well I haven't anyway :gmc:
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Posted 09 Jun 2010, 18:45 #11 

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MrB
Simon wrote:Nice looking machine.

Don't see many of them!

Well I haven't anyway :gmc:


Yeah, not the most widely seen. Always got a few people having a good look around it at the local bikers Cafe.

Really good 1st bike. I have a 29" inside leg and could get both feet flat on the floor.

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Posted 09 Jun 2010, 20:24 #12 


hbb
I bought this as a replacement for my old plodding NTV 600. I had intended to get a VFR400 as I was using it to visit clients & didn't really need the bigger bike. But then I saw this, rode it, bought it. Mostly, it's still used just for business. However, last summer my son & I did about 1200 miles in a week through France & Belgium on it, some of it on small back mountain roads. There was a lot of extra luggage attached - all up, we were probably at around 450 kg - getting on for 1/2 tonne. Comfort, impeccable handling and quite quick enough. A bit like Mick's ZT really, but much redder :)

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Posted 11 Jun 2010, 15:39 #13 


Thomas 75 connie
JohnDotCom wrote:Nearly posted something completely different up after reading the title of thread. :gmc:

Go on then dare you :stirer:

Posted 12 Jun 2010, 22:25 #14 

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JohnDotCom
Even with our relaxed nature I would have to ban myself. ;) :oops:
John

"My lovely car now sold onto a very happy new owner.
I still love this marque and I will still be around, preferred selling to breaking, as a great runner and performer"

Posted 12 Jun 2010, 22:35 #15 

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Dave
Out of interest, how tall is yours at the rear as it looks REALLY tall?!!

Posted 13 Jun 2010, 09:45 #16 

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hbb
Dave wrote:Out of interest, how tall is yours at the rear as it looks REALLY tall?!!
hbb wrote:
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The rider saddle is 30.7" I think, after fitting the custom saddle. There is a problem in the saddle being so wide - makes for a comfortable ride over long distances but makes putting feet down something you have to think about. I'm 5' 6" & a bit short in the leg. The pillion is quite high - must be 3 or 4" higher but that's common on modern bikes. It allows the pillion passenger to see over the rider's shoulders & so lean according to what they can see as well as being less boring for them :) Makes 2-up much better all round.
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Posted 13 Jun 2010, 11:08 #17 


suzublu
my last one
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Posted 13 Jun 2010, 12:49 #18 


hbb
Very pretty Aprilia :)

There's something about the style of Italian bikes - mind you, having lived in Italy for some years I'm a bit biased :)
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Posted 13 Jun 2010, 14:10 #19 


suzublu
Yep,certainly typical Italian - tempremental!

Posted 13 Jun 2010, 16:20 #20 


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