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I am starting to collect older motorcycles and have a shopping list. The GT750 Suzuki waterbucket and the Kawasaki H1 500 are on it as roadbikes. Suzuki RG500 Mk.3 and Yamaha Tz750D already sourced. That Kawasaki is a wonderfully detailed and restored piece of kit
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Although not spotted - it did come up when having an online chat/helping them with an issue
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Anyway one of the ladies that works for us in the French office - her husband has restored just those bikes Kawasaki H1 500 and the waterbus....I will have to find them and post them up.
EDIT: Found them - sorry was not a waterbus....I think she said that was a friend of her husbands that had the bus.
First up a Kawasaki Z 1000 along with a Kawasaki 900 Z1B and the Kawasaki 250 SAMURAI
Next is the Kawasaki 500 H1E
Last is the bike he is working on currently Honda CB 750 K0
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Anyway one of the ladies that works for us in the French office - her husband has restored just those bikes Kawasaki H1 500 and the waterbus....I will have to find them and post them up.
EDIT: Found them - sorry was not a waterbus....I think she said that was a friend of her husbands that had the bus.
First up a Kawasaki Z 1000 along with a Kawasaki 900 Z1B and the Kawasaki 250 SAMURAI
Next is the Kawasaki 500 H1E
Last is the bike he is working on currently Honda CB 750 K0
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bry3500 wrote:on the subject of Poms and Hot Rods - Triumph Mayflower anyone ?
Is this not the bigger sister Renown? Looks a bit too long for a Mayflower. Not my kind of car but very well done.
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You would FALL off Coyote Man HE HE Jamie
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Jamie- if it was a 1970-71 500 Mach 3 it would throw him, these were definitely more tractable.
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Oldfart wrote:Is this not the bigger sister Renown? Looks a bit too long for a Mayflower. Not my kind of car but very well done.
Def a Mayflower. My Mum owned 2 of them.

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bry3500 wrote:Def a Mayflower. My Mum owned 2 of them.The hot rod has been seriously lengthened..
My family had one, towed a 12' caravan with it in the 50's, side valve and all!
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Oldfart wrote:My family had one, towed a 12' caravan with it in the 50's, side valve and all!
What happened when you got to a hill ? That sidevalve had a taste for head gaskets as I remember
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Now THAT is a real bike. Standing quarter in 12.25 seconds-in 1970
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bry3500 wrote:What happened when you got to a hill ? That sidevalve had a taste for head gaskets as I remember
From what I remember, never a problem, well it got there, but slowly. Inside the purpose built 12' caravan was an 11'6" yacht! Went pretty much all over NZ!
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Wow . . . all those bikes are cool
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Thats the one I need!
Found the ex-Trevor Discombe TZ750, now to try to entice the owner to part with it...
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Is the 'wing' in pic #1 a plank of wood?!!!
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Spotted this at the top of the Kaimais a couple of years ago - and it's not a replica!!
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nigel watts wrote:Spotted this at the top of the Kaimais a couple of years ago - and it's not a replica!!
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Best part of the picture is Sally from the cares movie on the door....
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This stuff is great guys
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$2,300 in '74. How much now?
My Ducati GT750 was $2,450 and the Z would walk away..... My 750 SS however..........
My Ducati GT750 was $2,450 and the Z would walk away..... My 750 SS however..........