They also have lots of bushes or plain bearings that wear regularly according to an owner I spoke to. He confirmed they were a right laugh to ride.Hooli wrote: ↑Thu Apr 13, 2023 11:30 pmI seem to recall some had trick stuff like fuel in frame and oil in swingarm, so figured lots of bits not fitted to owt else.Warren t claim wrote: ↑Thu Apr 13, 2023 11:25 pmI think so? Radial brake discs must be pricy though.
I'd forgotten about the strange discs
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Higher quality.Eddie Honda wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 12:47 am Aren't those rubber band drive? (Gets teh GPZ305 phear)
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Murcan shiteWarren t claim wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 12:55 amHigher quality.Eddie Honda wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 12:47 am Aren't those rubber band drive? (Gets teh GPZ305 phear)
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Twin cylinder Kawasaki shite.Eddie Honda wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 12:56 amMurcan shiteWarren t claim wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 12:55 amHigher quality.Eddie Honda wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 12:47 am Aren't those rubber band drive? (Gets teh GPZ305 phear)
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Many years ago I was working as an agency HGV monkey for a firm in Runcorn. It was the type of firm where everyone who worked there owned a bike. I bit my tongue when one of the directors looked at my GPZ500 and announced that a Kawasaki twin is a wonderful bike and he toured all around Europe on one. I can only assume that he had one of those Kawa 400/750 twins that I only had the displeasure to ride once. If it wasn't for the fact that it was such an easy gig I'd have told him to ram the 400/750 twin balance shaft up his arse.
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Very much so. Change direction like a housefly is the description that springs to mind. Also very odd feeling the pulses from the exhaust hitting your foot as you lift it onto the peg. First time I rode one I had to stop to have a look at what was hanging off.
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The only one I have ever seen was owned and used by the slowest rider I have ever known.
To be fair the owner never acted like he was a racer, unlike a lot of sportsmen riders who think a fast bike makes them a fast rider by osmosis.
I remember reading somewhere all the chassis dimensions were based on a 250 grand prix machine, I bet they are lively.
A bit of a waste really, but the owner didn't care, he enjoyed riding it.
To be fair the owner never acted like he was a racer, unlike a lot of sportsmen riders who think a fast bike makes them a fast rider by osmosis.
I remember reading somewhere all the chassis dimensions were based on a 250 grand prix machine, I bet they are lively.
A bit of a waste really, but the owner didn't care, he enjoyed riding it.