Kawasaki triples?

Indeed.

<envy>

I *wish* I'd bid for it myself.....

 

What's to learn? Electric start, easy-peasy.

 

Oh blimey. That would account for it being cheap, then. Seriously.

A couple of decades ago (and more) I remember when Bike had the then-new
XT550 on test. Their offices were in Soho at the time, and the bikes
were parked in the street outside.

Anyway, they had an office contest: everyone come out and see if you
can start the thing. Everyone from the editor down to the tea boy was
jumping up and down on the kick, trying to persuade it to light its
fires.

Anyway, I've owned an SR500 and am reasonably well versed in The Dark
Art.

 

Reminds me of the time a mate showed up at a FOAFs house with a DR600 -
he thought he'd be smart & tell all comers they could have a play on it
if they could start it...

First victim was the FOAFs father who upset the multitude by getting it
to start first kick[1] - he didn't have a go because he couldn't reach
the ground but he could start it.

Not sure anyone else managed to start it. Horrible contraption.

Bob

[1] Turns out having had a 7R, a ES2 & a Velo in his youth was useful
experience

 

Remember the old Shobba cartoon depicting the terrified football
players?

"We're done for, lads - we've drawn the Panther Owners' Club!"

 

Your response leads us to conclude you dont know WTF you are talking
about, Andy...............but hey you know FA about bikes, so why
should you have any understanding of anything else!

k

 

message
Wotcha.

Figment of the imagination - no such cartoon - never existed - unless you
mean this one -->
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/6128/p-p-cartoon.html

Oh dear - I recalled that one as well.

Single cylinder bikes hold no terror for me - I still run a couple of 500cc
singles.

 

Heh. Yes, that's the one. Not for the first time, I wish there was a
Shobba archive on the web.

 

And if it doesn't you won't fee like riding it anyway, right?


Regards,

Simonm.

 

It wasn't a black one, by any chance, that might have been parked in the
street in Carshalton sometime in 1990 or 91?

 

Nah. Red and black one, about three or four years ago.

 

http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/6128/wet_tshirt.jpg

I don't get this one though.

 

At least a 650 single tho.


Regards,

Simonm.

 

Single jug?

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