dogmandont 9,802 Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 9 hours ago, mC HULL said: ye mate i like the older stuff be collapsed out of breath after trying to kick that helmet on top of head catching your breath lol it would have had you fit as out like you say the r1 and r6 were great everyone wanted one The FZ1 had the R1 engine just geared differently, was still good for 150 stock, got mine to 160 with very little mods, plenty quick enough for the big naked bikes but some of the newer ones are crazy fast. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,972 Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 10 minutes ago, dogmandont said: The FZ1 had the R1 engine just geared differently, was still good for 150 stock, got mine to 160 with very little mods, plenty quick enough for the big naked bikes but some of the newer ones are crazy fast. Mad wind blast on them nakeds lol..feel like a kite holding on 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,727 Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 11 minutes ago, dogmandont said: The FZ1 had the R1 engine just geared differently, was still good for 150 stock, got mine to 160 with very little mods, plenty quick enough for the big naked bikes but some of the newer ones are crazy fast. I always loved the bandit but felt let down after coming from an r1 to a 600 bandit, a mistake i regret 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poxon 5,722 Posted September 16 Author Report Share Posted September 16 17 minutes ago, king said: My mate had a rd350 was a quick bike blue and yellow if I remember right..I bet they ain't cheap nowadays.. worth a bit of cash now mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,972 Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 Just now, poxon said: worth a bit of cash now mate It's mad ain't it..also the 90's jap 2 strokes are worth mad money.. I remember my mate had a kawasaki ar 125 when you pulled the clutch in the side stand would lift up on a separate cable..I allways thought that was cool lol.. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogmandont 9,802 Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 9 minutes ago, Lenmcharristar said: I always loved the bandit but felt let down after coming from an r1 to a 600 bandit, a mistake i regret It's a big step down in power, I've a 600 hornet at the minute and at this stage of my life it does just fine, my zip zip days are over. Lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogmandont 9,802 Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 15 minutes ago, king said: Mad wind blast on them nakeds lol..feel like a kite holding on Had the waist strap of my backpack come undone at 140 on the Armagh to Newry road, was like opening a parachute that pulled me over the white line, thing could of went south very quickly with that one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,972 Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 1 minute ago, dogmandont said: Had the waist strap of my backpack come undone at 140 on the Armagh to Newry road, was like opening a parachute that pulled me over the white line, thing could of went south very quickly with that one. That will help to sharpen you reactions mate lol.. Do you watch much of the road racing.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogmandont 9,802 Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 1 minute ago, king said: That will help to sharpen you reactions mate lol.. Do you watch much of the road racing.. Aye, used to go to a lot of the races here. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 12,243 Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 1 minute ago, dogmandont said: 17 minutes ago, dogmandont said: It's a big step down in power, I've a 600 hornet at the minute and at this stage of my life it does just fine, my zip zip days are over. Lol. my mate has the cb 600 i’ve had days on it it’s more the n enough for what i’d need lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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poxon 5,722 Posted September 17 Author Report Share Posted September 17 14 hours ago, king said: It's mad ain't it..also the 90's jap 2 strokes are worth mad money.. I remember my mate had a kawasaki ar 125 when you pulled the clutch in the side stand would lift up on a separate cable..I allways thought that was cool lol.. I had a AR 50 same thing pull the clutch stand up cool design but by far the slowest bike I’ve ever had restricted to 35mph could of run faster lol nice looking bike I swapped it for a dt 50 far better bike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,972 Posted September 17 Report Share Posted September 17 1 hour ago, poxon said: I had a AR 50 same thing pull the clutch stand up cool design but by far the slowest bike I’ve ever had restricted to 35mph could of run faster lol nice looking bike I swapped it for a dt 50 far better bike I've never seen an other bike with that feature it was cool lol.. Did the dt80 head fit on the dt 50 mate..I sure lads used to put a c90 head on a c70.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 12,243 Posted September 17 Report Share Posted September 17 23 hours ago, dogmandont said: The FZ1 had the R1 engine just geared differently, was still good for 150 stock, got mine to 160 with very little mods, plenty quick enough for the big naked bikes but some of the newer ones are crazy fast. dogs looking good nick there 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 12,243 Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 finally got time throw this together a f**k about crank case no so get some different then crank id bought wasn’t true so rebuilt crank new rod bearings bottom end gaskets a 3 month wait so have to make em from gasket paper got me pal doing me head in he’s dropped me kxf450 engine that’s locked up want to be out weekend the cases i got lol once vapour blasted 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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