Rubbernecker

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DD, I hear ya loud and clear. Another obsession stepped into the picture a couple of years ago and applying the above philosophy and a credit line from the bank I ended up with this instead (I don't mean the VW). The RZ will have to do for now..

We're on the home stretch of a light restoration, going in for some paint in a week. Spring is looking good.



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That looks fun. Wonder what 2200 .049's would sound like? Bet you couldn't get all of them running at the same time!

John

joebahl

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Ha Ha i have his site already but you forget iam cheap. I have a running motor and a frame plus tires and a couple other odds and ends . I need a front end /seat and a couple other parts and i can get started mocking it up. Iam going to powder coat the frame black and paint the rest.
joe

hllywdb

Here's a few more. My wife asked if she could park in the garage, I said sure, just buy a bike.

MJD

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Even if I could feed them all enough fuel to keep going, the first 100 engines would be worn out by the time I got to the end.

Putting around 500' AGL in a Tiger Moth on a nice summer day with the cockpit doors down and one elbow sitting in the breeze is a genuine aviating pleasure. I would say the single most enjoyable flying experience I have ever had was as co-pilot/noseweight in a different Moth, from Southern Ontario to Geneseo NY in '07 for the annual fly-in/air show. Only about 3-1/2 hours air time, 2 legs, but we cruised by (not over..) Niagara Falls, then after landing taxied in after a Hurricane that had landed just prior. That was a good start to the event. On Saturday evening we cruised alongside Letchworth Canyon towards the Finger Lakes and back, then ate BBQ, drank beer and talked shop until the wee hours. There are worse ways to spend the day.

Hey cool, there's footage on YouTube - [link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC7fvm15Rk4]Geneseo 2007 - trainers[/link]. The first Moth in RAF camo, there is also an all yellow DH82C afterwards. It's real bumpy in the wake of a Stearman. We flew down in formation with the Fleet Finch.

Oops, back to bikes and 1/2A. I'm sitting at work looking out the window at the bloody snowstorm and daydreaming about doing something I like.. forgive me for digressing!

vicman

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I rode the KZ to lunch today. About 42 degrees and light rain before I got home.

joebahl

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Before i forget ,my other hobby is collecting free plans and you should know why the free ones by now (i'am cheap) lol I found this site the other day and they have 3 or 4 1/2 A free plans here. http://www.willingtons.com/mymac/Plans_Download.htm

hllywdb

Here is my daughter's 71 CB 350 project.

Hey, to get way off subject, check out the 1/2a planes on the garage door. Easy way to increase hanger space. A loop of twine for the prop, another for the tail, when you get the spacing worked out they go up and down with the door and stay out of the way of grinding and welding sparks!

joebahl

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I see you had the carpenter buit bike lift for a while . I used mine for 10 years till some wanted to trade me wrenching for a lift . I dont even own a garage for my bikes or planes now but the company i work for has my lift sitting in their shop. Its 4000 sq ft with the heat in the floor and 70 degrees year round. My boss is a rider too with a roadking and a 113 s+s bourget low blow on the bottle and we both keep all of our big toys in there. joe

hllywdb

Hi Joe,
No carpenter built, there is a real lift under there. There is a closet door on the top with a straight line painted down the middle to keep everything in line while doing the frame. There is a big piece of plywood against the side with radiused bucks on it to bend the frame pieces. Look close and you can see the burns from the hot DOM tubing.

GallopingGhostler

Rather talented daughter you have there hllywdb (I'm sure it rubbed off her dad ) and that 1971 CB350 is a classic nice rider.

joebahl

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Yep i see it now , being a old carpenter myself i use a lazer now for my bike building and airplane building also .The lazer line will curve over bike frames or a airplane fuse and up the rudder.lol You can't get any straighter than that. joe

Dan Vincent

I've had quite a few bikes over the years and did cart small models to the flying field on some of them. I also used them to get to remote fishing spots and .22 hunting.

1960 Allstate-Puch 250cc Twin
1965 Bultaco Matador 200 cc
1966 Bultaco Matador 250 cc
1973 Hodaka Ace 100cc
1971 Kawasaki G-4 100cc
1973 Kawasaki S-3 400cc Triple
1975 Kawasaki G-4 100cc #1
1975 Kawasaki G-4 100cc #2
1973 Kawasaki KH 400cc Triple
1980 Kawasaki KZ-440cc LTD
1957 Royal Enfield-Indian 700cc
1958 Triumph 500cc Twin
1966 Yamaha YDS-3 Twin
1951 Whizzer Motorbike

The best for bopping around the woods were my Kawasaki 100cc bikes with high and low range transmission. They never missed a beat and could climb over stone wall fences, over downed trees and many other obstacles.

flyinrog

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Hey Dan, last time this post came around I asked if you were related to the Vincent motorcycle family...nope!..but you did have a collection!..I got 3 of mine out yesterday started them and rode my Sportster, Silverwing, and reflex and right now they are covered in snow!! Crazy weather here lately...Rog

joebahl

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I have owned a whizzer and a bulltaco 250 plus a allstate but when i was 17 a neighbor was selling a 1902 fenton with a 4 banger and pully drive all stock . I was offering a large amount of my hard earned cash at 17 but a resturant beat me out on the bid so they could never restore it but bring people to eat and look at all their old junk. To this day i still think about the good ones that got away but i dont worry about it to much cause iam still looking and buying old iron. joe

MJD

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Nice.. a local guy has one in very nice condition and zings back and forth by here frequently in the summer. Pretty distinctive sound!

Dan Vincent

The 1973 S-3 and the '77 KH-400 were both 400cc Triples. The 400 was probably the smoothest of all Kawasaki triples. The first one was a 500 and it would turn a mid-12 second quarter mile which beat out all other motorcycles of any displacement. The 500 was tricky to start out with, it would stall or wheelie and it took a lot of control to get smooth starts on the street.

I was riding my KZ-440 LTD at the same time at the KH-400. The 440 was a 4-stroke so the engine helped slow you down without breaking while the KH-400 was a two stroke and when you let off on the gas it seemed to pick up speed. You could also elevate the front wheel at almost any time by simply twisting the throttle.

In traffic I much preferred the 440 and it was also a superb handler in the twisties and you could actually change your line in a corner with complete control.

I still want an old British 500cc "Thumper" but they are pretty expensive these days.

GallopingGhostler

Went out on an hour and a half ride on my 1987 Suzuki LS650 Savage, part of the JJ Benefit Ride at High Plains Harley Davidson today. The thumper has a distinctive sound.

MJD

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The H-1 powerband was more finicky than the H-2, neither was entirely "user-friendly" however.

Check out some of Allan Millyard's stuff..

[link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hn9LidVa6g]5 cylinder H-1[/link]

[link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND4EA0dnAM8]5l Pratt and Whitney V-twin[/link]

Dan Vincent

Wow, a Kawasaki triple on steroids. Must be one scary thing to ride.

Amazing what some guys can come up with in their own shops.