Like old Japanese bikes?

[kombu_kid]

I really like old Japanese bikes set up cafe style, like "back in the day". I'm mostly into street 2-stroke 70's stuff that had a powerband like a toggle switch!! Any of you guys recognize these bikes? The blue one had a nickname of "widowmaker" or "The-$995-Meet-God-Machine". It was the fastest thing in the early 70's. Still capable of 153 HP when built/ported correctly.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b276/MyCammer/H2_2.jpg

[kombu_kid]

Here's the same bike, just extremely updated with monoshock and newer style wheels & brakes. (it's not mine)

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b276/MyCammer/IMG_6108.jpg

If you need more 2-stroke drugs.....here's the place!

http://www.kawasakitriplesworldwide.com/table_of_contents.htm

[mikersoft]

The green Kawi is nice! I like the clean lines and simplicity. Last time I was in Tokyo, I enjoyed seeing all the retro looking bikes similar to the one above. My sister-in-law lives in Ueno, which has a lot of motorcycle shops. Man, I'd like to own a street bike again.

Certainly not old school, but I had a Honda CBR600F4i for awhile. It was quite fun.
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n90/mikersoft/CBR600.jpg

I still have the dirt bike, but sadly I don't get to ride it much any more. :( This pic was taken after 4 days in the WV mountains. That was fun!!
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n90/mikersoft/CRX250.jpg

-Mike

[Ammoyankee]

Finally, a really good topic I can relate too! I am very partial to the older Japanese bikes, especially, the 70's-early 80's GP bike such as the KZ, CB, GS and Katana's. I have a owned SOHC motor CB750F, 1977 KZ1000 and 1979 KZ1300(6 cyl). They are all great bikes. During my tours here in Oki, I have owned a VMax, 1988 GSXR1100, 2001 GSX1400 and currently a 2001 GSXR1000.

The bike in the pic is an H2 or H3 right?

[DoctorP]

I'd like to have a CBR again. I had one years ago. They're not the prettiest bikes, but they sure ride nice!

[proudtobnotpc]

I have a 1978 CB350. Garage kept all its life never crashed. It just had its first engine overhaul. The only problem is that it's in Michigan

[Ammoyankee]

I have a 1978 CB350. Garage kept all its life never crashed. It just had its first engine overhaul. The only problem is that it's in Michigan


Those old CB engines are damn near bulletproof! My CB750F was a 1976, very dependable old bike...

[kombu_kid]

Yeah, the blue one is my '73 H-2 750 triple.......I bought it in pieces in milk crates in '92 for $500. Ammo, it sounds like you like the same period of bikes as me......I love early 80's "Superbikes" too. I'd love to own a GSX1400. I don't think they ever came over here to the states, but the Bandit GSX1200 did. I also used to own a couple (an '82 & '83) GS1100E's. All those bikes that were mentioned above I just love. Lately I have even considered an KZ1300, even though they're huge & shaft drive. They're somewhat cheap and have a nice look to them.

And Proud2.B., yeah man, those old hondas were so refined even back then, compared to the other makes. My friend had a '76 CB550 which just revved like a sewing machine. CB's also have that "cult" following.

Here's my "daily driver", a 1981 GPZ1100. I picked it up from Ebay for dirt cheap! Still has the original fuel injection (that hopefully won't leave me stranded someday).

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b276/MyCammer/P1001231-1.jpg

Here's an old Yamaha RD400 Daytona Special that fell in my lap......couldn't say "No".:D

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b276/MyCammer/P1001207.jpg

[okisteve]

I really like old Japanese bikes set up cafe style, like "back in the day". I'm mostly into street 2-stroke 70's stuff that had a powerband like a toggle switch!! Any of you guys recognize these bikes? The blue one had a nickname of "widowmaker" or "The-$995-Meet-God-Machine". It was the fastest thing in the early 70's. Still capable of 153 HP when built/ported correctly.


The first 3-cyl 2-stroke Kawas came out around 1966 and their brute power made up for lousy handling on the track. I rebuilt one of the engines once back then - incredibly simple, esp. compared to:


This was my first bike, bought in 1964.
http://powersports.honda.com/Motorcycle_DCTM/Milestone/Images/MM_1961_CB92R_cycle.jpgTo fully grasp the importance of these very first CBs — a lineage that would eventually lead to 1969's revolutionary CB750 and, of course, today's CBR repli-racers — requires a quick look at where Honda was as the 1960s rolled in. The unquestioned star of the company's lineup at this point was the 50cc step-through Super Cub, the four-stroke motorcycle first introduced in 1958 offering inexpensive, utilitarian performance to the masses.

Soichiro Honda, however, wanted more. And with the success of the best-selling Super Cub, Mr. Honda was able to finance R&D and also his personal passion for racing. Enter the 1959 CB92 and subsequent 1961-62 CB92R, and Honda's first had made its first stride toward the creation of global market for Japanese sporting motorcycles.

Circa 1960, the power-generating formula of the day, as expounded by both European and American manufacturers, was equal parts big pistons and low engine rpm. The CB92s (as well as later Benlys) countered this conventional recipe, flipping the equation to create small-piston, small-displacement parallel twins spinning at a then-stratospheric 10,500 rpm for the CB92 — and 12,000 for the race-trim CB92R.

High-speed revs, of course, demanded that valve actuation come as directly as possible, which led to utilizing a wet-sump overhead cam configuration (until then reserved only for factory racing engines) pushing two valves per cylinder with 360-degree firing. Fuel/air induction came courtesy of a single 18mm carburetor, while a wet-clutch, four-speed gearbox routed the 92R's quick-revving power to the pavement. Compared to other pushrod engines of the day, the CB92/92R's powerplants — with their bulbous heads and crankshaft-driven cam chains — looked somewhat intricate. Standard electric starting added a civilized (and sales-boosting) convenience that did away with kick-starting.

Complex appearance or not, though, there was no questioning the "little" machine was a screamer — and especially so in the case of the CB92R. Armed with 16 hp (up one pony from the CB92's 15) and capable of 90 mph, the Benly 125 Supersport Racer simply flew, with success coming most notably on the Grands Prix circuits of Europe. For two straight years, 1961-62, from the Isle of Man to East Germany, the 125cc twin owned the GP ranks, racking up not only victories, but also podium sweeps, in virtually every major racing event worldwide. (It should also be noted that Honda swept the 250cc class those two years and the 350cc class as well in '62).

[okisteve]

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[VWBOYAF1]

Here are some nice bikes that belong to a few "friends" of mine.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2162/2197517282_92cd56450b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2049/2197517702_98003ae26b.jpg?v=0
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2344/2197516820_be6ca9f434.jpg?v=0
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2358/2196729293_76e15aa5b7.jpg?v=0

[Crazysix]

I have cbr 900rr, I love but i dont ride it as much as use to, but i fell in love with is thishttp://www.mvagustausa.com/web-mvagusta/images/2007/F4CC_01.jpg

homepage http://www.mvagustausa.com/web-mvagusta/index2.html