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[Andy B]

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Sorry mate but only being honest, think they sound something else, so a mate of mine had a 400 aswell :-/

LOL A mates KH 250 was the first 250 I had a go on. HMS Fisgard .... late 1979/early 1980-ish    

it's not there any more.  

[albitz]

Didn't they do a KH400 too?

yep, and a 500 and 750 - all 2 stroke triples,then of course there was the 900 z1 - 4 cylinder/4 stroke.
Kwaks were and probably still are my favourite bike manufacturer,always made hooligan bikes.
Talking of 70,s bikes,my mate  has a Laverda Jota as his road bike and races a 70,s TZ350 yamaha(the one that used to win the 250/350 world championship every year) he also races a 80,s 350 lc.
Had a ride on the TZ and the Elsie last year- great fun,just like the old days.

[Darth Loo-knee]

Didn't they do a KH400 too?

yep, and a 500 and 750 - all 2 stroke triples,then of course there was the 900 z1 - 4 cylinder/4 stroke.
Kwaks were and probably still are my favourite bike manufacturer,always made hooligan bikes.
Talking of 70,s bikes,my mate  has a Laverda Jota as his road bike and races a 70,s TZ350 yamaha(the one that used to win the 250/350 world championship every year) he also races a 80,s 350 lc.
Had a ride on the TZ and the Elsie last year- great fun,just like the old days.

Wasn't a huge fan of Kawasaki's been honest although the z900 was very nice... oh and the KR1s was nice
I liked Elsies obviously, RG 500's, RGV 250, RD500

There is a bloke across the road who has one of those, it sounds nice when he revs it up... he also has a Triumph 2300cc that sounds like a hotrod  

[albitz]

The elsie is fun,I think its about 60bhp,and weighs break all,anything that can be taken off has been. The TZ is even faster but its quite rare and valuable so I didnt thrash it too hard as I didnt want to have to pay for it.
The Jota was the fastest thing you could buy in the mid 70,s but it is a bit tame by modern standards,my cbr leaves it for dead.

[Darth Loo-knee]

The elsie is fun,I think its about 60bhp,and weighs break all,anything that can be taken off has been. The TZ is even faster but its quite rare and valuable so I didnt thrash it too hard as I didnt want to have to pay for it.
The Jota was the fastest thing you could buy in the mid 70,s but it is a bit tame by modern standards,my cbr leaves it for dead.

Him across the road says the same, I hadn't ever heard of one  :-/
Saw one of the Tz's at the bike show

[albitz]

Top speed on the Jota was over 140,which in the mid seventies was bloody fast.
Couldnt believe how stiff the suspension was on the TZ,every time it went over a bump it felt like the rear shock top mount was attempting to sodomise me.

[dispondent 1]

didnt they make a mirage to?  i remember the jota big old triple thing my cousins old man had one in orange , he took the p-ss out ov me cos i had an x7 !  >:(wanger last bike i had was a thunderace sold it when we moved here , no drive

[Darth Loo-knee]

didnt they make a mirage to?  i remember the jota big old triple thing my cousins old man had one in orange , he took the p-ss out ov me cos i had an x7 !  >:(wanger last bike i had was a thunderace sold it when we moved here , no drive

I have one and think they are a brilliant bike  

[dispondent 1]

they are a good bike ( thunderace ) nearly as quick as my pals r1 and much nicer to ride, mind you going back 7 years :-/ jesus if only i had all of them lined up outside that i have owned the logbook for
....   good to think back

[Lazydocker]

All this bike talk is bad for the bank balance... I sold my CBR600FX to a dealer in Chelmsford almost exactly 4 years agm because my new house didn't have a garage! I've missed having a bike dearly since then but can't justify getting another untill I've got a garage and sorted out the 5 cars on the drive

[LaserLance]

Heres a picture to make you old timers drool.....http://www.classicbikes.co.uk/machine2.html that includes me as well  

[Martin_1962]

Good going - I passed in 1980 at the age of 17

1974 for me......... on a Honda CB250 K4........

I took my test on a GP100, all we could afford as my parents didn't have a car at the time so bought a cheap bike which I was responisble for ALL running costs and I helped towards the money out of summer jobs.

Yes I did live miles from anywhere and my parents dumped the car to save money, mum had a C90 dad a GS850

You must have been a shadow of yourself then  

i passed my bike test at 17 on a rd125dxpre rdlc days never look back fastest things on the road bikes and you dont have to spend 100k to embarass car drivers

When I passed my test in 1988 my Mum and Dad bought me a GSX 250 which I was pleased about. I went on the Egg Run (which thousands of bikers ride around Stoke-on-Trent picking Easter Eggs off people at the side of the rode for Charity) and an RD125 came blasting past me.. I was gutted the Suzuki was loads bigger. I had the GSX250 less than a fortnight. I then had a bank loan and my first RD350 YPVS N1, what a bike awesome. They are fetching heavy money now if you have a good one.

I ran a GS250T for a few years, not quick but cheap and comfy.

I bought a GSX250 for £50 - repaired it (carb spring required plus exhaust) got 100 out of it then sold to a neighbour, only used it when my 600 was off the road requiring a tyre - Pireeli shredded in 1000 mile, Michelin lasted 5000 and gripped better

[Martin_1962]

KH250. What a bike. Before you all dive in & say what was faster or handled better, yeah fair go but the KH was my fave bike for the size & time for pure grin factor. The 3 sets of points were a bitch to keep right & the centre pot had a mind of it's own from cold, usually deciding to kick in on a roundabout when you were on full throttle on two cylinders shooting you out of the next exit whether you meant to go that way or not with a scream to die for. not to mention getting hot in a straight line cos the front wheel kept the wind off.

    But when they were good they were the bollix in the late 70's! 8-)

I used to know an owner and it kept cuttting out, ended up with me giving his pillion a lift and hitting a genuine 80 2 up on the 100

[tunnie]

well i have survived another day!

Spent the entire day going around the industrial estate practicing everything!

More confident turning the ER5 now, can turn it tigher, feel i have more control. gear changes becoming more natural and fluid.  

Still slipping/feathering the clutch in slow speed stuff, (turn in the road, fig of but i also use it when in 2nd turning into junctions to keep the bike under control. Also when pulling out on first, its being feathered until i am on the correct side of the road.

Off to Banbury tomorrow learning the test routes!

[Darth Loo-knee]

Don't know if you saw the link I posted Tunnie about this ER5 they dont seem to be a bad bike