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Insane Collection - PIC HEAVY 23 Sep 2014 20:53 #648592

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spdygon wrote: :ohmy: .....would like to ride that 1000 two stroke

The 500 was a deathtrap. 1000 would be instadeathtrap

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Insane Collection - PIC HEAVY 23 Sep 2014 23:22 #648602

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I forgot to add - he rides ALL OF THEM regularly - and lets his friends come and take them out whenever they want.

Even the $400K Brough! It is California...

He doesn't ride the McQueen Indian and one other Royal Enfield which has 1.8 miles on the clock!

I'd say there was easily $3-4mill of bikes up there...

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Insane Collection - PIC HEAVY 23 Sep 2014 23:49 #648604

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HBKwaka wrote:

spdygon wrote: :ohmy: .....would like to ride that 1000 two stroke

The 500 was a deathtrap.


I don't know about that. I grew up riding H1 500's and early H2's as fast as they would go back then.

They had a few bad traits you might say. They kept you on your toes thats all.

Like Randy Hall used to say, As long as the general mass is headed in the general direction of travel and if all the wobbles and oscillations don't bother the rider you will still go fast!!!!

If you didn't know what you were doing they would definitely bite you big time.
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1976 KH400 Production Road Racer.
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1986 GSXR750RG The one with the clutch that rattles!

Up in the hills near Prescott, Az.

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Insane Collection - PIC HEAVY 24 Sep 2014 05:41 #648613

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[/quote]Dr. Gamma


Like Randy Hall used to say, As long as the general mass is headed in the general direction of travel and if all the wobbles and oscillations don't bother the rider you will still go fast!!!!

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seems like sound advice :laugh: !

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Insane Collection - PIC HEAVY 24 Sep 2014 18:08 #648679

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royalratch wrote: I forgot to add - he rides ALL OF THEM regularly - and lets his friends come and take them out whenever they want.

Even the $400K Brough! It is California...

He doesn't ride the McQueen Indian and one other Royal Enfield which has 1.8 miles on the clock!

I'd say there was easily $3-4mill of bikes up there...


2 years ago, I shipped 2 KZ900's to "KAZ" in California @ Classic Runners.
He sent a trailer to pick them up. Nice Guy, showed up with his trailer. He was a cross country delivery service. Showed me pictures of Billy Joels mansion and massive garage on Long Island. In New York
He shipped stuff there. Told me Billy Joel has 140 motorcycles, same deal. All run and he drives all of them to keep them going.
Must be nice too have TOO MUCH MONEY!
Livin in "CheektaVegas, NY
Went thru 25 of these in 40 yrs.
I SOLD OUT! THE KAW BARN IS EMPTY.
More room for The Old Girl, Harley 75 FLH Electra Glide,
Old faithful! Points ign. Bendix Orig. carb.
Starts everytime!

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Insane Collection - PIC HEAVY 25 Sep 2014 00:17 #648722

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You can never have too much - helps to have some brains to go with tho...

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Insane Collection - PIC HEAVY 25 Sep 2014 06:35 #648739

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I wonder if the 1000 2-stroke was built by Don Bristol, I know he worked on the 4 cylinder idea and Allan Millyard did 5 and 6 cylinder bikes. I wonder how many were built? Can't be more than 2 or 3...


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Insane Collection - PIC HEAVY 25 Sep 2014 07:43 #648750

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HBKwaka wrote:

spdygon wrote: :ohmy: .....would like to ride that 1000 two stroke

The 500 was a deathtrap. 1000 would be instadeathtrap


Have you ever ridden one? I had one which I traded in on a KZ900 because it couldn't dissipate the heat on longer summer rides, otherwise it was a great bike.

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Insane Collection - PIC HEAVY 25 Sep 2014 07:58 #648756

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Very nice So that's where all the cool bikes went.

It's be interesting to see the internals of that 1000.

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Insane Collection - PIC HEAVY 29 Sep 2014 21:04 #649165

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Would love to hear the 1000cc 4 cyl two-stroke running - anyone know if there are any video clips available?
Current Project
1968 Norton P11A Desert Sled
Other bike (and daily ride)
2004 Yamaha FZR 600
Previous Bikes
78 Z1-R (resto)
91 Zephyr 750
73 Mach IV (Resto)
78 Z1-R
78 Z1-R (stolen)
76 Z900
76 Z650
73 Mach IV
72 Mach III

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Insane Collection - PIC HEAVY 30 Sep 2014 02:20 #649172

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my bikes; 80kz1000(project), 77 gl1000, 74 h2 (project)
Past; 78 kz1000, 83 kz550
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