Here are a few more ....
This is an 80 Kaw 750E That I painted.... it was a pretty good running bike.
This thing was state of the art when it first came out in 85.... amazing technology going on in the Japanese bikes, they wouldn't sit still for a minute.
This thing is crazy fast for a 150 ... I mean, it wheelies through 3rd gear without even trying. 100% race. It revs super quick and is so responsive. Fits my 5'6" frame pretty good.
97 CR250R
I'm in the middle on a 70 TC90 ... man that was my first really good motorcycle!!
My buddy on the left had a 71 TS125 Suzuki and on the right was my brother on a 71 or 72 Honda SL175
80 Yamaha YZ250 ... this bike took out my right knee ... I had to have surgery to fix it.
I forget if I posted this one, but I still own it.... a 74 Kaw H2
I wanted an 82 GPz 750.... couldn't find one for sale. The 83 KZ 750 was the same exact bike minus the black chrome, instrument pod and paint. So I bought the 83 and repainted it as a GPz. I used Porsche red, some chevy silver and Chrysler dark blue. I bought a Kerker header and one of my friends power coated the chrome parts black. The only thing I didn't do was the carbs... on a true GPz, they are black, but I left them aluminum.
... and here is a real GPZ750 that I found years later.... what a great bike these were!
I'm sorry, I was just so excited about that bike
Here is a cool little 70 Benelli that I found down at Mid Ohio vintage days .... 65cc
I was afraid I was going to die on this bike, it was so freaking fast!!! 02 R1 It would wheelie under power at only 4K rpm..... tons of torque.
I bought this 99 new, but crashed it at 3K miles on a gravel scattered curve and broke my scapula and 3 ribs ... that kind of sucked.
In 81 I had 4 choices... the 81 Honda CB750F, the Yamaha 750 Seca, the Suzuki GS750 and the Kawasaki KZ750E. Well, it was a tough decision, but it came down between the Kaw and the Honda and the Honda won out. Eventually I would buy the others (except for the Suzuki) used and here is the Seca. Boy, I'm glad I didn't buy this thing new. The Honda and Kaw were so much better. The Yammy had harsh suspension and the shaft drive sucked. It looked funky too.
81 - 750F
These were cool bikes ... 85 Kaw Ninja
85 FZ750 ... I liked the 86 better
86
Here is the rest of my avatar ... heading to Ohio from Texas
I really loved these 81 Kaw 550s .... super fun bike. I went through 3 of them.
I won the class at the drags on a Friday night, went back on Sunday and won again. Quaker City dragway, Salem Oh. 16 bikes on Sunday. Wooo Hooo. 12.91 / 99mph was my best time.
Getting the groceries
Super clean yard sale TS250 Suzuki
Nighthawk S ... not bad, but not good either ... mushy suspension, lack luster power.
Fantastic bike !!!94 KDX200
81 Suzuki 185 ... fun beyond words ... of course I was only 16 and you know how that is ....
IT200 .... amazing bike! ... it even crashed well!
... and it all started here >