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Marque Remarks => Honda => Topic started by: retrobiker on December 12, 2009, 08:12:08 pm

Title: mr50
Post by: retrobiker on December 12, 2009, 08:12:08 pm
hi guys ,ive been a bit of a lurker around here,
i just love my old bikes mainly honda
mainly mini bikes,
soon as i can talk the wife round,
i be restoring a vinduro beast to try and race
heres one of my small vmx weapons\
(http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu286/RETROMINIS/IMG_1829.jpg)
(http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu286/RETROMINIS/IMG_1834.jpg)
been put onto put onto this cool site by a great member HUSK72
Title: Re: mr50
Post by: frostype400 on December 12, 2009, 08:19:15 pm
That is very nice thanks Michael. :)
Title: Re: mr50
Post by: Hoony on December 12, 2009, 08:30:18 pm
Just Stunning.

what year is that MR?
Title: Re: mr50
Post by: retrobiker on December 12, 2009, 08:34:30 pm
she a ko 73
(http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu286/RETROMINIS/NEWTRACK064.jpg)
same as this one ,ill leave this one orig,got another 2 ones going to be the cr copy,the other a red devil,
seen them on remx and cant resist
Title: Re: mr50
Post by: frostype400 on December 12, 2009, 08:38:35 pm
Do you have other bikes and what vinduro bike are you in vic there are a lot more vinduro's happening in vic thanks Michael. :)
Title: Re: mr50
Post by: retrobiker on December 12, 2009, 08:51:26 pm
im up in qld,had plans of racing a it465 but wife says no  :-[
i'll let her have her way then she wont winge about my
collection of old bikes,i have a good range of old hondas ,mainly hond mini trail
i'll get my way in the long run, :D
husk72 is the new owner of the 465,
Title: Re: mr50
Post by: misfit on December 13, 2009, 10:02:10 pm
those little mr's are just so cool. hey im a mintrail owners, i have a 1971 z50a.
Title: Re: mr50
Post by: frostype400 on December 13, 2009, 10:30:17 pm
I had a minitrail z50 with st70 motor was a good first bike thanks Michael. :)
Title: early min racing
Post by: retrobiker on December 14, 2009, 03:50:54 pm
this is some racing in the early 70s at wallan in vic
(http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu286/RETROMINIS/2781778420102496428S600x600Q85.jpg)
(http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu286/RETROMINIS/2051613720102496428S600x600Q85.jpg)
and 1974 in angola
(http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu286/RETROMINIS/sdabandeiracedidaporedutd2.jpg)
minimotard?
(http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu286/RETROMINIS/z50racing1973angola.jpg)
Title: Re: mr50
Post by: retrobiker on December 14, 2009, 03:54:15 pm
even televised by channel 7
(http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu286/RETROMINIS/z50racing1972wallanvic.jpg)
Title: Re: mr50
Post by: Tossa on December 14, 2009, 04:04:48 pm
I wonder how many guys on here will own up to being part of mini bike racing
Title: Re: mr50
Post by: VMX247 on December 14, 2009, 05:02:40 pm
Quote from: Tossa on December 14, 2009, 04:04:48 pm
I wonder how many guys on here will own up to being part of mini bike racing

here here...100cc Do you moto have been popular...Hoony thats your state Victoria.  ;)  ;D
one keen kid in there with a school jumper on  :P
thanks for the pics.  8)
cheers
Title: Re: mr50
Post by: Husk72 on December 14, 2009, 05:04:33 pm
Heya Retty,didn't realise you had those early pics of the minis racing.I wouldn't of left on Saturday if you bought those out  ;).
Even after seeing those MRs of yours up close and personal,the photos definately does them justice.
O,off the thread topic for a bit.
The IT is a bit sad,but mainly cosmetic as you know.Got the clutch cover off and all,just need to measure the clutch.


                                                 Cheers,Mark.
Title: Re: mr50
Post by: misfit on December 17, 2009, 07:49:44 pm
people actually raced z50's? oh well ive come close. ive had mine flat out a few times (at 45 km/h)
Title: Re: mr50
Post by: frostype400 on December 17, 2009, 07:56:29 pm
Z50's are good fun my z50 with st70 motor used to go pretty well even though there suspension is nearly none at all thanks Michael. :)
Title: Re: mr50
Post by: JohnnyO on December 17, 2009, 08:06:00 pm
Quote from: misfit on December 17, 2009, 07:49:44 pm
people actually raced z50's? oh well ive come close. ive had mine flat out a few times (at 45 km/h)
Before SL70's and XR75's there were only Z50's and Dax's so if you wanted to race.. that was it.
Title: Re: mr50
Post by: misfit on December 17, 2009, 08:16:56 pm
yeah but racing a hardtail z50 must've been interesting. without any rear suspension the handling is a bit funny
Title: Re: mr50
Post by: frostype400 on December 17, 2009, 08:18:45 pm
It would have been hard going not much difference in all the field you would have had to ride flat out to stand a chance of winning. :)
Title: Re: mr50
Post by: goldyracer on February 19, 2010, 09:55:03 am
Hi all

I raced them Z50 and MR50s and XR75 at wallen back in the 70s won many of the champs back then till 1975 and we left Vic we even had a sidecar on Z50 i know mine 60mph Johns boys Neveil Bond Darren Youngerblood David Armstong rode Sl70s and xr75s back then till 75 in Melb wallen was great in one of them pics 131 is Neveil Bond from Fury Racing
I have photos but not sure how to added
Title: Re: mr50
Post by: miniwheels on February 20, 2010, 02:21:51 pm
Here is Neville Bonds original Fury racing Z50 at the minibike reunion last year.

(http://i48.tinypic.com/23rr9rm.jpg)
Title: Re: mr50
Post by: goldyracer on February 21, 2010, 12:37:15 am
That is like his old bike his dad Alf made the bigger carby addators and they where never like the pipe allways come out the right side of the bile as well looking at the potos i have here do you have any more photos from that night my old race no was 62 that as Nev was my best freind even after i left Melb we raced togeather from around 1972 all over Melb and there was was Steven Peters and nev brother my little brother Sally Peters as well Neveil lived at airport west i still have a fmf jumper his dad give me in i think it was 76.