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Clubroom => General Discussion => Topic started by: Terry Good on April 11, 2016, 04:51:20 am

Title: 1989 Honda RC500M ex Eric Geboers
Post by: Terry Good on April 11, 2016, 04:51:20 am: This bike is a rocketship.

http://www.mxworksbike.com/index.php/1989-honda-rc500m
Title: Re: 1989 Honda RC500M ex Eric Geboers
Post by: Lozza on April 11, 2016, 08:41:34 am: Would have been a big temptation to tear up that golf course
Title: Re: 1989 Honda RC500M ex Eric Geboers
Post by: Rossvickicampbell on April 11, 2016, 08:59:06 am: Honda Works bikes - heaven on a stick
Title: Re: 1989 Honda RC500M ex Eric Geboers
Post by: Tomas on April 11, 2016, 09:03:07 am: Suzuki RH 80 looks great too :)
Title: Re: 1989 Honda RC500M ex Eric Geboers
Post by: JohnnyO on April 11, 2016, 07:23:04 pm: I rode one the same a few years back, an ex Leisk/Jobe RC500 that Mick Doohan has and couldn't believe how fast it was and how it pulled hard and strong all thru the revs and just kept pulling.
Title: Re: 1989 Honda RC500M ex Eric Geboers
Post by: Hoony on April 11, 2016, 07:45:23 pm: Quote from: JohnnyO on April 11, 2016, 07:23:04 pm
I rode one the same a few years back, an ex Leisk/Jobe RC500 that Mick Doohan has and couldn't believe how fast it was and how it pulled hard and strong all thru the revs and just kept pulling.

that's quiet an opportunity John, i have heard this bike was given to doohan to play/practice on. was it a 1990 RC500 ? what did you notice that was interesting (other than the whole bike ;) )
Title: Re: 1989 Honda RC500M ex Eric Geboers
Post by: JohnnyO on April 11, 2016, 08:37:14 pm: Yeah Hoony I think it is a 90 model, everything on it is hand made and billet, alloy tank etc.. a full works bike. There was a crate full of spares with different pipes, cylinders, various weight cranks etc for different tracks. I raced against it at the 92 Toowoomba King of the Mountain dirt track when I teamed with Dave Armstrong. Darryl Beattie and Anthony Gobert teamed up on that RC and had the race lead when Beattie crashed out
Title: Re: 1989 Honda RC500M ex Eric Geboers
Post by: Terry Good on April 11, 2016, 10:46:02 pm: Quote from: Lozza on April 11, 2016, 08:41:34 am
Would have been a big temptation to tear up that golf course
I'd still be in jail.
Title: Re: 1989 Honda RC500M ex Eric Geboers
Post by: Terry Good on April 11, 2016, 10:47:39 pm: Quote from: JohnnyO on April 11, 2016, 07:23:04 pm
I rode one the same a few years back, an ex Leisk/Jobe RC500 that Mick Doohan has and couldn't believe how fast it was and how it pulled hard and strong all thru the revs and just kept pulling.
Yes, I rode this one too and that is exactly how it felt to me.
Title: Re: 1989 Honda RC500M ex Eric Geboers
Post by: Nathan S on April 12, 2016, 07:12:17 am: Love the comments from Geboers about "make it smooth". I know a swapper like me appreciates smooth power, good to know that people on the other end of the riding skill spectrum think the same.
Title: Re: 1989 Honda RC500M ex Eric Geboers
Post by: shelpi on April 12, 2016, 03:13:30 pm: sweet
Title: Re: 1989 Honda RC500M ex Eric Geboers
Post by: Lozza on April 12, 2016, 08:57:38 pm: Quote from: Terry Good on April 11, 2016, 10:46:02 pm
Quote from: Lozza on April 11, 2016, 08:41:34 am
Would have been a big temptation to tear up that golf course
I'd still be in jail.
be worth every minute and they would have to catch you first :D
Title: Re: 1989 Honda RC500M ex Eric Geboers
Post by: Terry Good on April 13, 2016, 01:57:51 pm: Quote from: Lozza on April 12, 2016, 08:57:38 pm
Quote from: Terry Good on April 11, 2016, 10:46:02 pm
Quote from: Lozza on April 11, 2016, 08:41:34 am
Would have been a big temptation to tear up that golf course
I'd still be in jail.
be worth every minute and they would have to catch you first :D
You make a good point.