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Honda / Re: VMX247 XL350

« on: December 08, 2014, 07:16:17 pm »

I have the black '74 C&J that Tony built & a lovely bike it is . Unfortunately I have trashed the gearbox - ripped all the dogs off 3rd gear - does anyone have any bright ideas on how to stop that happening again ?

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Wanted / XL350 centre port gearbox

« on: November 04, 2013, 05:26:51 pm »

looking for a gearbox from a centre port XL350 to use to repair my C&J

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Kawasaki / Re: 79 KX250/KLX250 questions

« on: July 04, 2013, 06:51:29 pm »

here is a picture of the original prototype

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Kawasaki / Re: 79 KX250/KLX250 questions

« on: July 04, 2013, 06:43:05 pm »

the KLX250 prototype was created by a small team at Kawasaki USA by shoehorning a KL250 motor into a KX125a4 chassis , once the factory Ok'd the project they built a frame based on the prototype & used the swingarm out of the KDX400 twinshocker & the KLX was born
 

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Kawasaki / Re: 1989 KX250 G1 Resto

« on: May 27, 2013, 03:40:45 pm »

great resto , I think I can make a bike look good but I would struggle to get one up to that standard . The '89 KX250 is an awesome bike & would be my pick as a pre 90 race bike

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Honda / Re: C & J on it's way

« on: April 24, 2013, 04:52:50 pm »

I call in and see Tony (sudman) every trip through thru palmie and have a coffee , he is getting weaker all the time but still seems to be in good spirits & takes a keen interest in my progress with the '74 C&J XL412 that I bought off him (the black one on page 1 of this thread)
Tony is a top bloke , the world needs more sudmen

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General Discussion / Re: Tyres

« on: April 30, 2011, 07:04:24 am »

the original S12 was totally revamped about 18 months ago to the S12XC , looks the same but very different carcass , now work well on firmer gound as well as soft and last a lot longer , a perfect tire here in NZ
If you ride on harder terrain try the M12XC's

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General Discussion / Re: Oceania VMX NZ Results and photos

« on: April 30, 2011, 07:00:14 am »

yes Brent J , 98 is me Geraldo , my 1st ride back for a long long time , rode like a squid but had a great time , was the finish flag man when not out riding so was busy all day , you will have to come over for one of these events , the taupo event to be run every two years - alternating with the Johnny Old

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General Discussion / Re: AMA motocross online

« on: August 16, 2010, 06:47:36 pm »

I watched the 1st couple of rounds on allisport for free , have been too busy lately to try

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General Discussion / Re: AMA motocross online

« on: August 16, 2010, 06:34:16 pm »

www.allisports.com    have been streaming the 1st motos of both classes live , not sure if they are still doing ot though

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General Discussion / Re: Chad Reed wins 2010 ama opener

« on: May 25, 2010, 05:24:33 pm »

Ben Townley did very well considering he was lying on an operating table gutted like a fish not too many weks ago , to run at that pace so soon is impressive - watch out for BT - he will only get faster as his strength and fitness improve

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Kawasaki / Re: KX Footpegs

« on: February 28, 2010, 05:28:33 pm »

sorry steve cant remember what springs & pins , I think for pins I drilled out the pegs and the frame mounts to the next size up and used high tensile bolts with shoulders on them , original springs i think

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Kawasaki / Re: KX Footpegs

« on: February 21, 2010, 07:33:48 pm »

I fitted late model KX85 footpegs to my KX250a5 , just had to grind the peg width where they mount down a bit - they were too wide . I would be trying late model KX footpegs - DRC is one brand who do them at very reasonable prices

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General Discussion / Re: The 'Firsts' of MX History.

« on: December 19, 2009, 05:48:27 am »

was Leisks win at a FIM sanctioned event ?, if it was just an american event where they pronounced him world champion it doesn't count - after all the american CLUB baseball competition is called the world series and the winning club team views themselves as world champions !!!!!!

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Foto Forum / who needs two wheels

« on: December 07, 2009, 08:09:25 pm »

http://www.gamaniak.com/video-2185-monocycle-moto.html

check it out !!