Kawasaki F7 Vintage Trail Bike F7 Trail Bike

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don't know if this is anyone's cup of tea?

Seems to be big money changing hands for old mini bikes these days, and this one is cheap.


http://www.tradingpost.com.au/Automotive/Motorbikes/Vintage-Veteran-Classic-Bikes/AdNumber=WB2743269010?BackToResult=true

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ok, well maybe it's not a mini bike, but it is small.

[geraldo]

i had one while still at school , chocolate brown tank with silver guards , had a blast on it , never let me down . nice smooth power .  not sure if its the type of bike I want to collect & restore though

[Doc]

yeah I had a slightly later KE175 I peiced together. All I had left to find was a chainguard. I couldn't fault it to ride and spewed when the guy I sold it to destroyed it with beach work 




first attempt, this was one steep muther flapping hill..mega clutch fanning and trials tyres didn't help the cause but that little tree sure did, I remember having to hook my arm around it just after this shot as both KE and I came to a halt due to gravity, it's all that stopped me going down backwards at a million miles an hour, thank you tree  no thanks to my bro with the camera wanting a good action shot!! 

and yes..I did eventually make it up unassisted..woohoo..The Widowmaker was finally conquered!





I have the airfilter/battery box and side covers returned to me from this bike before the remains were dumped  if anyone can use them they're free to a good home 

[firko]

Doc..Is that bike a Bushwacker? Back in my dark Lobito days in '70 or '71 a mate had a Bushwacker and it was a cool little bike. It held up well to the CT1, Honcho, Lobito opposition on our manic Menai trailrides.

[mx250]

Would that make a period 'cool' bike or what....

[Nathan S]

I just like the way that the advertised bike has apparently hit 3549MPH.
"Speedo reading is in MPH and there is no history to confirm the reading of 3549 MPH."

 

More seriously, I've been idly wondering about getting one of these to go with my DT175, TS185 and XL175... Meh, not that interested.

[firko]

Nathan...Did you try and get the DT175 I gave you running? Just curious as to what was wrong with it.

[Nathan S]

Toasted rings at the exhaust port, including a missing bit of ring land between the two rings.

Plus the big end was a quite rattly (but is vastly better than the one in Anna's bike [which was still running fine... although it did make your hands tingle...]).

[chrisa]

hi all,am new to the vmx scene but old to the vbmx scene,i have 2 kwaka F7s,1 is the orange 71 shown for sale in this thread (which i bought as a parts bike),the other is the pride & joy 74 which has had all the mods done to it as mentioned in the 70's article shown above...goes like a rocket...