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Re: If you could choose just one works bike?
« Reply #45 on: February 10, 2011, 08:14:29 am »
   "SLAKEWELL"   you have killed em here,  that 82 RC250    was  pure filth !!!!

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Re: If you could choose just one works bike?
« Reply #46 on: February 10, 2011, 08:32:49 am »
only one choice 3 valve HL ... defining moment in 4 stroke history



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Re: If you could choose just one works bike?
« Reply #47 on: February 10, 2011, 09:27:13 am »
I'm finding this a lot harder than I thought I would. I love those exotic works bikes from the 80's and if I'd have to pick from them I'd go for Carla's alloy framed YZ500 Yamaha. I'd also like to have one of the early RH or RN Suzukis but when it comes to crunch time I'd love to have Sten Lundins Lito more than any.....I guess it's my age coming through here but I reckon it's gorgeous.

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Re: If you could choose just one works bike?
« Reply #48 on: February 10, 2011, 09:38:44 am »
only one choice 3 valve HL ... defining moment in 4 stroke history

I don't even thing Bengt Aberg would agree with that…  ???
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Re: If you could choose just one works bike?
« Reply #49 on: February 10, 2011, 09:50:35 am »
Suzuki RA125  ;D



When a woman says "What?", it's not because she didn't hear you, she's giving you the chance to chance to change what you said.

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Re: If you could choose just one works bike?
« Reply #50 on: February 10, 2011, 10:01:07 am »
Tricker than anything else.  Ever.


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Re: If you could choose just one works bike?
« Reply #51 on: February 10, 2011, 12:08:30 pm »
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I love those exotic works bikes from the 80's and if I'd have to pick from them I'd go for Carla's alloy framed YZM500 Yamaha.
The 1988 YZM500 Yamaha is as trick as it got before they changed the rules. I'd imagine if Yamaha had made a production version of this bike in 1990 motocross history would be very different.

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Re: If you could choose just one works bike?
« Reply #52 on: February 10, 2011, 12:16:01 pm »
.....and let's not forget Harry Everts unbelievably trick twin carbed Puch.

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Re: If you could choose just one works bike?
« Reply #53 on: February 10, 2011, 03:04:17 pm »
Gastons RA 75 for me - its gone forever though.

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« Reply #54 on: February 10, 2011, 09:44:56 pm »
Wow, custom decals. ::) ;D
:-\ Yeah okay. Suspension was trick, billet everywhere. Heaps of trick stuff all over it. I can't remember any more but when we spoke to the mechanic there was quite a bit of unobtanium on it. Makes you wonder how trick/ factory can you go after thirty odd years of development.

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Re: If you could choose just one works bike?
« Reply #55 on: February 10, 2011, 09:52:01 pm »
Wow, custom decals. ::) ;D
:-\ Yeah okay. Suspension was trick, billet everywhere. Heaps of trick stuff all over it. I can't remember any more but when we spoke to the mechanic there was quite a bit of unobtanium on it. Makes you wonder how trick/ factory can you go after thirty odd years of development.
Don't worry about it Brad..it's way over his head.

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Re: If you could choose just one works bike?
« Reply #56 on: February 10, 2011, 09:55:08 pm »
73/74 SPP Honda754 powered MX sidecar. Ok not technically a factory works bike as all sidecars were/are low number hand built specials, but the Haller brothers did win the European (read World ) title on the particular one I would love. Cheers Tim754
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Re: If you could choose just one works bike?
« Reply #57 on: February 10, 2011, 11:07:33 pm »
Tricker than anything else.  Ever.



Yep, and Jonny O'Mara went past it on a production CR125 like it wasn't even there!

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Re: If you could choose just one works bike?
« Reply #58 on: February 11, 2011, 05:57:45 am »
Tricker than anything else.  Ever.



Yep, and Jonny O'Mara went past it on a production CR125 like it wasn't even there!

Thorpe had no back brake when Omara passed him  ::) and on that track riding with no rear brake is some feat in itself (ever been to Maggiora it was a proper GP circuit with hills that would make your nose bleed just looking down them) . Great ride by the O show but his 125 wasn't exactly production ( des nations you didn't have to run to the bullshit Yank production rules )
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Re: If you could choose just one works bike?
« Reply #59 on: February 11, 2011, 03:40:27 pm »
Tricker than anything else.  Ever.



Yep, and Jonny O'Mara went past it on a production CR125 like it wasn't even there!

Thorpe had no back brake when Omara passed him  ::) and on that track riding with no rear brake is some feat in itself (ever been to Maggiora it was a proper GP circuit with hills that would make your nose bleed just looking down them) . Great ride by the O show but his 125 wasn't exactly production ( des nations you didn't have to run to the bullshit Yank production rules )


No back brake?!, thats what i'd be saying too if I was the 500cc world champ that had just been flogged by a 125
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