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Offline Marc.com

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Re: CCM 500 1973
« Reply #45 on: March 03, 2011, 04:27:58 pm »
Good buy, he stole it, wonder he can sleep at night. I need to pay more attention to ebayUK .....
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« Reply #46 on: March 03, 2011, 04:32:54 pm »
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Good buy, he stole it, wonder he can sleep at night. I need to pay more attention to ebayUK ..... 
It came out of Sweden actually Marc ;)
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Re: CCM 500 1973
« Reply #47 on: March 03, 2011, 06:39:09 pm »
Quote from: firko on March 03, 2011, 04:23:19 pm
All of these big dollar CCMs makes Jonesys 4k '78 model look to be a pretty good buy. ;)


Those '78/'79 CCM's are cool bikes and definately on my wish list for the future as soon as i unload a few of the common bikes in the fleet.
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Re: CCM 500 1973
« Reply #48 on: March 03, 2011, 08:09:46 pm »
thats it sell off your crap but let me know before you do..... it might be better quality than my ordinary stuff  ;D
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Re: CCM 500 1973
« Reply #49 on: March 03, 2011, 08:37:36 pm »
I think you've got enough good bikes already Marc..
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Re: CCM 500 1973
« Reply #50 on: March 03, 2011, 09:23:10 pm »
I raced this 79 CCM for a season in pre 80 but I found it very difficult to beat good riders on YZ400's or RM400's. I got a few seconds and I told them if they let me win they wouldn't have to listen to that old 4 stroke any more. They didn't though. Anyway  my best mate bought it (really cheap) and he stripped it a few years ago but he want's to get it back together this year. GMC is replating the frame as we speak.

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Re: CCM 500 1973
« Reply #51 on: March 03, 2011, 09:33:16 pm »
Stan you don't think a CCM would be up on equal ground in Evo against the big 2 strokes?
I've yet to ride one.
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Re: CCM 500 1973
« Reply #52 on: March 03, 2011, 09:53:13 pm »
Quote from: JohnnyO on March 03, 2011, 09:33:16 pm
Stan you don't think a CCM would be up on equal ground in Evo against the big 2 strokes?
I've yet to ride one.

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I believe a good rider has to work a lot harder to win on a 500 ccm compared to a 400 two stroke. I haven't ridden a 580 but maybe that would be the advantage thats needed. In saying that a well set up 79 handles very well.

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Re: CCM 500 1973
« Reply #53 on: March 04, 2011, 12:03:02 am »
Just blame that Southern Californian heat,Stan S  ;D  :P  ;)
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Re: CCM 500 1973
« Reply #54 on: March 04, 2011, 12:59:04 am »
When I was considering the 79 CCM, I contacted a supplier/manufacturer in the UK about availability of parts.  He indicated the 79 models had a problem with snapping the downtube under heavy compression.  He had made a replacement frame for the bikes and wanted $10,000 for one.  My head was spinning at that point.

Anyone heard of this problem before. I spoken to the original WA state distributor about it and he'd never heard of it.
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Re: CCM 500 1973
« Reply #55 on: March 04, 2011, 05:52:26 am »
Quote from: HL500 on March 04, 2011, 12:59:04 am
When I was considering the 79 CCM, I contacted a supplier/manufacturer in the UK about availability of parts.  He indicated the 79 models had a problem with snapping the downtube under heavy compression.  He had made a replacement frame for the bikes and wanted $10,000 for one.  My head was spinning at that point.

Anyone heard of this problem before. I spoken to the original WA state distributor about it and he'd never heard of it.
HL500,
Never heard of that frame problem and I'm sure I would have struck it if it was a common problem as I was not exactly a light weight when I raced it. Close inspection before we gave it to GMC recently didn't show any problems.

Stan.
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Re: CCM 500 1973
« Reply #56 on: March 04, 2011, 07:31:47 am »
Good to see you were still wearing the Bulty shirt Stan. J
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Re: CCM 500 1973
« Reply #57 on: March 04, 2011, 12:57:23 pm »
Hmmm, might call the bloke back and offer him $15000
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Re: CCM 500 1973
« Reply #58 on: March 05, 2011, 09:29:39 am »
Quote from: jerry on March 04, 2011, 07:31:47 am
Good to see you were still wearing the Bulty shirt Stan. J

You gota stay loyal Jerry ;D

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Re: CCM 500 1973
« Reply #59 on: March 05, 2011, 06:22:33 pm »
Stan have you more pics on the ccm they are very cool.

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