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Offline Rossvickicampbell

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Re: Goof's '83 RM500
« Reply #30 on: January 03, 2012, 11:30:56 pm »
sorry Marc - have 4 ( :o) of my own!!!!!
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Re: Goof's '83 RM500
« Reply #31 on: April 29, 2012, 07:56:51 pm »
There are Marty Moates replica bikes around for sure. I had an RM500 in a 250 frame for quite a while until selling it 18 months ago. Don't know its true origins. It was a pretty good bike, but I never rode a standard RM500 to compare. I hope the fellow who bought it has kept it running.

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CR125RC, XR400. Sadly sold the RM500 :-( Once was Viper #467

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Re: Goof's '83 RM500
« Reply #32 on: May 01, 2012, 11:12:27 pm »
Regarding the above Marty Moates bike myself and the bikes original builder (and Marty's sponsor) Ron Whitemore intend to refit it with the running gear as Marty rode it. As he was a WP supported rider he ran their shock and pipe ( anyone got any leads on this stuff??) up front he ran works Showa forks fitted to a special WP made triple clamp. ( That has us scratching our heads). Once we have this stuff fitted and the appropriate 125 tank and false radiator shroud we will bring it out. 
Any leads on any of this stuff will be most helpfull.
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Re: Goof's '83 RM500
« Reply #33 on: June 22, 2012, 01:14:23 pm »
For your viewing pleasure........  ;D



Just came across this when looking for other old pics last night and thought someone might be interested.
                                                                                                                                           
Best bike i ever rode,  spent hundreds of hours building that one.     This picture is about 30 mins before i did my knee...

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« Reply #34 on: June 22, 2012, 01:23:49 pm »
Is that a "yamaha styl ???e" Boost bottle above the head on Goof's 500?
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Well done !    it was indeed.

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« Reply #35 on: June 22, 2012, 01:28:37 pm »
For your viewing pleasure........  ;D



Just came across this when looking for other old pics last night and thought someone might be interested.
                                                                                                                                           
Best bike i ever rode,  spent hundreds of hours building that one.     This picture is about 30 mins before i did my knee...       U guys are funny,   was only 500 cc,   they were a great engine in 83 !

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Re: Goof's '83 RM500
« Reply #36 on: June 22, 2012, 03:23:16 pm »
I was there that day at ACUSA park (watching) for the Aussie titles Goof when you did your knee.

that was one fast bike and beautifully built mate!

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Re: Goof's '83 RM500
« Reply #37 on: June 22, 2012, 07:24:49 pm »
Goof! Would that be Trevor and Dragman standing in the background?

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Re: Goof's '83 RM500
« Reply #38 on: June 22, 2012, 08:13:58 pm »
Here it is at Tivoli Mister Motocross earlier in the year...

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Re: Goof's '83 RM500
« Reply #39 on: June 22, 2012, 10:24:57 pm »
I was there that day at ACUSA park (watching)

And you didn't even come up and say g'day!!!   :D
 
It really was 'Puncture Park' that day!
We did a day trip from Mt. Gambier. I wandered onto the infield and tried to look important so as not to get kicked out like some others............ it worked..........  ;D

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Re: Goof's '83 RM500
« Reply #40 on: June 23, 2012, 08:40:18 am »
Love those USD Simon forks!

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Re: Goof's '83 RM500
« Reply #41 on: June 23, 2012, 01:06:53 pm »
And you didn't even come up and say g'day!!!   :D
 

i waved to you multiple times but you pretended not to see me.  ::)  Bastard  :D
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Re: Goof's '83 RM500
« Reply #42 on: June 23, 2012, 01:13:45 pm »
Somewhere in my VHS video collection, I have the Channel 9 broadcast of that fateful day at Broadford when Goof's rocketship dethroned Gally.  I really must try to drag that out and convert it to digital format.  It's classic OZ Mr Motocross at it's best!  ;D

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Re: Goof's '83 RM500
« Reply #43 on: June 23, 2012, 01:23:08 pm »
I suggest you do it sooner than later Ajay!

When i converted some of my old VHS tapes to DVD (some dating back to 1984) about 8 years ago i was shocked that some of them suffered significant color bleeding, grainy  and were badly deteriorated and only just watch able, i converted them anyway as something is better than nothing.
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1985 Honda CR500RF "Big Red"
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Re: Goof's '83 RM500
« Reply #44 on: June 23, 2012, 01:31:05 pm »
Really!  OK, I'll have a look for it....  :o