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Offline frostype400

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« on: March 18, 2012, 05:53:50 pm »
Very happy just got home with a new bike to race this year I have to thank Gary for the bike it is very nice I am looking forward to racing it.

I remember seeing the bike on MXTV and thinking that is a beast but I didn't think I would own a rm500 when I was watching that let alone that exact one it and the rest of Gary's bikes are just as nice as they appear on the MXTV interview.

I didn't take any photos but I have some Gary sent me and I sure he wouldn't mind me posting.





Looking forward to riding Viper and hopefully I will make it to hbb too, thanks a lot Michael. :)
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« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2012, 06:16:30 pm »
Nice buy! I'd really, REALLY like one to race pre 85.... ;)
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« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2012, 06:40:39 pm »
Michael, another big bore to add to the growing list.
Have you finished the Tm 400 project ???
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Re: rm500
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2012, 06:54:03 pm »
nice - jealous  :'(
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« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2012, 06:59:00 pm »
Unfortunately haven't finished the tm 400 yet it has some pretty ratty cases so I will get some other cases in better nick and rebuild the motor. :)
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Re: rm500
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2012, 09:41:30 pm »
did Gary throw in the goggles and snorkel from the mx TV Segment.    :D
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« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2012, 09:49:27 pm »
Ha ha no I should have some of my own somewhere. ;D

I reckon I will have a fair bit of hanging on to when I ride it.
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« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2012, 09:51:33 pm »
you will be ok, remember its only gonna go as fast as YOU want it too.

are you taking it to HBBB ?

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« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2012, 09:57:10 pm »
Hopefully should be able to get to hbbb I'd like to any way that is why I was after a race ready bike I don't have enough time to be working on bikes at the moment and I wasn't getting to any rides.
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Re: rm500
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2012, 10:55:13 pm »
what is the rwhp of one of these,, is there a site that has such info??
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« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2012, 11:04:27 pm »
Did a google search found but don't know how accurate it was but it said 41.3hp at the wheel which is pretty good.
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Re: rm500
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2012, 11:02:46 am »
Dirt Rider, October 1983
      HP 46    @ 7500
Torque 34.4 @ 6000

see my skydrive for the magazine articles.
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Re: rm500
« Reply #12 on: March 19, 2012, 11:32:53 am »
Good score Michael. I've always liked these 500s. Didnt realise they had 46hp,tho.

                                                    Cheers,Mark.
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« Reply #13 on: March 19, 2012, 01:23:27 pm »
i thought they would have more than that,, any idea what a factory racebike had?? there supposedly gettin nearly 50hp outta a modern worked 250..
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Re: rm500
« Reply #14 on: March 23, 2012, 08:22:39 am »
Great buy Michael. Are you going up for the Viper practice day at Ravenswood?
Cheers, Grahame
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