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Offline Lozza

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Re: Best of the 12nothings
« Reply #30 on: June 07, 2013, 09:42:14 am »
My recollection is that it did work, or at least showed considerable promise, & got banned cos somebody was planning/threatening to build a 125 triple (I kid you not!) to beat it, so 125 multis were banned from MX to preclude costs escalating to exhorbitant levels

More pics here: http://www.srcf.fr/forum/viewtopic.php?id=803&p=2

That's code for "Large Japanese factories being beaten by small Italian factories"
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Re: Best of the 12nothings
« Reply #31 on: June 16, 2013, 11:01:36 pm »
Never mind the twin (I thought they had a prototype parallel twin) I'd settle for one of these:



That's code for "Large Japanese factories being beaten by small Italian factories"

As opposed to large european factories (Husqvarna and Maico) being beaten by small Japanese factory (Suzuki)  8)
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Re: Best of the 12nothings
« Reply #32 on: June 17, 2013, 12:59:57 am »
Never mind the twin (I thought they had a prototype parallel twin) I'd settle for one of these:




Yes if the bike had soft suspension or you are 7 feet tall  ;D ;D One would need a step ladder to get on board....forget about starting it on the track!
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Offline Mike52

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Re: Best of the 12nothings
« Reply #33 on: June 17, 2013, 09:06:34 am »
I rode John Hansens [ QLD] 82/125 [ Paul Rooney ] Husky and while it was a bit peaky it  handled very very well.
Just think about going around a corner and it had already done it.
My 81/125 KTM Mx [ water cooled ] had heaps of power every where but was more suited to speedway .
 Pain full/hard work in the tight stuff but you could slide it forever. ;D
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Friend  struggling up a hill on a old bike at MTMee .http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjj6E2MP9xU.

Offline Lozza

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Re: Best of the 12nothings
« Reply #34 on: June 17, 2013, 03:17:30 pm »
Never mind the twin (I thought they had a prototype parallel twin) I'd settle for one of these:



That's code for "Large Japanese factories being beaten by small Italian factories"

As opposed to large european factories (Husqvarna and Maico) being beaten by small Japanese factory (Suzuki)  8)


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Re: Best of the 12nothings
« Reply #35 on: June 17, 2013, 09:55:51 pm »
Struthenheigen!
I have a soft spot japanese mxers with aluminium tanks. Two stroke classic Dirt Track...