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Offline Doc

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Reasonable Gemini 80 Adelaide area $400
« on: February 26, 2015, 09:18:50 pm »
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Re: Reasonable Gemini 80 Adelaide area $400
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2015, 08:33:39 pm »
Aaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrggggghhhh (I used to have one of these) under the left side case is a nightmare of a gear changer! luckily, this bike has no chain so know one will know......
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Re: Reasonable Gemini 80 Adelaide area $400
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2015, 01:56:39 pm »
Quote from: 80-85 husky on March 02, 2015, 08:33:39 pm
Aaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrggggghhhh (I used to have one of these) under the left side case is a nightmare of a gear changer! luckily, this bike has no chain so know one will know......


Yes I had one also, AND had the same gear-change issues, its last few months of use were with it only in 2nd gear.

I loved the bike though, at the local tracks I'd smoke the SL70's & TS100MX's, but then I got a new TM125L ......  :-)
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Re: Reasonable Gemini 80 Adelaide area $400
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2015, 02:37:07 pm »
I worked at Sunbeam Victa back then and we sold these. :o
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Re: Reasonable Gemini 80 Adelaide area $400
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2015, 04:08:52 pm »
despite the fragile gearbox change mechanism, the bike was pretty descent thing to learn on. handled well, did a good skid and occasionally would lift the front wheel. all my mates had dax's and 75 mini trails. mine went for years only because I kept the airfilter clean as I had access to compressed air and good mechanic used to work for the old man and he made me clean it and change the gbox oil. he would always be "busy" when I was struggling with the gearchange....
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Re: Reasonable Gemini 80 Adelaide area $400
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2015, 06:09:37 pm »
I think you could swap it over to Yamaha change and fix it? They were mostly a copy of Yamaha.
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Re: Reasonable Gemini 80 Adelaide area $400
« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2015, 06:15:15 pm »
I remember all the engine parts had the tuning fork emblem on them, anyone know what model Yam ran an 80cc engine back in about 1970?
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Re: Reasonable Gemini 80 Adelaide area $400
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2015, 07:03:26 pm »
The Yammie step thru's , and yes the 80cc step thru gear selection system could be adapted on and no more change problems ;) (my first real technical successes as a teenager so have never forgotten the thrill :D)
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Re: Reasonable Gemini 80 Adelaide area $400
« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2015, 11:45:46 pm »
yep they were a copy but everything wasn't "Zachary" the same ;D despite salespeople saying "yammie bits interchange"
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