g'day from south tas

[dex]

Hey all ,
Newbie here from south tas , have had bikes most my life ,
First trundle was on a brakeless kv75 Kawasaki , and first bike of my own was a honda xr75 red guard ,last of the 4 speeds ,,,I have spent years trying to find it so I can get it back ,,! .

Graduated to a ts90 Suzuki ,,ag
Then rm125 , cr480 ,,   wicked fun when your 14 .

I'm now doing Honda z50's , will post pics if wanted of one of those ..


Now the reasons on wanting to join ...
1 ,,,to help find MY xr75 ...
And 2 ..
One of my,all time wish list bikes is a 85/86 xr350 to resto /clean up .
Have noted and on the email list of an importer of bikes in Qld ,
Regularly brings over xr's ....and they can be registered here in oz ..
But heres the rub ,,they are usa models ,,therefore no indicators etc as in Australian adrs .
Could anyone shed some light on what would be needed ,,,harness,switchgear etc to get one on the road here in oz .
Or any differences between oz market ones .

[Iain Cameron]

welcome Dex , I'm doing a KO xr75 at the moment . Iain

[skypig]

We love photos.

Here's my Z50 - this years Sunshine Coast Toy Run


And, welcome to the forum

[Andrew L]

Qld importer , thought you might have a bit to say about that Ian!!

Welcome Dex good luck with the xr75 search.

[FourstrokeForever]

Welcome to the forum Dex..... Hope it helps you fill your need(s) for finding your old XR.

I have a '74 XR75 that is waiting patiently for me to get around to restoring it. I have most of the parts already restored or new, it's just a matter of fitting in with everything else about life!

I've also got an '86 XR350 that is waiting in the que for a tidy up and refresh.

A word of advice, be wary when dealing with an importer..... I'm sure there are a few guys here that can tell you some horror stories.

I've seen a few '85 and '86 XR350's come up for sale in the last few months. Some appear to be good bikes while others are obvious spray can restorations.....

[dex]

We love photos.

Here's my Z50 - this years Sunshine Coast Toy Run


And, welcome to the forum

is that you brad ,,? .

[dex]

cheers fellas ,,

looks to be either 85 or better the 86 model im after . sounds as tho the 86 was most sorted in stock spec .

have noted a lot of aus " vht restos " out there , hense the looking ashore for low hour original bikes .
but please pm me with any import history ,, the more info the better ,, fore warned is fore armed , so to speak .
ill bung some z50 pics up when photobucket works ..

[dex]

heres my ol xr75 ,,
complete with 10 gallon bell helmet .. " on a 5 gallon head "



gotta love 70s fashion ..