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Month: December 2010
Some damm fine Norton Action…
Moto Guzzi V7 Sport…
Too good not to post!
Wow! Speaks for itself! I’m out of town and just checking in and this is too good to pass up.
Ola,again from Montreal
I thought you might get a kick out of an old winter project of mine;A buddy dropped off an XL250 (that I quickly took the motor out of & gave away the rest). I happened to have an extra frame from a Z50 hanging around. The motor has a performance cam (because you can’t go wrong with too much power, most of the time). I used triple trees from a Yamaha TT500 that were gathering dust in my,tiny, workshop ( the head pipe came from the TT too. Hey, it fit right on !).. The rear sprocket was a McGyver ‘special’. Footpegs are the old buddy pegs from my CBR900RR.Seat is the passenger saddle from the 900 too.Fuel cell is a modded propane cylinder ( don’t try this at home kids !).I think the Supertrapp is off of the XL250 if memory serves.
Performance is….terrifying. Owing to the lack of suspension ( the forks are a joke ), you cannot hold the throttle open. Though when you try, the front wheel comes up…in EVERY gear! Great fun because it looks like a regular Z50 from the front (except for the TT500 clamps & bars) so folks don’t appreciate what’s about to catch & pass them.
Not a typo… A KLR 650 Cafe Racer…
Excellent RZ/RD350 YPVS Conversion
Ducati Time!
Update: Another in a long line of Virago Cafe Pics..
Lots of updates in the comments section. Be sure to check em out.
From the comments. You guys rock! Thanks for the link to the builder / owner with lots more info!
http://johnryland.posterous.com/reciprocity-xv750-under-the-lights
I stumbled across this on a message board. Not sure who’s logo that is on the photo. Great Stuff though
1973 900 Z1. An Astounding Restoration!
I’m lifting this post straight out of The ADV rider thread I saw it in. Too good to let it pass. Thanks 1upand4down.
In 1973 my dad bought this 900 Z1 new. I was 16 years old and he would let
me ride it. He had other Kaw’s he would let me ride like a 69 and 71 500 H1’s.
But there was nothing like the Super four 900. He sold the Z1 in 1975 to a friend of mine brother-in-law and he sold to his son’s friend a few years later.
I bought the Z1 back in 2005 and did a complete restro. Took about 3 years to
complete but was worth every minute and dollar. My dad got to ride it some that year and he really enjoyed it. He’s 79 now and I’m not sure if he
will get to ride it any more but maybe. It’s suppose to be in the next issue of Moto Retro Illustrated magazine.
Merry Christmas to Everyone!!! … in all the languages I could find :)
AFRIKAANS | geseënde Kersfees |
ALBANIAN | gëzuar Krishtlindja |
ALSATIAN | gleckika Wïanachta |
ARABIC | ميلاد مجيد (miilaad majiid) |
ARMENIAN | Shnorhavor Surb tsnund |
AZERI | Noel bayraminiz mubarak |
BASQUE | Eguberri on |
BELARUSIAN | З Божым нараджэннем (Z Bozym naradzenniem) |
BENGALI | subho baradin |
BOSNIAN | sretan Božić |
BRETON | Nedeleg laouen |
BULGARIAN | весела коледа (vesela koleda) |
BURMESE | Christmas nay hma mue pyaw pa |
CATALAN | bon Nadal |
CHEROKEE | ulihelisdi danisdayohihvi |
CHINESE | 圣诞快乐 (shèng dàn kuài lè) |
CORNISH | Nadelek lowen |
CORSICAN | bon Natale |
CROATIAN | sretan Božić |
CZECH | veselé Vánoce |
DANISH | glædelig jul |
DUTCH | vrolijk Kerstfeest |
ENGLISH | merry Christmas |
ESPERANTO | gojan Kristnaskon |
ESTONIAN | häid jõule |
FAROESE | gleðilig jól |
FINNISH | hyvää joulua |
FRENCH | joyeux Noël |
FRISIAN | noflike Krystdagen |
FRIULAN | bon nadâl |
GALICIAN | bo Nadal |
GEORGIAN | Gilotsavt Shobas |
GERMAN | frohe Weihnachten / fröhliche Weihnachten |
GREEK | kala christougenna / kala xristougenna |
HAITIAN CREOLE | jwaye Nowel |
HAWAIIAN | mele Kalikimaka |
HEBREW | חג מולד שמח (hag molad saméa’h) |
HINDI | Krismas ki subhkamna |
HUNGARIAN | boldog karácsonyt |
ICELANDIC | gleðileg jól |
IGBO | annuri Ekeresimesi |
ILOCANO | naragsak a paskua |
INDONESIAN | selamat Natal |
IRISH GAELIC | Nollaig shona |
ITALIAN | buon Natale / gioioso Natale |
JAVANESE | sugeng Natal |
JAPANESE | merii kurisumasu |
KABYLIAN | assegass amegass |
KINYARWANDA | Noheli nziza |
KIRUNDI | Noheli nziza |
KOREAN | seun-tan chu-ka-hae-yo |
KURDISH | Noela we pîroz be |
LAO | souksan van Christmas |
LATIN | felix dies Nativitatis |
LATVIAN | priecīgus Ziemassvētkus |
LIGURIAN | bun Denâ / bun Natâle |
LITHUANIAN | su Kalėdomis / linksmų Kalėdų |
LOW SAXON | vrolik Kersfees |
LUXEMBOURGEOIS | schéi Chrëschtdeeg |
MACEDONIAN | среќен Божиќ (srećen Božić) |
MALAGASY | tratry ny Krismasy / arahabaina tratry ny Krismasy / arahaba tratry ny Krismasy |
MALAY | selamat hari natal |
MALAYALAM | Christmas ashamshagal |
MALTESE | il-milied it-tajjeb / milied hieni |
MANX | Nollick ghennal |
MAORI | meri Kirihimete |
MONÉGASQUE | bon Natale |
NORWEGIAN | god jul |
OCCITAN | bon Nadal |
PERSIAN | krissmas khojaste / krissmas farkhonde |
POLISH | Wesołych Świąt |
PORTUGUESE | feliz Natal |
ROMANI | baxtalo Krečuno |
ROMANIAN | un Crăciun fericit |
RUKIGA | Noheiri nungi / webale Noheiri |
RUSSIAN | С Рождеством Хрисовым (S Rojdesvom Khristovym) |
SAMOAN | ia manuia le Kerisimasi |
SARDINIAN | bona pasca’e Nadale (logudorese) / bona paschixedda (campidanese) |
SCOTTISH GAELIC | Nollaig chridheil |
SERBIAN | Срећан Божић (srecan bozic) |
SHONA | krisimas yakanaka |
SINDHI | Chrismas joon wadhayoon |
SINHALESE | suba nattalak wewa |
SLOVAK | vesele vianoce |
SLOVENIAN | vesel božič / vesele božične praznike |
SOBOTA | dobro dedek |
SPANISH | feliz Navidad |
SWAHILI | heri la Krismasi |
SWEDISH | god jul |
TAGALOG | maligayang pasko |
TAHITIAN | ‘ia ‘oa’oa e teie Noera |
TAMIL | Nathaar thina vaalthukal |
THAI | สุขสันต์วันคริสตร์มาส (souksaan wan Christmas) |
TURKISH | Noeliniz kutlu olsun |
UDMURT | Shuldyr Ymuśton |
UKRAINIAN | З Різдвом Христовим Z Rizdvom Khrystovym |
VIETNAMESE | Mừng Chúa Giáng Sinh |
WALOON (“betchfessîs” spelling) | djoyeus Noyé |
WELSH | Nadolig llawen |
WEST INDIAN CREOLE | jénwèl |
YIDDISH | אַ גוטע ניטל (a gute nitl) |