Yeah I could imagine what that would be like. Was offered a completely rebuilt rz500 a few years back and was tempted as an investment but you just know after owning modern bikes with all the fruit...
Liked On: 29-09-2020, 07:17 PM
Jesus I opened a can of worms here! I'm well aware of the pros and cons of most if not all bikes mentioned. I've done the jappa thing, even raced an rg150 at Manfield for a while in my earlier days...
Liked On: 29-09-2020, 07:16 PM
Yep... had a cb750k2 at one stage with the ole 4-1 chasing horsepower. Then I made the mistake of test riding an rz350ypvs and had to have it . What a machine that was , more go than the big fours...
Liked On: 29-09-2020, 06:06 PM
Cheers for that. The RZ had tall gearing and I was on a mild down hill. It shook it's head with a vengeance, the 16" front needed little provocation. Gutting the stingers ( knocking a rod through)...
Liked On: 29-09-2020, 06:06 PM
Everytime I got off my H1 at the end of a ride I knew I was alive!:omg: And that was 45 years ago. 'Eyes as wide as saucers' alive.
Liked On: 29-09-2020, 04:21 PM
This is very close to what I did / am doing. I have a jap cruiser (XV1000) that I have had for nearly 30 years. Great fun to ride but I wanted more....I looked at what it would cost to "tart it up"...
Liked On: 29-09-2020, 12:51 PM
Gonna aim for around 2900 - 3000 fps with the 143 Gr ELDX's. Only because Ive got the projectiles sitting on the shelf from my mates 6.5 x 55 With that sort of velocity I figure shots out to 400 yds...
Liked On: 29-09-2020, 12:28 PM
Great thread - very funny :D I agree that hp is not the chief criterion. It isn't with sports cars either. You can only do 140kph and its byebye licence. Just find the model/design that pushes...
Liked On: 29-09-2020, 12:16 PM
I suppose this thread is the motorbike equivalent of ‘How can I make my 7.62X39 into a good 600 yard+ hunting rifle’:D Horses for courses...
Liked On: 29-09-2020, 11:52 AM
Over the sambar rut we had picked up a stag with a dropping right ear which we named "Broken Ear". We picked him up on a regular basis over quite a big area but never laid eyes on him until...
Liked On: 29-09-2020, 10:44 AM
you need power in the first place to improve the power to weight ratio...haha even removing weight from it won't make jack all difference as what power it does have is the wrong type. They have a...
Liked On: 29-09-2020, 09:00 AM
Motor transplant, Honda CBR600's made 100hp about 20 years ago Sorry Cam, you were asking for it
Liked On: 29-09-2020, 08:52 AM
How the fuck do you "have fun" on a bike that doesn't stop, doesn't get out of the hole, doesn't have a top end, doesn't turn, can't carry mid corner, shakes out your fillings and turns it's rider...
Liked On: 29-09-2020, 08:52 AM
2950 with a 140 in a 6.5-284 is about the right balance between velocity, and case life so would think you would want much more velocity in the similar capacity 06 case. Another 50-100 fps maybe?
Liked On: 29-09-2020, 08:36 AM
I was going to head up there over the weekend, Not now that you buggers are going in there to go scare off all my animals. Might hit the Wangapeka instead.
Liked On: 28-09-2020, 07:55 PM