What Did You See Today?

[Tony Nitrous]

Had a walk around town this morning and had a bacon and egg sandwich.
Nice day for mid Winter.   17 degrees C, dry and sunny.

[Tony Nitrous]

Saw this at the shops today...



Took me a minute to work out it was a 650 twin Lam's learner bike.  When I googled it it also told me there's an 1100 version.



I like the fact it takes the nice H2 SX SE luggage that I like and has lots of other features including a centre stand, cruise control etc. The prices are more than I'm spending in the near future but it might make a good old man's bike one day.

Reading a few reviews they say the similar GSX-S makes a bit more power and is a bit faster, but the Kawasaki is better equipped and nicer to cover distance on.

[Tony Nitrous]

GT380, GT550, GT750, GS750.

The triples had been restored, the GS looked more like a very nice survivor. I think there's a sad story behind them, something about going up for sale due to the owner passing away.

[KiwiCol]

Just show bikes Tony? Not for sale?

[Tony Nitrous]

Just show bikes Tony? Not for sale?

I think there's shop will be selling them on behalf of who ever now owns them. From what I heard it was an ex-customer who passed away.

They looked nice, but not really anything I'd want to spend money on. With the exception of the DRZ I try and stick to 16v iL4's.  Nice to see such tidy bikes, a bit of Suzuki history.

[KiwiCol]

Irish might like to take a look . . .

[Irish in Oz]

Col it's time for me to off load all my crap and go on a world tour and that won't be on a motorcycle.

[Tony Nitrous]

I just saw a photo from 12 years ago.

The cation said I'd done 3,500K's since putting it back on the road having bought it as a crashed project.



Looks like it has the KOSO dash, jack up blocks, Pazzo levers, Renthal 789's,  etc I fitter, but still has the damaged headlight. (Bike had been up the road on its left hand side)

Apart from minor stuff like it now has black shortie levers, it wears a spare ET / EX headlight, a rack, and a Powerbronze single seat cowl, pretty much how it looks now.

[Jeykey]

Saw my grandfather´s 50cc Portuguese production motorcycle, rusting away. He still rode it until his 80 y.o. in 1999.Have to decide on what to do with this, and other stuff.

[Eric GSX1400K3]

Cool resto project

[GSXKING]

Saw my grandfather´s 50cc Portuguese production motorcycle, rusting away. He still rode it until his 80 y.o. in 1999.Have to decide on what to do with this, and other stuff.

No emotional attachment ?
Boat anchor 🙀

[grog]

Jeykey,lot of work to restore, stick it on EBay,IMO

[Tony Nitrous]

I'd probably give it a wash, a coat of CRC and put it on a shelf.
Folk buy art, paintings, statues etc, I'd rather look at a bike that was certainly a bit different to every other one I see and it's nice it has a family connection. Even if you aren't restoring it you are still preserving it for the future.

[Jeykey]

I´ve  got an emotional connection with it, got transported on it when I wasn´t even able to ride alone. But life has it´s ways and not able to restore it at the moment. I´ll try to sell it here.

[Mr Gee]

Yesterday. Busy day, started at six a.m. 

Saw Notty. Saw his new bike. 

Saw my mate in Morriston hospital. Since June, he's died eighteen times and been revived, breaking his ribs, in the process. Had three operations and now, has a pacemaker. 

Took him home and Saw the Welsh Valleys on the way. Saw the sea. 

Didn't see much, on the way home, as it was pitch black. Arrived one thirty a.m