Show us your motorbike. Stll, action or broken.

Remembered I posted this here years ago, showed my wife and she didn’t believe it was me lol

Thanks again for restoring the picture. Downloaded it to my phone again. Should he stored in my Dropbox so it doesn’t get lost again

So I guess your not that guy now Pulsar. :slight_smile:
Is the girlfriend still around Glenn?
Nice bike waynestractor. Suncoaster here has one from the same family as yours. If you resize the picture to 100% it will only fill the page that is opened. :+1:

She won’t let me have a bike because she says “I want you alive”…
She’s heard stories and tales of what I used to be, so can’t really blame her I guess… But one day I will ride again.
Think I was probably 15 in the pic… More than half a life ago…

Glenn,

Looks like Eddie Van Halen and Valarie :slight_smile:
Kawi has 4 into 1 header

Like the cars in the backround, Toyota ? Wagon, then looks like semi hippy Chevy van and maybe a Mustang Fastback?
And a Firebird hiding in the bushes on the left, see the honeycomb wheels.

Post more 70’s stuff!
Later
Keith

How do I resize to 100%?

My nephew atop my 1968 R69S BMW.

Nice, been thinking about the Suzuki DR650S The aftermarket accessories seem endless for these bikes. Suzuki has had these DR bikes in their line-up for 27 years, refining them each year.

Hi Keith. That’s a Danco 4 into one header. I also installed hotter cams, velocity stacks, a Barnett high performance clutch, and S&W Shocks. I also replaced the swingarm bushings with needle bearings. That said, it performed much better than stock.

The car right behind me is a 1973 Mazda RX-3 Wankel. The car on the right is a Mustang Fastback. Not sure what year. Not sure about the other vehicles.

Steve, the girlfriend is still around.

A friend of mine who managed a machine shop drilled my rotors for me.

My dad has a kz650 he bought new when he got out of boot camp, think its a 79. He had it done up with bigger (or more?) mikuni carbs, kirker exhaust, pretty sure he did work to the motor too, cant remember exactly what all was done. From what I found it was a pretty hot bike in its day, top of the 750cc class being only a 650cc. He keeps telling me to take it, but I dont have room to store a bike here and dont want to leave it sitting outside.
He also had an rd400 that he bought my mom before they split, he ended up keeping it in the divorce. He always said you know its time for a rebuild when you cant pull a wheelie in every gear lol.
I always wanted to get an rz350 and do it up, or get a newer 250 ninja and put a banshee motor in it. Always loved 2 strokes

If I remember correctly, the Kirker headers for the KZ650 were reverse of the Danko’s. The pipe was on the opposite side.

BTW, I had to paint my Danco’s a couple of times each season. And yes, I used high heat paint designed for this purpose. It would turn white where the pipes exited the head after a couple of months. I couldn’t live with that.

One other thing, I had a full shim kit for valve adjustments. I did all my own work back then. Times have changed. I don’t even change my own oil anymore. Except of course my lawnmower and snowblower. I’m not that lazy! lol!

My motorcycle.
A Yamaha mt03, 660cc single cilinder.

Very nice! I love single cylinder motorcycles. Around here we call them thumpers.

Nice stories along with nice bikes. :beer:

Nice work keeping something from 1979 Glenn. We nearly have something in common. I met mine in 79 but did not call her a girlfriend till early January 1980. I still have her as well. Three amazing kids and we only have one left at home. I nearly have her back. :heart_eyes:

With my dads kz650 he was the first owner. When him and my mom got out of the Air Force and had my sister he sold the bike off to his brother, which sold it to one of his friends. My mom bought it back for my dad for their 5th wedding anniversary and he had kept it for a while that time. Ended up totaling it when I was 7 or so, and me and him rebuilt it together. when I was in my late teens he sold it off again to one of his buddies when he was building his house and garage, but then bought it back a few years later and it has been sitting pretty much since.
He had his and my moms bike both custom painted along with their helmets, cant remember the exact color, but think it was something along the lines of a custom metal flake root beer.
I want to say his kz650 had a letter or letters after or under the “kz650” on the side panel, but I cant remember exactly. If anyone is interested, I can get some pics of that bike, as I guess it is technically mine since he keeps giving it to me but cant really take it yet lol

I have a confession Steve. I met my girfriend when I was 13. She was 23. We kept our relationship a secret until I was 20. Only a few people know I was sexually involved with her at such a young age. To this day we’re still best of friends. BTW, she looks amazing for 75, and I still look like a dork at 65. lol!

Here’s a picture of us from the late 90’s. I do look like a dork.

Bought a second bike yesterday… I love it :slight_smile:

1996 XJR 1200, 37000kms and in Mint condition !

Based on my username, many of you have figured out I ride this

...and I somewhat regret selling this last year

X3, fast and comfortable.
klrman, both proven bikes.

southland, yes, they never let me down wherever I rode them, they are both stone reliable.

klrman, you green bike brought me back years ago when the Kawa KDX came out. After it came out, I started to buy cycle magazines, unfortunately my father wouldn’t allow any of us to own a bike.