Rescued after 17 years..
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Thundermax
Rescued after 17 years..
I have just rescued this 1975 GT250 from the back of a lock up where it has sat since 1995...a project for next winter. the tank and seat came with it..
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yeadon_m
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Re: Rescued after 17 years..
TMax,
That looks superbly original and perhaps well-stored by the look of the headlamp chrome?
Lots of original stickers too - you will have fun with that beasty - fast bike in its day.
Cheers,
Mike
That looks superbly original and perhaps well-stored by the look of the headlamp chrome?
Lots of original stickers too - you will have fun with that beasty - fast bike in its day.
Cheers,
Mike
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KETTLE BOY
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Re: Rescued after 17 years..
Thundermax, Nice find, I would clean it up, and get it going, and leave it un restroed, and just us it!! as it will be worth more unrestored, as it is, what it is....
GT750 J 1972
GT750 L 1974
Z900 A4 1976
ZZR1100. 1998
Breville Sandwich Maker
I'm never wrong.. Once I thought I was, but I was mistaken.
GT750 L 1974
Z900 A4 1976
ZZR1100. 1998
Breville Sandwich Maker
I'm never wrong.. Once I thought I was, but I was mistaken.
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Alan H
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Re: Rescued after 17 years..
KETTLE BOY wrote:Thundermax, Nice find, I would clean it up, and get it going, and leave it un restroed, and just us it!! as it will be worth more unrestored, as it is, what it is....
Calm down KB. i think you need the application of Ta TA TAAAAAAAA Mr. C's Liniment.
That should sort your sort of excitement out.
Try some on your keyboard too, I think that gets excited when it gets excited, if you know what I mean. (wink smiley)
Proof that four strokes are over complicated
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wardy
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Re: Rescued after 17 years..
wHAT A GREAT FIND!
just proves my theory that there must be loads of bikes in sheds around the country in a similar state, forgotten by the owners just waiting to be found.
The gt250 is a good machine; I had an A model brand new in 1976 ( silver ) and sold it when I passed my test for a gt380j from Cusworths of Doncaster.
(VDT891M where are you now?). I agree that if it was me, I would not do a full rebuild on this as it seems to have a "period patina " to it as it is.
i'd enjoy it just as it is, replacing the tyres etc as needed after so long a lay off.
Good luck with it!
Andy
just proves my theory that there must be loads of bikes in sheds around the country in a similar state, forgotten by the owners just waiting to be found.
The gt250 is a good machine; I had an A model brand new in 1976 ( silver ) and sold it when I passed my test for a gt380j from Cusworths of Doncaster.
(VDT891M where are you now?). I agree that if it was me, I would not do a full rebuild on this as it seems to have a "period patina " to it as it is.
i'd enjoy it just as it is, replacing the tyres etc as needed after so long a lay off.
Good luck with it!
Andy
Andy;
1976 gt750A; 86 FZ750
1977gt380A
1982 z400j
1981 z650f.....1988 Sufolk punch 14"
"look;it's my bike; when you own it ,you can paint it any colour you like!"
(I once painted my Z650 PINK and had the pink panther logo on the tailpiece)
1976 gt750A; 86 FZ750
1977gt380A
1982 z400j
1981 z650f.....1988 Sufolk punch 14"
"look;it's my bike; when you own it ,you can paint it any colour you like!"
(I once painted my Z650 PINK and had the pink panther logo on the tailpiece)
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didge
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Re: Rescued after 17 years..
I have to agree, clean it up, cheaper and more rewarding I would think.
You can restore something a thousand times, but it'll only be original once.
You can restore something a thousand times, but it'll only be original once.