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European and Other Bikes / 1960 Allstate (Puch) 250cc
« on: January 19, 2008, 09:54:46 PM »
This was my first motorcycle.  I bought it used for a song because the owner couldn't get it started. He said it had a 3-speed transmission.

I quickly found the problem and also discovered it had a 4-speed transmission.

This was a 2-cylinder engine that shared one common combustion chamber

Top speed was only 68 MPH so it was mainly to get my feet wet in motorcycles and I knew I wanted more bikes.


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Japanese Bikes / 1977 Kawasaki KH 400cc Triple
« on: January 19, 2008, 09:32:06 PM »
Here's an old shot of my green Kawasaki 400 triple.  I also had a '73 S-3 400 triple but it wasn't this pretty.

Just add throttle to lift the front wheel.


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Japanese Bikes / 1966 Yamaha YDS-3 250cc
« on: January 19, 2008, 09:25:23 PM »
This was my first Japanese bike.  Electric motor smoothness, no oil leaks and no parts fell off when motoring down the highway.


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Japanese Bikes / Yamaha XS 650 twin questions.
« on: January 19, 2008, 11:33:10 PM »
Hi guys, I'm new here and am thinking about getting back into motorcycles.  I live in Florida and most of the speed limits near my house are 50mph or less.

I think a vertical twin 650cc would be an ideal choice but there doesn't seem to be anything out there except V-twins of pathetic horsepower.

The old Yamaha XS 650 seems to be available in great shape from many used sources.

There is a place here in Florida called Mikes's that has many parts to keep a Yamaha running.

 http://www.mikesxs.net/

I have never ridden a Yamaha XS 650 and was wondering about the vibration level.  I ask this because I once rode a Yamaha XS 400 and the vibration level of the foot pegs was severe compared to the Kawasaki KZ440 LTD I was riding at that time.  I let the Yamaha 400 owner ride my KZ and he was blown away with the smoothness and power.

How smooth is a Yamaha XS 650?

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British Bikes / My old 58 Triumph 500
« on: January 21, 2008, 08:22:43 AM »
I've only owned one Triumph in my life, this 500cc twin.
It was modfied for scrambles racing and featured dual carbs, special cams, hidome pistons and other bits and pieces.

The previous owner spent quite a bit on getting the engine modified but it had very little power.  He was very disappointed and wanted to sell it for 250 bucks.

My brother and I started looking it over and finally my brother, Ron, removed the cam cover.  He noticed the cams were improperly indexed, with one cam being retarded 4 teeth and the other advanced 5 teeth.

We reset the cams and this little beast came to life in a big way.  The mufflers shown were added whenever I took it out for a spin on the back roads.  Wish I still had it.


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