i forgot the 1st one's were the  Buell RR  with XR 1000 engine's then  the XR's  engine's  dried up,   1988 went evo 1200 the   1200RR Buell,      iv'e had 2 Buells i use to race the later 1 in    F/ Xtreme streetfighter class + ride her to & from the race track's

2  Buells? You sound like my mate Brum, who did the same. I started racing at 40, at which time I worked out I was probbaly not going to be/beat Mick Doohan. Nice old bike, tho, for a Sunday putt or to make going to work a bit more interesting.  

 your mate is Brumby ? ,  i started racing a Z1 900 in 1976 @ Oran Pk  showing my age a bit , but i Drag race Harleys  these days  i'am building a 1962 stroker sporty in a Norton Featherbed for Classic racing pre 1963

back on the original post. Ivé got two. A 1974 350SS and a 1976 175SX. The parts are cheap and easy to get from the USA.

For my sins, yep, Brum is a mate. He's retired from racing, following a broken collarbone (t-boned at Phllip Island) and, more recently a bung eye (big which caused a detached buckle).

Racing a Z1 would have taken balls. It used to be good when we were indestructible.

Met a bloke in the Dandenongs with a Sportsters engine in a slimline frame - very nice job of it, and not a kit job, either. Don't think it gets much use, though.

The US has been pretty good for bits, but also getting a few bits re-done here in Oz - stator, chroming, etc.

Pity about the foreclosure - for the bloke concerned and for the K you missed out on.

P.s. sorry for the late reply - just back from o/s).

 Damn. Just tried to upload pix and found the files are too big for the 2 mb limit here. Will have to see if I can change the camera settings.

 

Hey guys, I have a 73 350SS aermacchi and have had it stored for nearly 15 years.  Have correctly rechromed all necessary parts etc and now just need to put it back together to finish.  Very beautiful bike but need a bit of help getting it back together  "properly".  I an in south east Qld and can travel to meet up and look at similar bikes or am even keen to get some further info just so I can get it finished and back on the road.  Love riding this bike over the many other bikes I have ridden over the past 30 years.

 

Best regards,

Nat.

nnykvist@hotmail.com

Aquired this baby last week

1972 z90

Hi Nat,

They are pretty easy to assemble - one of the simpler bikes. I would be happy to show you my Sprint, but I am in Melbourne. I'll post an 'almost there' pic. I have not gone for stock '73 paint (which I never really liked), but more of a '60's look. There is also a workshop manual on CD available, which I have a copy of (might be a bit big for an e-mail attachment, but I'll have a go).

They are fun little bikes, nice handling and kind of cute.

likewise mate if you are ever near Penrith NSW, you can take a look at mine. I still have a few small things to fix up such as fitting a twin leading front brake, but mostly I have tried to restore mine to near as it would have been in the day.

cheers Don

A TLS brake would work a whole lot better that the SLS, but I have spent so much time with proper, wide and sticky rubber and serious brakes that when I ride an old bike I treat it pretty much as though brakes are optional (they certainly are on the Norton!) and that tyre grip is somewhat less than guaranteed (useful to remember when braking hard on a big twin with a skinny front tyre - lots of weight, not much rubber).

Post a pic or two of your bike when it's done - I'll look forward to seeing it, at least on line. I'm still tinkering with mine, but it's getting there. Taking it out for a ride around between Albury and Corryong this coming weekend. Looking forward to that!

Cheers,

Damien

Took the Sprint out for its first real rise, around the Murray Valley - gorgeous! Even handled the 14 ks of dirt road like a flat tracker!

Good news mate, and well done she looks very nice. Also that is an awesome little man cave that you have there - I'm envious.

cheers

Don

Thanks Don. I'd like to enlarge the 'man cave' to fit a couple more bikes, but my wife's generous understanding does not go to extending the garage beyond the bed-room window.   Persoanlly, I'd be very happy to wake up looking through the picture window at the bikes. But perhaps I need to be happy with what I've been allowed.

On the Sprint, seriously, it went well on the winding roads - nicve enough motor but handled like it was on rails. I am really impressed. On the dirt, I was out with some fellas on XT600s who had a head start, and I passed a couple of them, sliding and slithering around corners. What a hoot!

 The little 350 Sprint still has some friends, the Dukes gone now as I flipped over to feet forward and got myself a Fat Bob.  and like you I dream of a bigger cave so I could add more - maybe one day

Don

Very tidy, stock looking Sprint from what I can see of it. The Ariel is pretty cute, too, as well as in remarkably good nick (I'm thinking about a mid-sized British banger to round out the collection, although also tempted by an old Sporty, which cost about the same and would probably fit in better). My old Buell is as close as I'll come to owning a bike with clip-ons again (just can't sell that one - and the Aprilia is a 'high bar' Tuono). But, like you, a bit of comfort does not go astray, hence the 'King. May be doing a trip up your way in the near future (more motorcycling tragedy). If so, I'll give you a hoy and hopefully get a better look at your Sprint.

p.s. There's a similar logic going on here, too: bikes live in the garage, cars on the street.

Any time Damien, and always a cold beer on hand for such study in the shed

 Don

I know this is one of those "how long is a piece of string" questions but do any of you know what would be a fair price to pay for a 73/74 ss-350?

Condition- running. Registered or unregistered, in australia (dont really want to import one at this stage).

Also, the NSW LAMS approved list gives the nod for a 74 ss-350, ya reckon I'd get away with a 73 model if I could find one?

Thanks,

Paul.

It depends on condition. A really basic, all-there runner with no obvious issues would be around $3-3,500 or so. A really nice one can easily be up to $6,000. The real issue is supply and demand. There's not much demand and even less supply. So if you want one then you'll probably end up paying more or less whatever the seller wants. If you are not so desperate and have time on your hands, well, it's still a small market. Keep in mind a complete basket-case with a probably twisted frame and broken forks (replacement tubes were included) and an unknown motor sold recently for around $2,300. 

Opinions on this one?

 

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/330834138598?_trksid=p5197.c0.m619