Reply With QuoteWhen I read the title, I thought this thread was about me
Those bikes are pretty cool too, I guess.
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When I read the title, I thought this thread was about me
Those bikes are pretty cool too, I guess.
"I think you'll like Mat Mladin--if he's on your side. If he's not on your side--you don't like Mat Mladin." - Bob Hanna
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i wish i was born in the 80's, my generation is a total fail
I was talking about Rob's mustacheOriginally Posted by franz131
When I read the title, I thought this thread was about me
Those bikes are pretty cool too, I guess.
you < cool
I wonder how old you really are.....
'97 Ninja 250 - Kawi Green - Sold - 25k
'97 GSXR 600 SRAD - BLUE 19K
'98 GSXR 600 SRAD - Flat Black-81k-'Kawizuki"-Done!
'00 CBR F4 - RED, 32k - Sold
'04 Kawasaki 636-Blue
'98 GMC Jimmy-294k-Sold
'05 Saturn VUE AWD Tupperware ®
ask your mom.
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Love that era of racing. I was at many of the races and got to see some amazing bikes and some amazing characters. It really was a golden era.
I did Michelin tire support at Topeka with Brutune in '80-sumthin. I remember Ray Plumb sitting me down for like 10 mins explaining why I needed to be extra careful with Freddie Spencer's wheels. I've never felt a front wheel + rotor so light and I didn't leave a mark on those wheels (nearly impossible with painted magnesium).
"I think you'll like Mat Mladin--if he's on your side. If he's not on your side--you don't like Mat Mladin." - Bob Hanna
http://www.goloracing.com
Bikes are still racing, characters are even more _______ ! lol When you consider that they could be racing modern bikes! Great people at the VRRA!
Oh yeah, and this dudes old bike...
...and a bonus
That'd be the bike that got me interested in motorcycles when i was like 12! Very cool.
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Late 80's early 90's is when I got interested in sportbikes....and racing as the catalyst, or rather watching racing was.
Still to this day, the older sportbikes are the ones that make me smile.
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That'd be the bike that got me interested in motorcycles when i was like 12! Very cool.
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Thats my old bike! I won the very first F1 race with that bike. She was a great machine.Oh yeah, and this dudes old bike...
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Same here. I'd love to throw a leg over some modern machinery on a racetrack someday, but I doubt I'll ever give up racing a bike from that era.
Bikes like this Gamma 500 was and still are the sexiest bikes ever made, IMO. I would trade in my modern/ semi modern machinery for one of these in a heartbeat.
I remember looking at the Gamma back in 85. I had 3 bikes I was interested in buying. The Gamma, GSXR and Yamaha's FZ750. They were all around $5500 or so. I settled on the FZ750, although it was a heavy beast it was more stable and street friendly.
Found this:
Can't we settle this over a pint?
I'm suprised nobody commented in one of the photo's.
That is Glen from Brutune working on Rick Tripodi's 1990 TZ250. A bike that I knew very well.
Glen was the best tuner that I ever knew. What ever happened to him. I lost touch with him when Brutune closed.
Last edited by minifig-phil; 02-28-2011 at 09:28 PM.
I could have bought a Walter Wolf Gamma brand new from Inglis Cycle for $3600. It sat for over a year in the back shop because nobody wanted it at the time. Everyone wanted the blue a white. If I only knew... I found one in the states 2 months ago...poor shape and he want $9500usd.
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