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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 05-16-2013, 05:33 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,038
Posted By PJay
TZ750 (or any racing 4-cyl 2-stroke, actually) -...

TZ750 (or any racing 4-cyl 2-stroke, actually) - nothing like that bunch of firecrackers sound.
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 05-15-2013, 04:33 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 603
Posted By PJay
Well, the fastest I've ever been timed at was...

Well, the fastest I've ever been timed at was only 191 mph/307kph down the front straight at Phillip Island (on a machine that was wicked fast in a straight line but difficult out of corners...a...
Forum: Old's Cool 05-13-2013, 10:58 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 3,257
Posted By PJay
Super Bol D'or CB1100F, was originally in my...

Super Bol D'or CB1100F, was originally in my hands just as in roadholder's post above; here in its first iteration toward becoming a racer not racer rep:
...
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 03-26-2013, 03:59 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,228
Posted By PJay
[QUOTE=single;21034110] If you are so confident...

[QUOTE=single;21034110] If you are so confident as to say you are comfortable as soon as you throw a leg over, I'd recommend taking another look at the Hurt Report findings. The Report doesn't say...
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 03-24-2013, 06:28 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,228
Posted By PJay
Depends what you get used to. Having had a...

Depends what you get used to.

Having had a bunch of different bikes in the shed all the time for the last 30 years, doing road tests and such, I can't say it takes more than a few seconds to get...
Forum: Old's Cool 03-07-2013, 12:37 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,597
Posted By PJay
1974 Suzuki T500 (L, I think was the model...

1974 Suzuki T500 (L, I think was the model designation that year).

They had the standard single-sided TLS brake. The one in the pic has the standard one-sided brake's front hub.

They never...
Forum: 2 smokers 03-04-2013, 12:06 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 12,989
Posted By PJay
NZ$350 including new tires, in 2003. Then...

NZ$350 including new tires, in 2003.

Then we went racing (light relief from the TZs).

I don't have a pic of my standard road RD400.
...
Forum: Old's Cool 01-29-2013, 12:28 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,842
Posted By PJay
Looks like a Brit one with a special frame or...

Looks like a Brit one with a special frame or adapted - swingarm looks standard Brit with adaptations, upper shock mount forward from standard. Chassis definitely not Indian, nor front brake - and...
Forum: Old's Cool 01-24-2013, 08:51 PM
Replies: 2,909
Views: 728,711
Posted By PJay
As possibly the only person on this forum who...

As possibly the only person on this forum who actually competed against Burt in New Zealand back in the day - last time at Oreti Beach, Southland in the early 1970s - I can tell you that back in the...
Forum: 2 smokers 12-08-2012, 02:00 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,148
Posted By PJay
Speedo drive wheel rpm (usually front wheel on...

Speedo drive wheel rpm (usually front wheel on these 60s Jappas). Even Honda 90 speedos of the time had the same.

Any reasonable Twinjet back in its day would just hit 70mph.
Forum: Old's Cool 09-20-2012, 09:03 PM
Replies: 165
Views: 25,360
Posted By PJay
CB1100F - I still have the original...

CB1100F - I still have the original red/white/black bodywork and the gold Comstar wheels tucked away for it.

It won't ever be a road bike again.

...
Forum: 2 smokers 09-20-2012, 08:54 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,926
Posted By PJay
Ignition. All your changes (and the fuel)...

Ignition.

All your changes (and the fuel) mean that a factory ignition curve will be totally irrelevant.
Forum: 2 smokers 09-20-2012, 02:04 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,926
Posted By PJay
Sad to say, I think you on the wrong track. ...

Sad to say, I think you on the wrong track.

The symptoms you describe are typical of (a) too much ignition advance and (b) a compression ratio too high for the ignition you're running.

As...
Forum: 2 smokers 07-31-2012, 01:19 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 12,176
Posted By PJay
Not quite sure what you mean. A standard...

Not quite sure what you mean.

A standard TZ750 is a lovely smooth pussycat.
Forum: 2 smokers 07-17-2012, 12:39 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,602
Posted By PJay
I guess, since we're in "Old's Cool", how old has...

I guess, since we're in "Old's Cool", how old has it gotta be before it's cool enough for the OP?
Forum: 2 smokers 07-16-2012, 02:12 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,602
Posted By PJay
I think you're talking about my 1974 OSSA...

I think you're talking about my 1974 OSSA Explorer 250. It's the trials bike (I also have an MAR 250, made 2 months before the Explorer), but with a bigger fuel tank and a more substantial seat. ...
Forum: Old's Cool 07-11-2012, 03:17 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 12,007
Posted By PJay
1969 Triumph Bonneville. QED.

1969 Triumph Bonneville.

QED.
Forum: 2 smokers 07-11-2012, 11:02 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,343
Posted By PJay
GT500. Gutless, rattly, understressed, go...

GT500. Gutless, rattly, understressed, go forever, long comfortable wheelbase for touring compared with the others.

I've owned all the models you mention, apart from the GT380 (I had a GT550)....
Forum: Old's Cool 07-07-2012, 02:26 AM
Replies: 427
Views: 115,648
Posted By PJay
Ends with an "s".

Ends with an "s".
Forum: Old's Cool 07-05-2012, 01:39 PM
Replies: 427
Views: 115,648
Posted By PJay
Here is my old mate Garth Rhodes, in Melbourne...

Here is my old mate Garth Rhodes, in Melbourne Australia in 1991 with his factory Lambretta 125, not quite fully restored. (I used to ride his Garden Gate Manx.)

I believe the factory had 2 of...
Forum: Old's Cool 07-04-2012, 07:52 PM
Replies: 427
Views: 115,648
Posted By PJay
A couple of my post-classic racebike shots. ...

A couple of my post-classic racebike shots.

TZ750 hotrod, me, Pukekohe, about 2005:

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r78/PJay_2007/P4020154.jpg

CB1100F, me, Hampton Downs, earlier 2012:...
Forum: 2 smokers 06-03-2012, 02:12 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,838
Posted By PJay
Yeah, I make that a T500-II, even though...

Yeah, I make that a T500-II, even though manufacture looks like Jan 1970.
Forum: 2 smokers 05-31-2012, 01:24 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,838
Posted By PJay
numbers stamped into it it just in front of the...

numbers stamped into it it just in front of the swing arm that says T500. That is followed by a 5 digit number that I would assume is it's VIN.

Gimme the numbers, bud. My 1970 T500R was 33126.
Forum: Thumpers 05-28-2012, 09:19 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 19,491
Posted By PJay
My RE adventure bike. Much better now it has...

My RE adventure bike. Much better now it has Mitas adventure tires.

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r78/PJay_2007/BulletandGT6.jpg

Mind you, my MZ is an adventure bike with ordinary road...
Forum: 2 smokers 05-26-2012, 03:12 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,838
Posted By PJay
No luggage rack/mountings on tank, so by badges...

No luggage rack/mountings on tank, so by badges I'd go for a T500-II, 1969.

Tend to agree with your assessments of time/cost.
Forum: Old's Cool 05-24-2012, 09:48 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,872
Posted By PJay
What about starting at the simplest solution and...

What about starting at the simplest solution and going more complicated step by step?

So check your throttle cables/cable runs/connections first.

PS I have a CB1100F and have owned it for...
Forum: 2 smokers 05-24-2012, 09:39 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,838
Posted By PJay
Show us your badges (or even the chassis...

Show us your badges (or even the chassis number...) and I'll tell you which model it is.

My guess at present is 1970 T500R.
Forum: Old's Cool 05-07-2012, 09:07 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,100
Posted By PJay
Ummmm...present thinking is far more about sound...

Ummmm...present thinking is far more about sound waves being the key to exhaust design that simple gas flow. Scavenging and gas expulsion's only a part of the story (see how the kart 2-stroke pipes...
Forum: Old's Cool 05-07-2012, 02:11 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,100
Posted By PJay
And my TZ350 that showed 74rwhp on the Dynojet...

And my TZ350 that showed 74rwhp on the Dynojet dyno does, too. Wobbly did the pipes, porting, and the pistons.

You may have seen he's helping Trevor Discombe with his TZ this season.
Forum: Old's Cool 05-06-2012, 02:28 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,100
Posted By PJay
Mainly a noise compliance thing, promoted by...

Mainly a noise compliance thing, promoted by Triumph back in the 70s as a torque/power spread thing - bollix.
Forum: Old's Cool 05-06-2012, 02:26 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,100
Posted By PJay
The Wobbly Man's mainly a zorst guy. Among his...

The Wobbly Man's mainly a zorst guy. Among his claims to fame, he made the expansion chambers on the last privateer machine ever to win a world championship (Jan Ekerold, Bimota TZ350), so he goes...
Forum: Old's Cool 05-05-2012, 05:40 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,100
Posted By PJay
Depends how much you want to spend, but getting a...

Depends how much you want to spend, but getting a decent system designed according to the rest of what you've done with the engine's always the optimum. Wobbly designed not only the 2-stroke systems...
Forum: 2 smokers 04-22-2012, 04:15 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 12,176
Posted By PJay
Not really, but a big step at 8 or 9,000rpm,...

Not really, but a big step at 8 or 9,000rpm, depending on what you've done with porting, jetting and timing.

(TZ race start technique: hold it at 8,000 on the line, lights or flag go, slip clutch...
Forum: 2 smokers 04-22-2012, 12:45 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 12,176
Posted By PJay
No need, have one of my old TZ350s still, raced...

No need, have one of my old TZ350s still, raced them for many years.

The standard TZ750s have reed valves to spread the power and smooth it out a bit; 250s and 350s of that era don't.
Forum: 2 smokers 04-21-2012, 08:58 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 12,176
Posted By PJay
Look forward to it, bro. PM me before you book...

Look forward to it, bro. PM me before you book accommodation.
Forum: 2 smokers 04-20-2012, 10:21 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 12,176
Posted By PJay
As a matter of fact, my experience differs. We...

As a matter of fact, my experience differs. We used to run race bikes in on 2-lane streets, including both the TZ750s in the picture post above. Even Monoca would turn, feet up, in the 2 lanes of an...
Forum: 2 smokers 04-20-2012, 02:47 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 12,176
Posted By PJay
Hmmm, I always thought they turned in rather...

Hmmm, I always thought they turned in rather sweetly; but, no, I never tried parking 'em on public streets. They do love long straights where they can wind out, and long sweeping corners suit them...
Forum: Old's Cool 04-19-2012, 09:55 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,340
Posted By PJay
Tickitty tickitty tickkity at idle or on overrun...

Tickitty tickitty tickkity at idle or on overrun - get the CCTs checked out.

Mine, with its sister the Varadero (same engine, but injected):
...
Forum: 2 smokers 04-19-2012, 05:19 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 24,965
Posted By PJay
Hi, Harvey K Yeah, the MZ's a really good...

Hi, Harvey K

Yeah, the MZ's a really good gravel road bike, road tyres notwithstanding. It's with my son in Dunedin for the winter because it'll be the easiest of my bikes for him in the snow...
Forum: 2 smokers 04-19-2012, 03:06 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 24,965
Posted By PJay
Old school enough, I think, though it's a '88...

Old school enough, I think, though it's a '88 one.

MZ ETZ250, 11,000km on it and original. I rode it from Christchurch NZ to Dunedin on Saturday morning, 400 kilometres or thereabouts, averaged...
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