Cars and bikes I’ve come across in my travels

Saw these two 650 vertical twins parked outside of Babe Ruth, a store selling vintage clothing imported from the US.IMG_1891.jpegIMG_1890.jpeg

The Triumph has a UK tax disc from 6-99, probably when it was imported.IMG_1889.jpegIMG_1888.jpeg
The Kawasaki is a bit rough and may very well be an unrestored survivor.

Edit: I talked to the owner and while the engine is unrestored, the bike is an older restoration. It’s a 1970 model.
 
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Alzero said:
Saw these two 650 vertical twins parked outside of Babe Ruth, a store selling vintage clothing imported from the US.View attachment 90797View attachment 90798

The Triumph has a UK tax disc from 6-99, probably when it was imported.View attachment 90799View attachment 90800
The Kawasaki is a bit rough and may very well be an unrestored survivor.

Edit: I talked to the owner and while the engine is unrestored, the bike is an older restoration. It’s a 1970 model.
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I remember one of those running around our home town, when brand new.

Custom painted in the same style but black and purple.

Owner was a cool dude
 
Our ride today, it actually does look fast standing still!IMG_1896.jpeg


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Once we left downtown Tokyo and got into the suburbs we got up to cruising speed: 275 kph on my phones gps speedometer, right around 170mph. Top speed we reached was 276kph and 171.9mph, it varied, but was above 250 for long stretches including in many long tunnels some over 5 minutes long.
 
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It is a shame they banned those dustbin fairings for racing. MotoGP bikes would look much better than the shitty wings they use today if they were allowed to copy that train.
 
Not super old, the old ones had the fuel cap inside the bonnet. Looks like a 1600 Super Bug from maybe the 1980s.
 
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