Future for Zane bikes?

All said: It was the Suzuki 1100 GWXR Kantana, for less money, that put Breganzie UNDER back in 82/84 ;o(

I would say to days Aprilia is about as close you can get to a modernized Breganze. Aussie members should love that statement ;o)

Providing you can afford an Aprilia ?

As for Zane - That's a Hiccup !

Never owned or mounted a Zane or an Aprilia so maybe I can't fairly say anything.

Talk about getting OLD - I drool over Aprilia Bikes and wish I still could at 73. Lots of OLD Motorcycle Guys in this Forum are preserving our beloved Breganzie.

Breganzie's are an accelerating Bike to Ride even by to-days standard but alas has fall short in performance compared to to-days modern 2 Wheeler's.

Shit! A modern 650cc Crotch Rocket is very capable of blowing away a 1000cc Breganzie Jota.

I sold my modified 70 Breganzie 750 SF after owning her for some 45 years; hopefully, to an enthusiast whom will take care of her for a fair price. Living in a retirement home, I do not have space to take care of her and at 73 my balance is not what it use to be. I've quit riding 2 wheels - Some day you will have to make the same decision.

I loved that Breganzie 70 SF, over and above my Suzuki GWXR Kantana, She was a true Cafe Racer and can't recall a race she lost.
 
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Laverda SF said:
All said: It was the Suzuki 1100 GWXR Kantana, for less money, that put Breganzie UNDER back in 82/84 ;o(

I would say to days Aprilia is about as close you can get to a modernized Breganze. Aussie members should love that statement ;o)

Providing you can afford an Aprilia ?

As for Zane - That's a Hiccup !

Never owned or mounted a Zane or an Aprilia so maybe I can't fairly say anything.

Talk about getting OLD - I drool over Aprilia Bikes and wish I still could at 73. Lots of OLD Motorcycle Guys in this Forum are preserving our beloved Breganzie.

Breganzie's are an accelerating Bike to Ride even by to-days standard but alas has fall short in performance compared to to-days modern 2 Wheeler's.

Shit! A modern 650cc Crotch Rocket is very capable of blowing away a 1000cc Breganzie Jota.

I sold my modified 70 Breganzie 750 SF after owning her for some 45 years; hopefully, to an enthusiast whom will take care of her for a fair price. Living in a retirement home, I do not have space to take care of her and at 73 my balance is not what it use to be. I've quit riding 2 wheels - Some day you will have to make the same decision.
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Ron, I can only refer to the only Zane I rode. I had jumped straight off my Jota and onto the Zane. It walked all over the Jota in acceleration and handling. But compared to many modern 750’s, would be considered a slug.

Ya can’t just say that the Suzuki 1100 was the demise of Laverda, many more bike brands were putting out some good shit around that time and other circumstances we mere mortals aren’t privy to.
 
Chrisk: The 70 Breganzie 750 SF taught ME how to Ride, Race and Win Cafe against more powerfull bikes.

At last I'm too OLD for that excitement anymore ;o(
 
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Really take me back when I was young on 2 wheels.

Never killed myself but did do my time in a hospital bed under traction once or twice ;o)

I never crashed my 750SF except I dumped her in an intersection in front of a Police Cruiser and was charged with Careless, although the intersection was dowsed with antifreeze from a previous Automobile incident - LOL

Other Bikes I wasn't so lucky !

Broke a lot of bones including my neck which is wired with Vanadium and I'm some what paralyzed on my left side today.

Other words I'm doing fine but DON'T Ride Motorcycles any more at 73.

Back in the day: There was lots of bikes that could beat my 70 750 SF in the 1/4 mile but take the race to 20 or 600 miles, I never lost a race: Save for a Suzuki 1100 GXWR, from Sudbury to Toronto Ontario Canada, which I was riding ;o)

Got rid of that Suzuki 1100 after one season, WHY - Not that she was not the fastest 2 wheeler at the time but she was just not my style regarding Cafe and I was sure to kill myself on her the next year.
 
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I owned and mounted a lot bikes in my time but my favorite ride was that 70 Breganzie 750 SF - kept her for 45 years and sadly had to sell her 3 years ago - One of my 1st and Last Ride.

Back then; give me (An Irishman) an Italian Motorcycle any day. Laverda, Ducati a Guzzi or even a Benelli ;o)

Italian Motorcycles were extremely rare and hard to find in Canada back then. Yes: I had BSA, Triumphs, Norton's, Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki... etc; but, Italian motorcycles were I was comfortable and could win races with.

I remember a race against 3 Kawasaki 1100 LTD's (A local Team of Kawasaki Salesmen from Sudbury on the Milnet Hwy). I stopped and waited for them a few miles up the road while my Breganzie was percolating gas out of her Dellertos - LOL

I was wearing a T-Shirt and Cut off Jeans, riding boots and an old Bell Helmet - They were garment with full Kawasaki Leather a Tyre - I was only out there to do some tunning when they showed up ;o)

The Milnet HWY, with it's Jack Pine 1/4 stretch, was a well known Motorcycle and Sport Car race track were racers came from not only Ontario but also from Quebec, Manitoba and the Northern States to race every Week End with a starting engagement a mile long (Boss 302's, 327's, 340's, 396's, 383's, 427's, 440's, 454's and Hemi's,,, etc) through the 60's into the early 70's before it was shut down. The Best all night pit parties in the world were there while Muscle Cars and Bikes ran the 1/4 all night long through every week end of the summer months.

The Jack Pine 1/4 mile is still there with reminiscence of the start finish line paint but too rough now and the Gravel Pits are filled in with trees.

The turbulent 60's was really a unique time especially if you were a teenager during the Cold War and get this; most teenagers where in College or University at the time and all had summer Jobs to pay for their Education.

After the assassination of JFK in 63, 1968 was something else.

You don't need a Super Bike to be a good Cafe Road Racer. I had a Suzuki 500 Titan all done Cafe and she was a sweet heart - Except she stank - LOL
 
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I've had a couple of aprilias with no issues. I'd pick the vtwin Tuono over the V4 every time, the v4 was like a toy..fast but uncomfortable and impractical....and I'd still take the TRX 850 over a Zane any day
 

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I'm fairly surprised that until today no one has converted a Zanè machine with important engine failure into an all electric version. These bikes have been built up with quality parts around a modern frame.
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Thats because no serious motorcyclist would ever embarrass themselves on an electric piece of sh*t... and yes, Ive ridden them... what a joke
 
Re electric Zane, I'm pretty sure that one of the very first of the bikes which competed in the fledgling TT-Zero class at IoM was based on a Zane chassis. It might have been from that Uni in the UK that has close ties to bike racing (cant remember the one). Andy will probably remember?
 
Steve, you're correct re the First Electric TT winner used a Zane Chasie. It was over one lap, the trick was going as fast as possible, but not flattening the battery before the lap was complete. Not sure if that Uni contributed to that electric bike, they were really into 2-stroke design though. I seem to remember Jeramy Macwilliams was involved as well.
Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) is the Irish university most notably involved in motorcycle racing, particularly through its historical, engineering-led contributions to engine design
 
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Re electric Zane, I'm pretty sure that one of the very first of the bikes which competed in the fledgling TT-Zero class at IoM was based on a Zane chassis. It might have been from that Uni in the UK that has close ties to bike racing (cant remember the one). Andy will probably remember?
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I think I witnessed the bike taking part in an all-electric demo at Spa. Yeah, it was quick down the hill into Eau Rouge, they all were, but boring as fuck, only tyre and chain noises to be heard... and the swoosh as it flew past.

I have the feeling that a large part of car/bike racing will simply die off once EVs are mandatory. 90% of the thrill will vanish. Formula E is struggling and afaIk, there have been no further attempts at establishing e-bike competition. Seems they are gaining a foothold in the trials world though.

piet
 
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