New Toy (non Laverda)
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chrisk
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- Brisbane, Australia
Thomas aus LAU
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The new price for the RD 50 at that time was 1,870 DM.
I didn't have that. Here, too, I assembled a usable vehicle from two accident RDs for arround 500 marks.
Thomas aus LAU
Andy J
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- Isle of Man
I’ve got a LZ50, not sure it rates quite so highly in the two stroke thrill stakes…
chrisk
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- Brisbane, Australia
6” rear on the ZX7R, did you have to widen the frame to accept the offset front sprocket and the width of the swing arm pivot?
Perry
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- West Dorset UK
I think that might be a TR6 ?well done and you caught a Spitfire
The rear is tight - minor frame mods to suit the pivot plus a gearbox sprocket which has been offset by 8mm. Other than that fitted fine. Forks do limit bar movement a little (stops had to be shimmed 3mm each side). Only other issue is it is a little lower than original so the chambers can rub if too enthusiastic.
andre g
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if it is TR 6 it is really a rare shot
chrisk
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- Brisbane, Australia
And how cool does that look! Love it..
Laverda1000.de
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- Haßberge, Germany
And only third party coverage..... My XS500 cost half of what I paid for the bike to insure in the 27-50 hp group. Over 50hp it was 1600DM per year.
DaveB
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1970s. Suzuki water bottle GT750. Bridge-ported motor, expansion chambers. Longer Koni’s at the rear, Trickit front suspension, reversed calipers. Dunstall fairing. Run 1,000 rpm into redline all day (9,000). Run past flat-chat Z1s with the missus on the back, and then change into top just to demoralise them, but they all passed me in the servo - best I ever got out of it was 16mpg.
Mid 12‘s at the old Adelaide International Raceway, blew the clutch out of the sidecover adjacent to my right foot on the second pass. Clutch basket and side cover cost me a few hundred bucks in 1976 money.
Marcel
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- Netherlands
Had an R5 some 30 years ago. Tuned it and rode it flat out whenever I could, usually accompanied by one or two friends on Kawasaki H1 triples. Despite all the punishment I don't remember it breaking down much, could be my memory though. Always regretted selling it. A couple of years ago I found a great example at a bikeshop in The Netherlands and bought it. Don't ride it all that much but it's nice having one again.
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MarnixSFC
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Hi Marcel, love the R5, had my motorcycle riding lessons on one, would like one in my collection next to my 500 H1B. All orange, of course..
Richard 180.S2.81
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- North by North West
Nice Triumph TR6 going past in the background of Thomas' photo.