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Hi uhuh, dont know,but in the classic motorcycle mechanics issue 187 a guy doing a rebuild on a monkey bike a honda DAX which has the same engine as the step throughs, Quotes,I know the top ends are interchangeable between the 50 and 70,but not with the 90 which implies the 90s are different unquote,That was from the May2003 issue.You may be able to ask the chap, this is hes web address from the Magazine, [email protected], OK?
Tony
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About three months ago a neighbour with a 1994 RF900 suzuki asked if i would look at his front discs as he spun the wheel,we found the disc to be warped,before phoning the breaker we went on the net to find out how much they would cost new. we got onto the EBC website and found that the 1200 bandit discs and the RF900 both have the same part number depending on model year/letter,so we knew if a breaker didnt have the RF900 but had the right bandit,and visa versa, bingo we would have a result,sorry to say the breaker nearest to us had neither,so my neighbour ordered them new from EBC,but that proves another common part source, ride safe
Tonyacm
yeh,i add wun ov dem 2 it was the six fifty shaft drive although i also had the gsx750es ,i thought this was better than the smaller kats , they all have brilliant motors though,almost bullet proof.
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That was a really sad day i think classic motorcycle and classic motorcycle mechanics covered the story. They say they saved a lot of machines, but i am not aware of what has been rescued. have you read the pictorial history of Triumph motorcycles by Ivor Davies?its a really good book,came out in 1985 and again in 1996,its worth getting a copy it highlights how important the mark was. I was at brands hatch one year at the festival of speed, and a guy ran a tiger cub sprint bike on the straight just below the grandstand,KNOW WHERE I MEAN? if i remember rightly the terminal speed was 100mph not bad for a little un’ anyway them was the days.
Tonyacm
Hi ya mikeyp i am 59yrs your right you are never to old, i used to own a couple of triumphs in the sixties a tiger 100,and a 110.I have never stopped riding ,i think if i did it would be the end of me,its in me blood.I currently ride a moto guzzi california III its a 1991 model its nice and loud, just like us youngsters prefer em’ know wot i mean? when you get to our age have you noticed that the young ladies still smile and wave as we cruise by? its cause they cant see us under our helmets’ I can dream cant i?
all the best ride safe Tonyacm
[Hi ya radar, ive heard about a trumpet rocket III, is it an across the frame lump or an in line? ive seen no reference to it as yet’ sounds interesting though,and nostalgic,it seems two into one does go if you know what i mean,’ all the best for the new year,ride safe.
Tony
Hi ya wheelie
sorry finger slipped off the keys
the other manual company is, Clymer ,
they are american and cover most bikes OK
Tonyacm
